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From: "John Ashbury" <>
Subject: [MDFR] History Moment - 5-6-07
Date: Sun, 6 May 2007 06:44:53 -0400

On May 6, 1755, Lawrence Everhart, who save Col. William Washington's life
at The Battle of Cowpens (S.C.) and who carried a wounded Lafayette from The
Brandywine Battlefield near Philadelphia, was born in Hessheim, Germany. He
died August 1, 1840, in Middletown.


On May 6, 1806, Barbara Hauer and John Casper Fritchie were married.


On May 6, 1843, James Allen, who was awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor
for his actions at The Battle of South Mountain on September 14, 1862, was
born in Ireland.


On May 6, 1844, the Mutual Insurance Company of Frederick County opened for
business.


On May 6, 1913, the remains of the foundation of the original All Saints
Episcopal Church on East All Saints Street were uncovered during excavation
of the graveyard. All bodies located were reinterred at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.


On May 6, 1981, an Air Force converted Boeing 707 jet from Ohio's
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, exploded over Walkersville and crashed into
the farmland just north of town. All 21 people aboard were killed.


On May 6, 1985, G. Edward Dwyer Jr., a 39-year-old Frederick attorney, was
sworn in as a judge of the Frederick County Circuit Court.




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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