Log Roll Trail

Historical marker location:

28700 Headquarters Drive NE, Flintstone, Maryland

( Marker is on Headquarters Drive, 0.3 miles west of M. V. Smith Road NE, on the right when traveling west.)

Maryland was the birthplace of the national anthem: The national anthem of the United States, "The Star-Spangled Banner," was written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812. Key witnessed the bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor and was inspired by the American flag still flying over the fort at dawn.