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

Jacob E. Yoder

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 26, 2014

1. Jacob E. Yoder Marker

Inscription. Jacob Eschbach Yoder (22 Feb. 1838-15 Apr. 1905), reared a Mennonite in Pennsylvania, came to Lynchburg after the Civil War to teach former slaves in the Freedmen's Bureau's Camp Davis School. Following Reconstruction, Yoder served as supervising principal of Lynchburg's African American schools for more than 25 years and helped start the College Hill Baptist Church Sunday school. When he died, black teachers declared that "he had devoted his life unselfishly, and unstintingly to our race, and wore himself out in service to us." In 1911, the Lynchburg School Board named the new Yoder School for blacks, which stood here, after this public school pioneer.

Erected 1997 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number Q-13.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1838.

Location. 37° 25.023′ N, 79° 9.235′ W. Marker is in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is in Tinbridge Hill. It is at the intersection of Jackson Street

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and 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north on Jackson Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 109 Jackson St, Lynchburg VA 24504, 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: William C. Wise Vietnam Veterans Memorial Oak Tree (approx. 0.2 miles away); Amelia Elizabeth Perry (approx. 0.2 miles away); "Col'd" Gravestones (approx. 0.2 miles away); Virginia Theological Seminary and College (approx. 0.2 miles away); Court Street Baptist Church Tragedy (approx. 0.2 miles away); Professor Frank Trigg (approx. 0.2 miles away); John and Rachel Kinkle (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Memory of Sawney Early, Malinda Speece, and Their Descendants

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 26, 2014

2. Jacob E. Yoder Marker

(approx. 0.2 miles away). 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 May 26, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,133 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 26, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.