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From: "John Ashbury" <>
Subject: [MDFR] History Moment
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 08:14:05 -0400
On April 13, 1812, federal troops were housed at the
Hessian Barracks to await orders during the War of 1812.
On April 13, 1832, inmates at the Frederick Almshouse on
West Patrick Street were transferred to a new facility two
miles northwest of the city. Montevue Hospital was built in
1870 on this site.
On April 13, 1838, Mrs. Eleanor Potts deeded a lot on
the southeast corner of East Church Street and present
day Maxwell Avenue to the Orphans House and
Episcopal Free School Society of All Saints Church for
use as an orphanage.
On April 13, 1865, Frederick officially celebrated Lee's
surrender with the ringing of church bells, bands,
parades and flag waving.
On April 13, 1900, Theodore Crist Delaplaine, who
operated the Monocacy Mills at Buckeystown, and who
was the father of William T. Delaplaine, founder of The
Frederick News on October 15, 1883, died at his East
Patrick Street home of a stroke. He was born in
Georgetown, near Washington, on November 2, 1810.
On April 13, 1948, The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
station on the southeast corner of South Market and
East All Saints streets was closed permanently.
If anyone can add information to these History Moments,
please contact me privately.
John W. Ashbury
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Walkersville, MD 21793
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