Rob's Historic Sites

The irony of Lincoln’s armies attacking and imprisoning many of the grandchildren of our most famous Revolutionary War era Heroes and Founding Fathers (including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, George Mason, etc) was not lost on the grandson of Francis Scott Key, author of the lyrics of our National anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” His fascinating story of arrest and imprisonment follows along with my photos of famous sites related to Francis Scott Key, his parents, and many of his grandchildren, including Fort McHenry, his birthplace at Terra Rubra, his gravesite in Frederick, Maryland, his grandchildren's graves in Owing Mills, Maryland (north side of Baltimore), the Courthouse he used in Frederick Maryland, etc. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FRANCIS “FRANK” KEY HOWARD FOUND THE IRONY OF BEING IMPRISONED BY YANKEES AT THE SAME LOCATION THAT HIS GRANDFATHER FRANCIS SCOTT KEY WAS DETAINED BY THE BRITISH 47 YEARS EARLIER. AFTERALL, WHIL...

Lincoln’s re-election of 1864 has been called the most fraudulent, corrupt, and anti-American in our history. These historical signs in front of the Caroline County Courthouse in Denton, Maryland help explain why. Can you imagine this happening again someday? ** Excerpt from the historical marker in front of the Courthouse: “Maryland slaves were not freed by the Emancipation Proclamation (EP) of 1863, which excluded states that remained in the Union [slavery was more protected in the north than south after the EP]… more than half of the eligible voters in Caroline County did not attempt to vote for fear of arrest by Union soldiers; potential opponents of the constitution were closely interrogated and forced to prove their loyalty; opponents of emancipation were denied the right to vote; protesters were arrested; and half the votes against the constitution in Denton were deliberately destroyed. 89 men signed an affidavit supporting the latter assertion. When disfranchised citize...