Fort Hill in Lynchburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Battle of Lynchburg Memorial Arch
Erected 1924 by Old Dominion Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1924.
Location. 37° 23.397′ N, 79° 10.389′ W. Memorial is in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is in Fort Hill. It is on Memorial Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Lynchburg VA 24501, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Central Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: This Reservation (here, next to this marker); Lynchburg During The Civil War (here, next to this marker); Fort Early (within shouting distance of this marker); Jubal Early Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Fort Early (within shouting distance of this marker); Helen Pesci Wood (within shouting distance of this marker); Spring Hill Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Hive (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lynchburg.
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