In 1974, Al Worthington came to Lynchburg to start Liberty's baseball program. His 13-year coaching stint enabled him to become the winningest coach in program history with 343 victories. Following the first year of the program, Liberty never . . . — — Map (db m254394) HM
Bedford County
Area 791 Square Miles
Formed in 1753 from Lunenburg and Albemarle, and named for the fourth Duke of Bedford,
English statesman. The Peaks of Otter are in this county.
Campbell County
Area 557 Square . . . — — Map (db m310346) HM
Designed by Edward Graham Frye
The University of Lynchburg's first dormitory exclusively for men
Virginia Landmarks Register
National Register of
Historic Places
2020 — — Map (db m254590) HM
Lynchburg College's legendary coach William H. (Bill) Shellenberger, once touted as the "winningest soccer coach in America," put Lynchburg College on the map as a men's soccer powerhouse.
His thirty-one consecutive winning seasons (1956 to . . . — — Map (db m254224) HM
(Panel 1)
AUGUST 1973
Two years following the University's founding, Lynchburg Baptist College fielded its first football team. Lee "Rock" Royer was named the program's first-ever head coach. The team began practicing on . . . — — Map (db m254610) HM
(Panel 2)
SEPT. 1, 1983
Liberty Baptist was accepted as a member of the East Coast Athletic Conference.
MAY 30, 1984
Morgan Hout became the fourth head football coach in the school's history.
1985 . . . — — Map (db m254618) HM
(Panel 3)
FEB. 18, 2000
Ken Karcher was announced as the sixth head coach in the football program's history.
MAY 23, 2001
Liberty announced the football program was joining the Big South Conference, with . . . — — Map (db m254678) HM
(Panel 4)
AUG. 30, 2014
Liberty opened the 2014 season in Chapel Hill, N.C., facing off against No. 23 North Carolina, marking the first time Liberty had faced a ranked FBS opponent in program history. . . . — — Map (db m254711) HM
(Panel 5)
ОСТ. 17, 2020
Liberty picked up its first win over an ACC opponent when the Flames knocked off Syracuse 38-21 in the Carrier Dome to move to 5-0 on the season.
NOV. 1, 2020
Liberty . . . — — Map (db m254716) HM
Helen Pesci Wood, operatic soprano and arts educator, was born in Chicago and lived near here for many years. She began performing professionally in the 1940s. Over the next two decades, she appeared at Carnegie Hall and the Brooklyn Academy of . . . — — Map (db m286220) HM
Designed by Edward Graham Frye
Lynchburg College's first building
Devoted exclusively to instruction
and administration
Virginia Landmarks Register
National Register of
Historic Places
2017
* * *
Hopwood . . . — — Map (db m254561) HM
Named in honor of J. T. T. Hundley, fourth president of Lynchburg College, 1915-1936 and his wife, Sue Walker Hundley
Erected 1954 — — Map (db m254926) HM
In honor of
Private John W. Mostoller Sr., (1843-1925) B Company
Medal of Honor for gallantry at Lynchburg, June 18, 1864
and dedicated to the memory of the men of the
fighting 54th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
who gave their . . . — — Map (db m254189) HM WM
The George Rogers Champion of Freedom Award was established to honor a person with connections to Liberty University or Central Virginia who served in the United States military to protect our freedom. It was named in honor of Army veteran George . . . — — Map (db m254276) HM
"The Hive" was designed and built by students in Chelsea Tinklenberg's sculpture course (ART 222) in the Spring 2023 semester, in collaboration with Elise Spontarelli of Vector Space. The class took place at Vector Space, Lynchburg's community . . . — — Map (db m254334) HM
First Virginia Chapter
Founded at Lynchburg College
November 25, 1935
National Conference of Christians & Jews
Brotherhood & Sisterhood Under God
Fellowship Circle Dedicated
September 27, 1990
50th Humanitarian Awards • . . . — — Map (db m254184) HM
Billie Sue Morecroft Walker '55 (1933-1997)
Charles Rayner Walker '52 (1930-2015)
Billie Sue and Charles Walker met at Lynchburg College, where they were both active in the concert choir. Billie Sue, originally of Jacksonville, . . . — — Map (db m254332) HM
Originally cast in zinc, the Water Bearer was installed at the city's Clay Street Reservoir in 1883. Over time the statue deteriorated and eventually collapsed in 2012. Beginning in 2013 and taking nearly two years to complete, the broken pieces . . . — — Map (db m254447) HM
