Tinbridge Hill in Lynchburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Site of Glanders Stable
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 26, 2014
1. Glanders Stable Marker
Civil War
Quartermasters
Glanders Stable
1863 – 1864
Important
early medical research
was conducted here on
Confederate cavalry horses
affected by the
“Great Glanders Epizootic”
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.
Location. 37° 24.83′ N, 79° 9.44′ W. Marker is in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is in Tinbridge Hill. It can be reached from the intersection of Taylor Street and 4th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 Taylor Street, 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 the North Atlantic Region, 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
this page online
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Glanders (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named The Quartermaster's Glanders Stable (a few steps from this marker); Ivy Chapel Union Church (a few steps from this marker); Chapel and Columbarium (a few steps from this marker); Stone Watering Trough (a few steps from this marker); Hermon Methodist Church (a few steps from this marker); Ministers, Trustees and Other Religious Leaders (a few steps from this marker); Iron Fencing (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lynchburg.
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Quartermasters Glanders Stable (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . The Civil War Quartermaster's Glanders Stable. Old City Cemetery (Submitted on May 27, 2014.)
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 26, 2014
2. Glanders Stable Marker
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 26, 2014
3. Horse statuary and stone water trough
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 709 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 27, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
