Clustered Spires of Frederick

Clustered Spires of Frederick (HM1KT)

Location: Frederick, MD 21704 Frederick County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 20.974', W 77° 23.386'

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John Greenleaf Whittier immortalized Barbara Fritchie and the town of Frederick in his poem about the elderly Frederick resident who supposedly displayed the Union flag as Southern soldiers marched by on September 10, 1862.

On July 9, 1864, Confederate General Jubal Early held up the town! "...we are going to make a demand upon the banks Frederick of $200,000, and if the demand is granted, very good, if not then the town will be reduced to ashes."

The Mayor, Alderman, and Common Council of Frederick borrowed the money from the five local banks and the town was spared. The final payment on the loans was made in 1951.

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In the same poem Whittier described the town and the surrounding valley:
Up from the meadows rich with corn,
Clear in the cool September morn,

The clustered spires of Frederick stand
Green-walled by the hills of Maryland,

Round about them orchards sweep,
Apple and peach-tree fruited deep,

Fair as a garden of the Lord

John Greenleaf Whittier
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Date Added Tuesday, October 7th, 2014 at 5:49pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 294076 N 4358293
Decimal Degrees39.34956667, -77.38976667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 20.974', W 77° 23.386'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 20' 58.44" N, 77° 23' 23.16" W
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Area Code(s)240, 301
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 23243-23321 I-270, Frederick MD 21704, US
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