Born at 416 Main Street, Allen W. Freeman, brother of editor and historian Douglas Southall Freeman, was a pioneer in public health administration and education. He was educated at the University of Richmond and the Johns Hopkins University School . . . — — Map (db m54457) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m46506) HM
Established in 1786, Lynchburg was a thriving commercial center famous for its tobacco and manufacturing industries when Fort Sumter, South Carolina was bombarded in April 1861 and the Civil War began. Lynchburg’s Fair Grounds and Camp Davis . . . — — Map (db m155503) HM
Born at 416 Main Street on 16 May 1886, the son of a Confederate veteran, Douglas Southall Freeman moved with his family to Richmond three years later. He graduated from the University of Richmond in 1904 and earned a doctorate from Johns Hopkins . . . — — Map (db m54455) HM
The deadliest fire in Lynchburg history occurred here at a Federal Transient Bureau shelter on 24 March 1934. The Bureau, opened by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration as part of the New Deal, housed out-of-work men passing through town . . . — — Map (db m136321) HM
Dedicated to the fallen who gave the ultimate sacrifice in the Gulf War and the Global War on Terrorism. All gave some - some gave all. "They are not dead but they live in each patriot's breast, and their names engraved on honor's bright crest." . . . — — Map (db m262849) WM
This Federal-style mansion was built by John Marshall Warwick in 1826. It was the birthplace of John Warwick Daniel, grandson of the builder, whose father was Judge William Daniel, resident of nearby Point of Honor. John W. Daniel was known as the . . . — — Map (db m86231) HM
The Blue Ridge Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution erects this tablet to the memory of John Lynch The Founder of Lynchburg. Incorporated 1786 — — Map (db m156585) HM
’Cile Turner, a Southside Virginia native who
resided near Lynchburg, championed African
American folk music during her 50-year career
as a composer, folklorist, and performer. A
white, affluent, married woman, she transcended
social norms as . . . — — Map (db m104419) HM
Singer-guitarist Luke Jordan (1892-1952) was a familiar presence on the streets of Lynchburg from the 1920s until World War II. Jordan and other African American musicians in the Southeast merged blues with an existing repertoire of ballads, . . . — — Map (db m54458) HM
In 1757 John Lynch opened a ferry here; in 1765 a church was built. In 1786 Lynchburg was established by act of Assembly; in 1791 the first tobacco warehouse was built. Lynchburg was incorporated as a town in 1805. In 1840 the James River and . . . — — Map (db m46461) HM
(front)
1861—1865
Our Confederate Soldiers
(rear)
Erected by the
Daughters of the Confederacy
of
Lynchburg, Virginia
in 1899,
to commemorate the heroism
of our Confederate Soldiers
(side)
Kirk Wood . . . — — Map (db m54488) HM
The James River originates in the mountains to the west and flows through Lynchburg and Richmond before reaching the Chesapeake Bay. In 1757, the Lynch family built a ferry across the James River ahead of you at the foot of this hill; today, the . . . — — Map (db m54490) HM
Monument Terrace, completed in 1925, links Church Street with Court Street via 132 steps and 10 landings. The bronze statue, The Listening Post, created by Charles Keck, commemorates Lynchburg’s World War I dead. Several other memorials have . . . — — Map (db m54492) HM
Horseford Road is named for the nearby ford that Virginia Indians and early settlers used to cross the James River. During the 19th century, this area was home to tobacco factories, flour mills, and iron foundries. The large red brick building to . . . — — Map (db m54493) HM
This area became known as Court House Hill when the first courthouse was built here in 1813. The district contains a variety of architectural styles and notable churches, as well as the city’s 1855 Old Court House, now the Lynchburg Museum. There . . . — — Map (db m54494) HM
Fifth Street was known as Ferry Road early in the 1800s. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Douglas Southall Freeman was born nearby in 1886. By the mid-20th century, thirty African American-owned businesses lined Fifth Street, the center of black life . . . — — Map (db m54495) HM
In front of you is the Percival’s Island Natural Area, a mile-and-a-half-long refuge that is bisected by the RiverWalk Section of the James River Heritage Trail. The 56-acre island reflects centuries of natural and human expansion, development, and . . . — — Map (db m74030) HM
