On February 5, 1777, The Maryland General Assembly passed a bill authorizing the construction of barracks in Frederick to house troops. Governor Thomas Johnson signed the measure on April 18. On February 5, 1807, Jacob Byerly, Frederick photographer and pioneer in that art form, was born in Newville, PA. He died March 21, 1883, in Frederick. On February 5, 1841, William Henry Harrison visited Frederick on his way to Washington for his inauguration as President of The United States. He stayed at Dorsey's City Hotel on West Patrick Street. On February 5, 1858, Frederick A. Schley, prominent Frederick attorney and direct descendant of John Thomas Schley, the schoolteacher who built the first house in Fredericktown, died. On February 5, 1876, Dr. Austin A. Lamar, who practiced medicine in Middletown, was born in Wolfsville. His offices have been restored as a historic site in Middletown. On February 5, 1952, Dr. George Frederick Smith, who developed and patented Smith's Rosebud Salve, died. He was born March 25, 1865. 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)