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    1. History Moment - 6-4-06
    2. John Ashbury
    3. On June 4, 1726, the Rev. Phillip William Otterbein, the third pastor of the German Reformed Church in Frederick, was born in Nassau, Germany. It was during his pastorship that the original Trinity Chapel on West Church Street was constructed. On June 4, 1821, Roger Brooke Taney and Dr. John Baltzell were among those elected directors of Frederick County Bank, which became The Frederick County National Bank, and was bought out by BB&T Bank of Charlotte, N. C., in 2001. On June 4, 1826, a new organ was first used at All Saints Episcopal Church on North Court Street in Frederick. On June 4, 1933, a Confederate Monument was unveiled at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Frederick. On June 4, 1994, Cindy Gibson, a senior at Brunswick High School, died of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) just three days before she would have graduated. She fought the disease for nearly 10 years after acquiring it through a blood transfusion. 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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