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

Amelia Elizabeth Perry

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 14, 2021

1. Amelia Elizabeth Perry Marker

Inscription.
Amelia Elizabeth Perry (1857-1932) was one of the first Negro teachers in the Lynchburg Public School system. She was first appointed in 1881 and was principal of the Polk Street School for 20 of her 33 years of service.

Among her many noteworthy accomplishments was the Cooking School she established for Negro girls in 1903. Later she persuaded the Lynchburg School Board to incorporated this concept into the required curriculum. So successful was the program that in the early 1950s the Amelia Pride Homemaking Cottage was built at Dunbar High School. Unique in the nation, it served that school and Amelia Pride's goals for more than forty more years.

Amelia Pride is buried nearby in the Pride family square.

Note: An interesting handwritten note dated 1914 found in City of Lynchburg files reveals an agreement between City officials and Claiborne Pride, husband of Amelia Pride, that Mr. Pride agreed to move his relatives' bodies out of the Pride family lot should the City ever decide to extend Third Street through his square over to the Cemetery main driveway.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.

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24.891′ N, 79° 9.342′ W. Marker is in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is in Tinbridge Hill. Marker can be reached from Taylor Street, 0.1 miles north of 4th Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1015 3rd St, Lynchburg VA 24504, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. "Col'd" Gravestones (here, next to this marker); John and Rachel Kinkle (here, next to this marker); In Memory of Sawney Early, Malinda Speece, and Their Descendants (a few steps from this marker); Elizabeth Gavino Hubert Lushington (a few steps from this marker); Daniel Butler (a few steps from this marker); Jennie Hicks (within shouting distance of this marker); Unmarked Graves (within shouting distance of this marker); Uncle Sawney (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lynchburg.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 150 times since then and 19 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on August 18, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.