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From: "John W. Ashbury" <>
Subject: [MDFR] History Moment - 7-29
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 07:21:11 -0400


On July 29, 1819, Historian James A. McSherry, who wrote
the first History Of Maryland, was born in Littlestown, PA.

On July 29, 1839, Milton G. Urner, first president of the
Frederick County Bar Association, was born near
Libertytown. He died February 9, 1926.

On July 29, 1869, ground was broken to connect the
Baltimore & Ohio and Pennsylvania railroads.

If anyone can add information to these History Moments,
or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day,
please contact me privately.

John W. Ashbury
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