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    1. [MDFR] History Moment - 10-6-06
    2. John Ashbury
    3. On October 6, 1871, a large procession of Colored Independent Order of Odd Fellows marched through Frederick to the fairgrounds for speeches. On October 6, 1893, Edward Schley Delaplaine, a future judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals, and a local author and historian, was born in Frederick. He died May 21, 1989. On October 6, 1908, Lewis Walter found $1,800 in gold coins among a pile of rags in a warehouse owned by his deceased father. On October 6, 2002, Mount Olivet Cemetery celebrated its 150th anniversary with a pageant and other special ceremonies, including horse-drawn carriage rides through the historic burial grounds, at the South Market Street facility. 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 (wasps65@earthlink.net)

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