On February 23, 1849, President-elect Zachary Taylor visited Frederick on his way to Washington for his inauguration. On February 23, 1937, dial telephone service arrived in Walkersville. It was operated from a new Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company facility on Frederick Street. On February 23, 1989, The Frederick Towne Mall on West Patrick Street's Golden Mile was sold for $51 million, the largest single real estate transaction in Frederick County history to this date. The purchasers were the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation and Equitable Real Estate Investment Management, Inc. 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 [email protected]