Tinbridge Hill in Lynchburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Bransford Vawter

Lynchburg's First Poet

— 1815-1838 —

Bransford Vawter Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, October 1, 2015

1. Bransford Vawter Marker

Inscription. Here
lies the body
of
Bransford Vawter
Lynchburg’s
first poet
1815-1838

”Hearts so warm, so fond as thine
should never know distress”

Erected by
Quill and Scroll
of E.C. Glass High School
1936

Erected 1936 by Quill and Scroll of E.C. Glass High School.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1815.

Location. 37° 24.86′ N, 79° 9.273′ W. Marker is in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is in Tinbridge Hill. Marker can be reached from 4th Street just west of Monroe Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located within the Old City Cemetery grounds, near the 4th & Monroe intersection. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 Taylor Street, Lynchburg VA 24501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated (R) (within shouting distance of this marker); Eleanor Custis Lewis Carter (within shouting distance of this marker); Josiah Leake (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War Soldiers (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry Holdcroft Norvell

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(within shouting distance of this marker); The Early Mayors (within shouting distance of this marker); Joseph Parker (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Phillip F. Morris (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lynchburg.

Also see . . . Bransford Vawter (Wikipedia). His poem, "I'd Offer Thee This Hand Of Mine", which turned out to be his most famous, was published in the Southern Literary Messenger in 1834. It was actually published anonymously and caused something of a stir nationally. Vawter died in 1838 at the age of 23 most likely from a lung condition. He was in an unmarked grave until October 14, 1936, when the Carter Glass Chapter of the Quill and Scroll Society presented a memorial stone for him. (Submitted on September 22, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Bransford Vawter Gravesite image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, October 1, 2015

2. Bransford Vawter Gravesite

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 135 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 22, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.