As Lynchburg grew, Main Street became the commercial center, with bookstores, dry goods stores, furniture shops, clothing stores, cigar stores, barbershops, banks, and hotels. During the Civil War, Lucy Otey founded the Ladies Relief Hospital, which . . . — — Map (db m74031) HM
Desmond T. Doss was born in Lynchburg in 1919 and grew up in the Fairview Heights neighborhood. A Seventh Day Adventist and a pacifist, Doss was working at the Newport News Shipyard when WWII began. He was eligible for a deferment as a defense . . . — — Map (db m179601) HM
Lawrence Lloyd Elder (1896-1964) was a valued employee
of the City of Lynchburg for over 34 years. His special
domain was gardening and his responsibility the greenhouses
in Miller Park where the city’s flowers were raised for use in
the parks. . . . — — Map (db m46507) HM
The NS Savannah was the world's first nuclear-powered merchant ship. Authorized in 1956 during Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower's Atoms for Peace initiative, its purpose was to demonstrate to the world the safe and peaceful use of atomic power. The . . . — — Map (db m179542) HM
In October, 1786, the General Assembly approved that 45 acres of land belonging to John Lynch be laid off in half-acre lots to establish a town by the name of Lynchburg. The original trustees Charles Brooks, Jesse Burton, John Callaway, John Clarke, . . . — — Map (db m46483) HM
The Academy of Music was a regional center of entertainment early in the 20th century. Its neo-classical facade and elaborate interior date from the rebuilding following a fire in 1911. The theater featured local talent, vaudeville acts, and . . . — — Map (db m165406) HM
This tablet marks the site of
The Ladies Relief Hospital
Founded 1862 by Capt. (Mrs.) Lucy Mina Otey.
Through its kindly ministrations, many wounded and sick soldiers of the Confederacy were tenderly nursed back to health and strength, . . . — — Map (db m179538) HM
"Lord God of hosts,
Be with us yet.
Lest we forget—
Lest we forget."
—Rudyard Kipling
Those who died
John D. Bass •
Russell K. Blatz •
Donald E. Clark, Jr. •
Richard W. Crickenberger •
John W. Davidson • . . . — — Map (db m179571) WM
"This war has been an array of the forces of evil against those of righteousness…
No matter what the cost, the war had to be won." — Dwight D. Eisenhower
Those who died
John W. Acree •
Clifton Earl . . . — — Map (db m179599) WM
Abram Frederick Biggers (1838 - 1879), a lawyer by profession, was appointed the first superintendent of the Lynchburg and Campbell County schools in 1870. As a part of his effort to build a strong system, Biggers toured northern states to study . . . — — Map (db m54467) HM
Carter Glass House
has been designated a
National
Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the history of the United States of America
1977
National Park Service
United . . . — — Map (db m179605) HM
The congregation was organized in 1843,
when Lynchburg’s African American Baptists
were separated from First Baptist Church.
The new African Baptist Church of Lynchburg met in a converted theater. It was demolished in 1879, after the deaths of . . . — — Map (db m46591) HM
The home of Elizabeth Lewis, one of the most influential women’s suffrage activists in Virginia, stood here. As a Vice President of the Equal Suffrage League (ESL) of Virginia, she organized local leagues, gave speeches, and lobbied elected . . . — — Map (db m208963) HM
Lynchburg's first residential suburb became part of the city by annexation in 1814 and 1819. Houses within the neighborhood's nine block area represent over a hundred years of architectural styles that include Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate, . . . — — Map (db m54416) HM
Here ran the Inner Line of Lynchburg defenses thrown up by General D. H. Hill in June, 1864. General John C. Breckinridge, confronting General Hunter in the Shenandoah Valley, made a forced march to forestall Hunter. Hill constructed a shallow line . . . — — Map (db m156360) HM
Here, facing west, ran the inner defenses of the city, located by General D. H. Hill. They were constructed by convalescents and home guards. General Early, after an inspection of the system, moved most of the men to the outer works well to the . . . — — Map (db m54452) HM
Jackson Street United Methodist Church is Lynchburg's oldest African-American Methodist church and the City's second oldest independent black congregation. It was organized shortly after the Civil War, drawing its membership from the "colored . . . — — Map (db m179842) HM
(west face)
John Warwick Daniel • Born in Lynchburg, September 5, 1842 • Died in Lynchburg, June 29, 1910 • Foremost and best loved Virginian of his time.
