R.D. Bowman Stable

Historical marker location:

500 S Center St, Westminster, Maryland

( Marker can be reached from Farm Museum Road, 0.2 miles south of South Center Street, on the right when traveling south.)

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.