Historical People
Who is Gambrill State Park named for?
James H. Gambrill Jr.
What present Maryland Counties did the original Frederick County comprise?
Montgomery, Washington, Allegany, Garrett, and part of Carroll
What is the oldest independent Catholic college in the nation?
Mount St. Mary's College in Emmitsburg
Where did the Frederick Keys play their first season in 1989?
McCurdy Field
What US president addressed a crowd of Frederick residents from the rear platform of a train at the former B&O Station?
Abraham Lincoln
What was the original use of the Frederick Community Center?
B&O Railroad Station
What is the lowest geographical point in Frederick County?
The mouth of the Monocacy
Where in Maryland is the last operating theater pipe-organ still in a theater?
The Weinberg Center for the Arts
What was the cause of the decline in use of the C&O Canal as a means of transportation?
the Railroad
Joseph D. Baker
Where was Francis Scott Key buried before his remains were moved to Mount Olivet Cemetery in Frederick?
Baltimore
What is the largest county in Maryland?
Frederick County
1941
What was the first newspaper published in Frederick County?
The Maryland Chronicle
What was the highest public office held by Thomas Johnson?
Associate justice of the US Supreme Court
How many stars were displayed on the flag that flew over Fort McHenry during its bombardment by the British?
15
What is the meaning of the name of the town Thurmont?
Gateway to the mountains
Where was the first high school in Frederick County?
Middletown, 1885
What country controlled Florida before the United States?
Spain
Who is credited with creating the 42 by 30 foot flag that flew over Fort McHenry during its bombardment by the British?
Mary Young Pickersgill
How many steeples comprise the "clustered spires" of Frederick?
Five
What man-made landmark in the Northeast is a symbol for freedom?
The Statue of Liberty
When was the first burial at Mt. Olivet Cemetery?
1854
Who was in charge of the Confederate troops at the Battle of Monocacy?
Jubal Early