(north face)
Major in the Army of Northern Virginia, and for twenty-four . . . — — Map (db m57288) HM
The new Kemper Street Station, which opened on October 31, 1912, was one of many improvements made in Lynchburg by Southern Railway to double track its mainline between Atlanta and Washington, D.C. The Rivermont Tunnel, the James River Bridge, and . . . — — Map (db m57298) HM
This tablet marks the location of the gun house of
Latham's Battery.
Organized May 28th, 1860. Left Lynchburg on the 23rd of April, 1861 and was mustered into the service of the C.S.A. on the 25th of April, 1861 with 95 men on roll; . . . — — Map (db m257058) HM
Lucy Baber helped to overhaul Virginia's juvenile justice system in the mid-20th century. As a member of a Virginia Advisory Legislative Council subcommittee, she assisted in formulating legislation that in 1950 strengthened the juvenile court . . . — — Map (db m179551) HM
The Old Court House was completed in 1855 and was occupied by the Circuit and Hustings Courts and the Lynchburg city government. During the Civil War, Lynchburg became a center for war munitions, army supplies, troop training and medical facilities . . . — — Map (db m54378) HM
The Federal character of this home remains unchanged. Many classic features such as interior woodwork, floors, windows and the detached brick kitchen are original. — — Map (db m179844) HM
African American community leaders petitioned
Lynchburg’s school board for a new high school
to serve black students early in the 1920s.
Named for poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, the school
opened here in 1923. Shop, home economics, . . . — — Map (db m104422) HM
The childhood home of Rosalie S. Morton, surgeon and public health advocate, stood on the present site of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Morton graduated from the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1897 and trained in Europe and Asia. She led . . . — — Map (db m179604) HM
Nearby at 805 Madison Street is the birthplace of General Rockenbach, “Father of the U.S. Army Tank Corps.” He began his education in Lynchburg schools and was honor graduate of Virginia Military Institute in 1889. As first chief of the Army’s . . . — — Map (db m46562) HM
Samuel Kelso, born into slavery, became one of Lynchburg first African American teachers after the Civil War. He taught at a freedmen's school on 12th Street and was later a trustee of the all-Black Polk Street School. Kelso was elected to represent . . . — — Map (db m257061) HM
African American educators organized the Virginia Teachers' Reading Circle here at the Jackson Street Methodist Episcopal Church on 13 Aug. 1887. Established during a session of the Peabody Normal Institute, a summer course for teachers from across . . . — — Map (db m179841) HM
A line of shallow entrenchments extended from near this point along the crest of the hill to the east. These works were occupied by the cadets of the Virginia Military Institute, who had marched here with General Breckinridge after the Institute at . . . — — Map (db m54450) HM
Point of Honor
Birthplace
An organizer and first Vice President General National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
This home of her maternal grandfather Judge William Daniel, was named for a duel fought here. It was deeded . . . — — Map (db m254516) HM
Point of Honor has been preserved and restored through the dedication and generosity of the Lynchburg Historical Foundation and the Katharine Garland Diggs Trust. Built circa 1815 by Dr. George Cabell, Sr., the house remained in private ownership . . . — — Map (db m254513) HM
(preface) On May 26, 1864, Union Gen. David Hunter marched south from Cedar Creek near Winchester to drive out Confederate forces, lay waste to the Shenandoah Valley, and destroy transportation facilities at Lynchburg. His raid was . . . — — Map (db m256755) HM
Point of Honor stands half a mile to the northeast. Built for Dr. George Cabell Sr. in 1815, this refined Federal-style house is stylistically linked to dwellings in Richmond such as the Hancock-Wirt-Caskie House. According to local tradition, duels . . . — — Map (db m86230) HM
This Model 1474 Gallion Roller built in 1922 was used to construct roads in and around Lynchburg, Virginia. Its basic use was to compact base stone but was also used to compact asphalt.
It was donated to Lynchburg's Public Works Dept. by . . . — — Map (db m257065) HM
Near this spot stood a small frame house known
as Dorchester Home or Old Folks Home for
impoverished former slave women.
