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From: "John Ashbury" <>
Subject: History Moment - 10-13
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 06:26:19 -0400
On October 13, 1870, President U. S. Grant visited The Frederick Fair.
On October 13, 1879, ground was broken for a new sanctuary for Trinity
Reformed Church in Mechanicstown (Thurmont). The facility was dedicated on
East Main Street on June 1, 1880.
On October 13, 1965, at a public meeting, it was decided by the Maryland
Health Department, the Frederick County Commissioners, and the Frederick
County Metropolitan District and Sanitary Commission to form the
Walkersville Sanitary District, for the purpose of establishing a public
sewer system for the town.
On October 13, 1969, the county opened a new sanitary landfill on Reich's
Ford Road, three miles east of Frederick City, on a farm previously owned
and operated by Paul W. Boyer. The county purchased the farm on March 15,
1968. When this landfill was ordered closed, it cost more than $7 million to
comply with state regulations.
On October 13, 1991, President George H. W. Bush played a round of golf at
Holly
Hills Country Club in a foursome that included Mike McGinnis, the club's
golf pro, Ronald Shafer, a Frederick businessman, and Bob Koch, a
congressional aide.
October 13, 2002, The Frederick News-Post, founded by William T.
Delaplaine, Sr., on October 15, 1883, began publishing a Sunday edition.
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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