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

Genealogy of Lynchburg's Railroads

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

1. Genealogy of Lynchburg's Railroads Marker

Inscription.
Virginia & Tennessee 1848 + Southside 1850 🠒 Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio 1870 🠒 Norfolk & Western Railroad 1881

Norfolk & Western Railroad 1881 + Lynchburg & Durham 1887 🠒 Norfolk & Western Railway 1896

Virginian Railway 1907 (acquired by N&W Ry. in 1959) 🠒 Norfolk & Western Railway 1896

Lynchburg & Danville 1870 🠒 Virginia & North Carolina 1872

Orange & Alexandria 1848 🠒 Orange, Alexandria & Manassas Gap 1867

Virginia & North Carolina 1872 + Orange, Alexandria & Manassas Gap 1867 🠒 Washington City, Virginia Midland & Great Southern 1873 🠒 Southern Railway 1894

Norfolk & Western Railway 1896 + Southern Railway 1894 🠒 Norfolk Southern 1982

Richmond & Alleghany 1878 + Chesapeake & Ohio 1876 🠒 Chesapeake & Ohio 1890 🠒 Chessie System 1972 🠒 CSX 1980

Special thanks to Thomas G. Ledford, Administrator of the Lynchburg Museum System, for researching this genealogy.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.

Location. 37° 24.875′ N,

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79° 9.474′ W. Marker is in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is in Tinbridge Hill. It can be reached from Taylor Street 0.3 miles north of 4th Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1513 Fifth St, Lynchburg VA 24501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Life and Death (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans of World War I Buried in the Old City Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); When Lynchburg Was “Lunchburg” (within shouting distance of this marker); Station House Museum (within shouting distance of this marker);

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

2. Genealogy of Lynchburg's Railroads Marker

History of the Stapleton Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Lynchburg, Virginia, 1864 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Dovecote-Columbarium Connection (within shouting distance of this marker); The Duval Holt Orchard (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 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 275 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.