On August 23, 1823, Dr. Charles J. Baer, who saved the severely wounded future President of The United States Rutherford B. Hayes after the Battle of South Mountain while practicing in Middletown, was born in Frederick. He died April 30, 1888, in Roanoke County, VA On August 23, 1835, Point of Rocks was laid out by H. G. O'Neal for Charles Johnson. It was previously located about a mile away and was called "Trummelstown." That community was destroyed by a fire and the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad decided to move to the town's present location. On August 23, 1836, Bentz Street, then known as Mill Alley, was paved with stone. On August 23, 1838, Dr. Francis Brown Sappington, of Libertytown, died. He was one of the founders of the Medical and Chiurgical Faculty of Maryland in 1799. On August 23, 1865, a big picnic was held at Howard's Woods near Prospect Hall to celebrate The Emancipation Proclamation. On August 23, 1892, Enoch Louis Lowe, former Maryland governor, died at St. Mary's Hospital in Brooklyn, NY. He lived on East Second Street in Frederick at the time he was elected governor. He was buried in Frederick after services at St. John The Evangelist Roman Catholic Church. On August 23, 1896, an accident on the Frederick and Middletown Railway at Mercer's Curve on the east side of Braddock Mountain injured numerous Frederick citizens. On August 23, 2005, Oliver John Cejka, Jr., was sworn in as a Maryland District Court judge. He was appointed by Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr., and was assigned to serve in both Washington and Frederick counties. 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>