Placed in memory of the brave soldiers of the
91st Ohio Volunteer Infantry
"Bloody Buckeye Boys in Blue"
Who gave their lives during the Battle of Lynchburg
June 17-18, 1864 to preserve the Union
1st Lieutenant George B. Stroup • D . . . — — Map (db m54375) HM
This map was drawn by John Caruthers in 1858, for the Diuguid Undertakers business, and was paid for by City Council. Although the grid system was not adhered to with any regularity, the large sections for specific racial or class groups (e.g. . . . — — Map (db m179650) HM
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
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
When African slaves came to America, they brought their culture with them, including their own languages, foods, styles of dress, and burial customs. This exhibit shows a few of the West African burial and funeral traditions practiced during the . . . — — Map (db m179784) HM
According to Court and City Directory records, mother and daughter, Agnes (1789-1874) and Lizzie (1833-1891) Langley ran a "Sporting House" on Commerce Street during the 19th century. Later, Lynchburg's "Red Light District" of World War II fame was . . . — — Map (db m156588) HM
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
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
Gamma Iota Omega, Lynchburg, VA
Omicron Sigma, University of Lynchburg
In memory of ΑΚΑ Founder Miss Marjorie Hill
Teacher, Morgan College, Lynchburg Campus 1908-1909
— — Map (db m179839) HM
This historic walking trail was constructed by the WPA during the 1930's. The trail is approximately 1.1 miles in length (one way) and has five different access points. Majestic views of the mighty James River are encountered as one makes their way . . . — — Map (db m313407) HM
Amelia Elizabeth Perry (1857-1932) was one of the first Negro teachers in the Lynchburg Public School system. She was first appointed in 1881 and was principal of the Polk Street School for 20 of her 33 years of service.
Among her many . . . — — Map (db m179734) 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
This ancient sugar maple tree had to be cut down in December 2003. It was estimated to be 120 years old, probably planted in the 1880's by Colonel Kirkwood Otey, a disabled Confederate veteran, and his wife Lucy Norvell Otey. The Oteys planted . . . — — Map (db m179775) 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
This was the home of Edward Alexander and Anne Bannister Spencer from 1903 until her death on July 25, 1975. Born on February 6, 1882, in Henry County, Va. Anne Spencer was to receive national and international recognition as a poet. Published . . . — — Map (db m74009) HM
Dr. Augustus Lushington, veterinarian, practiced in Lynchburg for nearly four decades. A native of Trinidad, he attended Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania, where in 1897 he became one of the first Black men in the U.S. to earn a . . . — — Map (db m179840) HM
Memorial arch erected June 1924 by the Old Dominion Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy commemorating the Battle of Lynchburg which took place June 18, 1864 at this point on the line of defences facing the Old Salem Turnpike. — — Map (db m179632) HM WM
For over 180 years the search for the treasure left by Thomas Jefferson Beale has fascinated treasure hunters far and wide. It has never been found and the three part code has not been deciphered. For a period of time in the mid 1900's the . . . — — Map (db m179652) 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
Blind Billy (died 1856) was a beloved street musician. He led parades and played for balls and parties in the private homes of Lynchburg citizens. "He could render his notes as sharp as would made a soldier do or die…or so soft and sweet as to . . . — — Map (db m179677) HM
Within the massive stone wall enclosure in the far southeastern corner is the grave of Bransford Vawner. His home is still standing at 409 Polk Street, a half-block from here. "He was elegant in appearance, graceful in manner and brilliant in . . . — — Map (db m179666) HM
This unique gravemarker is one of only two barrel-vaulted brick tombs in the Cemetery. The vault is filled with dirt, and the true grave is several feet below ground level. The identity of the person buried here is unknown. Based on the tomb's . . . — — Map (db m179760) 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
These roses have reached their final resting place! Originally, they were in the rose collection of nationally recognized rosarian Carl Porter Cato (1913-1996) of Lynchburg.
