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    1. [MDFR] History Moment - 2-9-16
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    3. On February 9, 1785, John Frederick Amelung and Co. issued a prospectus announcing a glass manufacturing company in Frederick County at Park Mills. On February 9, 1829, President-elect Andrew Jackson spent the night at Talbott's Tavern in the first block of West Patrick Street in Frederick on his way to Washington for his inauguration. On February 9, 1905, The First Baptist Church on Dill Avenue in Frederick, was constituted after a series of special meetings with the Rev. S. L. Fraser of Hagerstown. The first services of the new church were held at 25 North Court Street. On February 9, 1922, The Frederick County Real Estate Board was formed. On February 9, 1926, Milton George Urner, first president of the Frederick County Bar Association, died at his Record Street home in Frederick. On February 9, 1978, The Weinberg Center for The Arts opened in the former Tivoli Theater on West Patrick Street in Frederick. 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 Wasps1965@comcast.net <mailto:Wasps1965@comcast.net>

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