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From: "John Ashbury" <>
Subject: [MDFR] History Moment - 1-30
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 04:51:58 -0500


On January 30, 1841, George Alfred 'Gath' Townsend, youngest Civil War correspondent and the builder of the stone monument at Gathland State Park near Burkittsville to War Correspondents, was born.

On January 30, 1944, Dr. Levin West, a Brunswick physician for 58 years, a banker and councilman, died in Frederick. He was buried at St. Mark's Episcopal Church. He was born on July 26, 1864, near Petersville.

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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