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Birthplace of Francis Scott Key
Taneytown, Maryland
· August 9, 1780
Historical Marker Database · William Pfingsten
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Terra Rubra Farm was the birthplace and early home of Francis Scott Key, author of the Star Spangled Banner, who died in Baltimore on January 11, 1843.
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