Established
in 1897 by Hampton Institute graduate and
Lynchburg public school principal Amelia Perry
Pride (1857-1932), it . . . — — Map (db m89914) HM
Virginia's premier Black lyric poet who was a central figure in the cultural movement known as the Harlem Renaissance, Anne Spencer gained national respect through her dedication to her writing and to the cause of cultural enlightenment for Black . . . — — Map (db m179851) HM
[The marker features a photograph with the following caption:]
Edward and Anne Spencer were photographed in the 1940's beside this pond. Note the corner of the bench and the birdhouse in the background. — — Map (db m179853) HM
From 1903-1975, Anne Spencer's home and garden inspired poetry demonstrating keen insight into the human soul, a high regard for individualism, a determined insistence on equality, and a love of nature. — — Map (db m179847) HM
Home of Harlem Renaissance poet Anne Bannister Spencer from 1903 until her death in 1975.
Local historic district designated by the City of Lynchburg — — Map (db m179845) HM
Clarence William “Dick” Seay, who lived here, was principal of Dunbar High School, Lynchburg’s secondary school for African Americans. A pioneer in the struggle for equal opportunities for blacks, for 30 years Seay shaped Dunbar High . . . — — Map (db m74016) HM
Camp Davis, a Civil War mustering ground for
Confederate troops from Virginia
under the
command of Col. Jubal
A. Early, once occupied
this area. At least 130 Southern soldiers died
at the camp's own Pratt Hospital and were
buried in . . . — — Map (db m89912) HM
Lynchburg native Cary D. Langhorne spent his early years here. A surgeon in the U.S. Navy, he was wounded in the Philippine-American War (1899-1902). During the Mexican Revolution, the U.S. government disputed the legitimacy of Mexican Pres. . . . — — Map (db m179546) HM
Chauncey E. Spencer, Sr., aviation pioneer and Civil Rights activist was born in Lynchburg on 5 Nov. 1906, the son of poet Anne Spencer. He moved to Chicago and by 1934 began pursuing his pilot's license. As a charter member of the National Airmen's . . . — — Map (db m74010) HM
This popular residential area had its beginnings in the early 19th Century and was annexed into the city in 1870. It gained prominence around the beginning of the 20th Century with the construction of many large homes in Victorian, Georgian and . . . — — Map (db m179547) HM
Diamond Hill Baptist Church was established in 1872, seven years after slavery was abolished. The current church, a Gothic Revival–style building, was completed in 1886. Under the pastorate and leadership of the Rev. Dr. Virgil A. Wood from . . . — — Map (db m74006) HM
The desegregation of tennis was due in large part to the efforts of Dr. R. Walter “Whirlwind” Johnson. The first African American to earn staff privileges at Lynchburg General Hospital, he also worked to overcome barriers keeping young . . . — — Map (db m74015) HM
Dr. Robert Walter Johnson
House and Tennis Court
is registered as a
Virginia Historic Landmark
by the
Virginia Historic Resources Board
and placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the
U.S. Department of the . . . — — Map (db m74033) HM
“We love Old Dunbar best of all, the ideals for which she stands: We are her sons and daughters true and we try to bring her fame . . . ” —Alma Mater
The successful school and its community are inseparable. The school . . . — — Map (db m104426) HM
Georgian Revival, attributed to Frye & Chesterman, Architects. Built for G. Funsten Lucado, president of several West Virginia coal companies. Meta Glass, sister of Mrs. Lucado, also lived here until 1925, when she became president of Sweet Briar . . . — — Map (db m179548) HM
These tobacco factories, built in 1845, were typical of the nineteen in Lynchburg converted into hospitals during the Civil War. Surgeon J.K. Page supervised Knight’s and Miller’s as divisions of General Hospital No. 2.
The thirty-two . . . — — Map (db m257067) HM
Built by Nathan B. Handy, this Italianate stucco was extensively renovated in 1912. The architects, Burnham and Cave, drew up the plans. Few alterations have been made in the structure since then. The house was sold in 1949 after the death of . . . — — Map (db m179550) HM
Here lived Pauline Maloney, known as Lynchburg’s
“first lady of education.” A graduate of Howard University,
she worked in Lynchburg
public schools from 1937 to 1970, most notably
as a guidance counselor and administrator at
the all-black . . . — — Map (db m89902) HM
Frank Trigg was a leading black educator in Virginia. He was born into slavery in Richmond while his parents were personal servants of Virginia Governor John B. Floyd. After the Civil War he attended Hampton Institute, and began teaching in Abingdon . . . — — Map (db m74014) HM
This playful sculpture, fashioned from a rumble seat belonging to Chauncey Spencer, Anne's son, continues the Spencer family tradition of creating art from recycled materials. The sculpture is the work of designer Shaun Spencer-Hester, Anne . . . — — Map (db m179850) HM
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