Through many years, he had salvaged cuttings or entire plants from . . . — — Map (db m74092) 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
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
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
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
The first official caretaker of the cemetery was hired by the City of Lynchburg in 1866. He was paid $100 a year, and was only responsible for the care of the Confederate section. Over the years the role of the caretaker expanded to include . . . — — Map (db m74093) HM
This chapel was modeled after the 1880 Ivy Chapel Union Church in Bedford County. Most of the construction materials and furnishings were salvaged from the demolition of the c. 1870 Hermon Methodist Church at Oakville in Appomattox County. The bell . . . — — Map (db m74040) 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
Nearby stood Chestnut Hill, the home of Charles Lynch, Sr. He was the father of John Lynch, the founder of Lynchburg, and of Charles Lynch, Jr., a Revolutionary officer. Charles Lynch, Sr., died in 1753 and is believed to be buried at Chestnut Hill. . . . — — Map (db m54402) HM
This was the site of a Confederate training camp and Union prisoner-of-war camp during the Civil War. Before Virginia seceded from the Union in April 1861, the population of Lynchburg doubled
with the influx of soldiers from
other parts of the . . . — — Map (db m155526) 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
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
Scattered throughout the Monroe Street side of the cemetery are at least six gravestones, dating from the 1850's and 1860's, bearing the inscription "col'd" after the name. These stones, indicating a "colored" person, are extraordinary because they . . . — — Map (db m179735) HM
The cast-iron pitcher was made by Glamorgan foundry of Lynchburg and given to the city in October 1890 for use at the College Hill Reservoir. Shortly after installation, the local newspaper praised the pitcher as “a handsome and striking . . . — — Map (db m74068) HM
This memorial arch marking the entrance to the Confederate Section was built in 1925 by the Southern Memorial Association. Lynchburg architect S. Preston Craighill designed the arch and specified "...good, clean rubble stone, with concrete center . . . — — Map (db m156586) HM WM
In this area are buried over 2200 Confederate soldiers from fourteen states, most of whom died in Lynchburg’s numerous military hospitals during the Civil War. From the first burial on May 19, 1861, until the last on September 19, 1868, . . . — — Map (db m257430) HM
In memory of the Confederate Soldiers who died of smallpox in the hospitals of Lynchburg during the War between the States. C. S. A. — — Map (db m156559) WM
Constitution of the United States of America signed at Philadelphia, September 17, 1787 ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ Constitution TreeThis oak tree planted this seventeenth day of September, 1937 to perpetuate in the hearts of the people . . . — — Map (db m313000) 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
On October 16, 1876, a tragic “false alarm” panic at the old Court Street Baptist Church resulted in the deaths of eight people attending a wedding reception there. One of these young women, Maria Wilson, age 17, is buried nearby. . . . — — Map (db m74055) HM
A week before the city of Lynchburg was to be invaded by 18,000 Union troops, the city lay vulnerable, unprotected by Confederate forces.
Brigadier General Francis T. Nicholls, a double amputee, who had recovered in a Lynchburg hospital, . . . — — Map (db m74052) 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
Daniel Butler (1874-1942) was a "scholar, orator, poet, politician and a leader of his people." In 1898 he staged a very colorful campaign on the Republican ticket for the 6th District Congressional seat, but lost to Major Peter J. Otey. He . . . — — Map (db m179742) HM
On the crest of the hill just to the south was a redoubt forming part of the defenses thrown up by General D. H. Hill, June, 1864. These works were held by General Imboden's cavalry. A military road was constructed to connect this point with Fort . . . — — Map (db m54445) HM
Lynchburg native Desmond T. Doss grew up nearby in the Fairview Heights neighborhood. A member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church and a pacifist, Doss was drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II but refused to bear arms. Though officially . . . — — Map (db m179858) 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
On this site June
1956, the Thomas Road Baptist Church was founded by Dr. Jerry Falwell as Pastor. This plaque is placed here in the memory of
Mrs. Ruth Knowles
one of the church's charter members. — — Map (db m254173) 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
In the dell toward the east is the Ronald V. Dolan Memorial Dovecote. A dovecote, or pigeon house, was a common and functional part of life in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Until the mid-1900's a dovecote stood not far from the Chapel, on . . . — — Map (db m179827) HM
Pastor of Court Street Baptist Church, 1883-1896
Led the Split Congregation and Founded
Eighth Street Baptist Church, 1898-1911
First President of Virginia Theological Seminary and College, 1888-1890
Dr. . . . — — Map (db m179672) 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
Dental innovator Dr. Robert W. Morgan lived
here. Troubled by the lack of dental care for
soldiers while he served in the Confederate
army, he studied dentistry after the war. During
the 1880s he formulated dental hygiene products
including . . . — — Map (db m104398) 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
These apple trees are antique varieties which are significant in the history of the State of Virginia as well as in apple propagation and development. They continue to be valued today for their hardiness, longevity and delicious fruit.
