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    1. [MDFR] History Moment - 8-2-16
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    3. On August 2, 1778, Methodist Bishop Robert R. Roberts, the first bishop of any denomination west of the Alleghany Mountains, was born in Frederick County. He died March 26, 1843, at his home in Lawrenceport, IN. Bishop Roberts was also among the founders of DePauw University. On August 2, 1885, torrential rains caused another flood of the Carroll Creek through downtown Frederick. On August 2, 1927, the cornerstone was laid for the Baker Annex at Frederick City Hospital. Joseph Dill Baker gave funds for the annex to allow Negroes to be admitted. When the annex opened in 1928, Drs. Ulysses Grant Bourne and Charles Brooks closed their hospital on West All Saints Street in Frederick, which had been established to treat Negro patients in 1919. On August 2, 1971, The Etchison Funeral Home, which had been in the same family for 125 years, was sold to four employees of the firm. Today it is known as the Keeney, Basford Funeral Home. On August 2, 1990, Charles E. "Buddy" Hefner, Jr., was shot and killed by Frederick City Police Pvt. Edward R. Kornacki during a confrontation in the 400 block of North Bentz Street. According to police reports, Hefner was despondent over the breakup of his second marriage. 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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