Central Business District in Lynchburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Carter Glass

Photographed By J. J. Prats, April 9, 2011

1. Carter Glass Marker

Inscription. Born January 4, 1858, in a house which stood on this site. Newspaper publisher; member of the State Senate and delegate to the State Constitutional Convention of 1901–1902; member of the United States House of Representatives, 1902-1918, and principal author of the Federal Reserve Act; Secretary of the Treasury, 1919–1920; member of the United States Senate from 1920 until his death in 1946.

Erected 1951 by Virginia State Library. (Marker Number Q-6-12.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1909.

Location. 37° 24.875′ N, 79° 8.61′ W. Marker is in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is in the Central Business District. Marker is on Church Street south of 8th Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 833 Church 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. Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines of the Spanish American War (within shouting distance of this marker); John Lynch (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Lynchburg History (within shouting distance of this marker); Korean War (within shouting distance of this marker); Lynchburg (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Lynchburg History (within shouting distance of this marker); POW★MIA (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lynchburg.

Also see . . . Wikipedia Entry. “At the age of 22, Glass finally became a reporter, a job he had long sought, for the Lynchburg News. He rose to become the newspaper’s editor by 1887. The following year, the publisher retired and offered Glass the first option to purchase the business. Desperate to find financial backing, Glass received the unexpected assistance of a relative who loaned Glass enough to make a down payment of $100 on the $13,000 deal, and Glass became an editor and publisher.[1] Free to publish whatever he wished, Glass wrote bold editorials and encouraged tougher reporting, and the morning paper had increased sales. Soon, Glass was able to acquire the afternoon Daily Advance, to buy out the competing

Photographed By J. J. Prats, April 9, 2011

2. Carter Glass Marker

Daily Republican, and to become the only newspaper publisher in Lynchburg. The modern-day Lynchburg News and Advance is the successor publication to his newspapers.” (Submitted on August 25, 2011.)

Carter Glass (1858–1946) image. Click for full size.

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3. Carter Glass (1858–1946)

Site of Carter Glass Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, April 9, 2011

4. Site of Carter Glass Home

Marker is just out of frame on the left.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2011, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 883 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 25, 2011, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.