Tinbridge Hill in Lynchburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Blind Billy
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 14, 2021
1. Blind Billy Marker
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Blind Billy. . Blind Billy (died 1856) was a beloved street musician. He led parades and played for balls and parties in the private homes of Lynchburg citizens. "He could render his notes as sharp as would made a soldier do or die or so soft and sweet as to induce the coyest maiden to surrender at discretion." Senator John Warwick Daniel once stated that "Blind Billy's fife was more melodious than the Ζolian Harp." A former slave of Dr. Howell Davies, his freedom was purchased by a grateful citizenry. He died a free man at the age of 50. A symbolic fife adorns his tombstone.
Blind Billy (died 1856) was a beloved street musician. He led parades and played for balls and parties in the private homes of Lynchburg citizens. "He could render his notes as sharp as would made a soldier do or die or so soft and sweet as to induce the coyest maiden to surrender at discretion." Senator John Warwick Daniel once stated that "Blind Billy's fife was more melodious than the Ζolian Harp." A former slave of Dr. Howell Davies, his freedom was purchased by a grateful citizenry. He died a free man at the age of 50. A symbolic fife adorns his tombstone.
Location. 37° 24.825′ N, 79° 9.292′ W. Marker is in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is in Tinbridge Hill. It can be reached from Taylor Street north of 4th Street when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 404 Taylor St, Lynchburg VA 24501, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central
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Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in 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.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 14, 2021
2. Blind Billy Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 347 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on August 17, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
