Richland Hills in Lynchburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Samuel Miller
(1792–1869)
Photographed By J. J. Prats, June 8, 2017
1. Samuel Miller Marker
Inscription.
Samuel Miller, born in poverty in Albemarle County, became a successful Lynchburg tobacco merchant as a young adult. Investments in land, bonds, banks, and railroads later made him one of antebellum Virginia’s wealthiest men. Though reclusive and frugal in his personal life, he was a generous philanthropist. Among his beneficiaries were the University of Virginia, the City of Lynchburg, the Miller Home of Lynchburg for Girls, and the Miller School of Albemarle. In June 1864 Union forces ransacked his nearby home looking for valuables. That residence is listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places.
Samuel Miller, born in poverty in Albemarle
County, became a successful Lynchburg tobacco
merchant as a young adult. Investments in land,
bonds, banks, and railroads later made him one
of antebellum Virginia’s wealthiest men. Though
reclusive and frugal in his personal life, he was
a generous philanthropist. Among his beneficiaries were the University of Virginia, the City
of Lynchburg, the Miller Home of Lynchburg for
Girls, and the Miller School of Albemarle. In
June 1864 Union forces ransacked his nearby
home looking for valuables. That residence is
listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register and
the National Register of Historic Places.
Erected 2015 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number Q-6-34.)
Location. 37° 21.799′ N, 79° 12.548′ W. Marker is in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is in Richland Hills. Marker is on Richland Drive just north of Timberlake Road (Business U.S. 460), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lynchburg VA 24502, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Timberlake Road is behind the photographer, Richland Drive follows the yellow line to the left and Brookville Lane starts here on the right.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 697 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on June 16, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
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