Duval . . . — — Map (db m179826) HM
In this area are buried seven early Mayors of the City of Lynchburg:
Samuel Jordan Harrison (1768-1846), Mayor 1808, 1814, 1817
John Schoolfield (1766-1831), Mayor 1811
William Morgan (1769-1842), Mayor . . . — — Map (db m179671) HM
E.C. Glass became superintendent of Lynchburg's public school system in 1879, at the age of 26, and served for nearly 53 years. He established, and for 18 years oversaw, a summer teachers' institute that trained thousands of teachers from Virginia . . . — — Map (db m179643) HM
In memory of Eleanor Custis Lewis Carter 1800-1845 wife of Henry Brown Jr. and wife of John H. Patteson M.D. great-niece of George Washington — — Map (db m156590) HM
Elizabeth Gavino Hubert Lushington (1873-1929) was born in Antigua and came to the United States as a ward of Bishop Hubert, a minister of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) church in New York City. In 1890 she married Augustus Nathaniel . . . — — Map (db m179740) 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
Buried throughout the cemetery are hundreds of European immigrants who came to Lynchburg and the surrounding counties, ca. 1820-1920. They sailed to America seeking economic opportunity and refuge from war and famine, from countries including . . . — — Map (db m179732) 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
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
This building, erected through the generosity of the General Education Board of New York, the faculty, alumnae, students and friends of the college, is dedicated to the memory of
Fernando Wood Martin
May 5, 1863 - March 22, 1933
A . . . — — Map (db m254839) 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
Named for Confederate Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early, this roughly square earthen redoubt served as a part of the outer line of defense for Lynchburg in June 1864. Fort Early and the outer fortifications were constructed to provide additional protection . . . — — Map (db m3602) HM
Following the Confederate defeat at Gettysburg in July 1863, Lynchburg’s citizens became concerned about the lack of defenses around the city. Gen. Francis Nicholls, post commander, prepared a series of earthen redoubts and trenches at strategic . . . — — Map (db m155538) HM
The fort on the hill here was constructed by General J.A. Early to protect the approach to Lynchburg from the west. Union cavalry skirmished with the Confederates along the road immediately west of the fort. The Unionists, driven back by General . . . — — Map (db m3600) HM
To your right, Confederates built an earthen redoubt in 1864 to defend the strategic Virginia & Tennessee Railroad trestle over Ivy Creek. The six-gun battery of the Botetourt Artillery manned the redoubt and a position on the other side of . . . — — Map (db m257124) HM
Close by is a row of four matching tombstones for the sons of J.L. and Susan Marks: "Willie", "Guy", "Johnnie", and "Jimmie", who died during the years 1867 to 1877. It was not unusual for whole families of children to be lost to the ravages of . . . — — Map (db m179651) HM
In October, 1995, Hillside Garden Club won the prestigious Common Wealth Award from the Garden Club of Virginia for a proposed Information Gatehouse and expanded entry for the Old City Cemetery. The old brick gates, which had been designed by J. . . . — — Map (db m156587) HM
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
Artist and educator Georgia Morgan studied
painting at Randolph-Macon Woman’s College
and at the Académie Julian in Paris. She was a
co-founder of the Lynchburg Civic Art League
in 1932 and helped establish the city’s Federal
Art Gallery, a . . . — — Map (db m104411) 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
Founder of Lynchburg,
who was the proprietor of lands
upon which the city is built
and for whom the city is named.
A zealous Quaker, benevolent
gentleman and promoter of
whatever advanced the general
good of his community.
Born 1740 . . . — — Map (db m54418) HM
A Project Sponsored by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy and the Southern Memorial Association
Special thanks to the following people, who contributed to the research and design of this exhibit: James Deetz . . . — — Map (db m257144) HM
The dates beneath each carver’s name represent the span of his gravestones in the cemetery.
The Fieldstone Carver
First Gravestone Carver in Lynchburg
1811-1849
The fieldstone carver is the oldest professional carver of . . . — — Map (db m74095) HM
These "seriation" graphs show which gravestone styles and materials were most popular in a given decade in the Lynchburg City Cemetery.
The graphs also suggest how gravestone fashion and public tastes have changed over time, since the . . . — — Map (db m179785) HM
This museum tells the story of the care of the cemetery's grounds and gravemarkers over the past 200 years. On display is an elegant horse-drawn hearse used by Lynchburg's W.D. Diuguid Funeral Directors in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. A simple . . . — — Map (db m74037) HM
Helen McGehee was an internationally acclaimed dancer, choreographer, and teacher. From the 1940s until 1970, she was a leading performer in the Martha Graham Dance Company, which revolutionized American modern dance. Having studied Greek and Latin . . . — — Map (db m179615) 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
Nearby is interred the remains of a
Revolutionary War Soldier
Henry Holdcroft
Norvell
Born Jan. 1759 - Died Feb. 20, 1847
Sergeant, 1st. Virginia Infantry Regt. — — Map (db m179668) HM WM
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