Famous canal boat
of the
James River and Kanawha Company,
which conveyed the body of
Stonewall Jackson
from Lynchburg to Lexington,
May 13, 1863 — — Map (db m54372) HM
After Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson died on May 10, 1863 as a result of wounds suffered a week earlier at the Battle of Chancellorsville, his body was transported first to Richmond for public mourning and then to Lexington for burial. Much of . . . — — Map (db m54371) HM
Sallie Mahood, painter of landscapes and portraits for half a century, moved to Lynchburg as a young adult. She studied with prominent artists in Martha's Vineyard, New York, Paris and was frequently commissioned to paint portraits of notable . . . — — Map (db m179616) HM
By the dawn of the 20th century, Lynchburg needed more open space for public recreation Daniel's Hill sat high above the James River along the new electric trolley line that ran down the middle of Rivermont Avenue, through one of the . . . — — Map (db m182838) HM
The spring-fed, 500,000-gallon Riverside Park pool acted like a magnet on hot summer days, attracting children and families into its cool confines. In 1931, 32,403 used the pool and the bathhouse's 420 lockers. A sand beach eased swimmers into one . . . — — Map (db m182836) HM
Captain Christopher Newport (1561 - 1617) was an English seaman and privateer who commanded the expedition responsible for the founding of Jamestown in the Virginia Colony in 1607. He was the Captain of the Susan Constant, the largest of the . . . — — Map (db m95000) HM
Arriving in the year 1001, Liefr Eiriksson is believed to be the first European to set foot in North America.
This sculpture was presented to The Mariners' Museum by the Eiriksson Memorial Committee of the National League of Icelanders in . . . — — Map (db m96046) HM
This anchor is marked "USNB 2438lbs" and was manufactured for the United States Navy Bureau, a materials-support department from 1842 until 1966. — — Map (db m203725) HM
