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    1. [MDFR] History Moment - 7-15-16
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    3. On July 15, 1780, Roger Nelson, who was born near Point of Rocks in 1759, and who was severely wounded at The Battle of Camden, was commissioned a lieutenant in the Continental Army. He was also the father of John Nelson, who was Attorney General of The United States in the administration of President John Tyler. On July 15, 1790, Elihu Hall Rockwell, after whom Rockwell Terrace in Frederick is named, was born in Middletown, CT. On July 15, 1794, Otho Holland Williams, who began his public service as a clerk in the Frederick County Court at age 14, died in Woodstock, VA. He was buried in Williamsport in Washington County, a town he founded and after whom it is named. Holland rose to the rank of brigadier general in the Continental Army. On July 15, 1842, a committee was appointed to pursue the erection of a new Evangelical Lutheran Church on East Church Street in Frederick. The new twin-towered edifice was dedicated on December 8, 1855, and remains in use today. On July 15, 1946, Schnauffer Hospital in Brunswick was closed after 14 years of service to that community. It was located on West "B" Street. It was founded originally in an apartment over his brother's automobile repair shop by Dr. William Schnauffer. On July 15, 1956, Dr. Ulysses Grant Bourne, Sr., died. He founded a 15-bed hospital for colored patients in 1919 in association with Dr. Charles Brooks. The hospital was located at 173 West All Saints Street, where The Elks Club is located today. He also was the founder of the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. 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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