On June 9, 1861, Confederate forces, acting on orders from Gen. Robert E. Lee, saturated the bridge over the Potomac River connecting Berlin (Brunswick) with Virginia with kerosene and set it ablaze. It would be another 32 years before another permanent bridge was constructed to connect Maryland and Virginia at that location. On June 9, 1864, Union troops were stationed at the Araby Mansion, south of Frederick on The Buckeystown Pike. On June 9, 1914, the cornerstone for the administration building was laid on the "Greater College" campus of Hood College. This was the first new building for the school. On June 9, 2004, the Frederick County Board of Education appointed Associate Superintendent Dr. Linda Burgee as acting superintendent of Frederick County Public Schools. She was later selected as the permanent superintendent, the first woman to hold that position in Frederick County. 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]