Fairview Heights in Lynchburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Virginia Collegiate and Industrial Institute

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

1. Virginia Collegiate and Industrial Institute Marker

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The Virginia Collegiate and Industrial Institute opened here in 1893 as a branch of Morgan College in Baltimore, Maryland. The school offered college preparation, industrial education, and teacher training to African American students. Jackson Street Methodist Episcopal Church in Lynchburg purchased land for the campus and provided additional financial support. The Freedmen's Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church contributed funds for opening expenses. African American educator Frank Trigg was the institute's first principal. After a fire destroyed the main building in Dec. 1917, the school closed and its students were transferred to Morgan College in Baltimore.

Erected 2017 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number Q-6-38.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Churches & Religion • Education. In addition, it is included in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1917.

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37° 23.499′ N, 79° 8.492′ W. Marker is in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is in Fairview Heights. Marker is on Seabury Avenue, 0.1 miles east of Bass Street, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1730 Seabury Ave, 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. Desmond Thomas Doss (approx. 0.3 miles away); Virginia University of Lynchburg (approx. 0.6 miles away); Ota Benga (approx. 0.6 miles away); John Chilembwe (approx. 0.6 miles away); Gregory Willis Hayes (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lynchburg Presbyterian Cemetery (approx. ¾ mile away); Chestnut Hill (approx. 0.9 miles away); Professor Frank Trigg (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lynchburg.

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

2. Virginia Collegiate and Industrial Institute Marker

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 239 times since then and 99 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.