1:00 pm
Roger Brooke Taney House
The exhibit looks at the role that Frederick County played both on the home front and in the militia during the War of 1812, sometimes called the nation’s second war for independence, which commemorates its 200th anniversary this year. The exhibit discusses the stresses on the U.S. economy due to the British embargo and blockade and the rise of the national debt and explores a sampling of personal stories, including Roger B. Taney’s remembrances of native Frederick countian Francis Scott Key’s memorable experiences in Baltimore harbor inspiring him to pen the “Star Spangled Banner.” Taney was Key’s brother-in-law and served as Chief Justice of the U.S. from 1836 to 1864. Other personal stories include those by 1st Lt. William Kolb, who served in the Frederick militia and guarded British prisoners at the Hessian Barracks, and Lt. Jacob Crumbaker, also in the Frederick militia who recalled the famous battle of Baltimore from his vantage point at Camp Hampstead. Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 1-4pm. For more information please call (301) 663-1188 or visit Website
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