From 1917-1923 Piedmont Motor operated in Lynchburg, Virginia. The company was located on Hollins Mill Road where Flowers Bakery stands today. Parts purchased from top manufacturers arrived by rail and were assembled into a finished product at the facility. Multiple companies then purchased the cars and sold them under their own label.
Read MoreTobacco played a large role in the development of Lynchburg. Smoking and chewing tobacco were manufactured in numerous factories around the city. Ammon Goode Hancock established a tobacco factory in 1853 on what is now Cabell Street.
Read MoreWhen thinking of the Native American tribes of Virginia, people mainly think of the Native Americans the first settlers of Jamestown would have encountered: the Algonquin-speaking tribes of eastern Virginia. The history of contact between
Read MoreThroughout Lynchburg can be found various churches of different sects and times. Downtown, there are churches that date back to the 1800’s and are beautiful architectural pieces. Court Street United Methodist Church, First Baptist Church, and Holy Cross Catholic Church are just the beginning.
Read MoreWhen asked how much money it would take to hire him as editor of a proposed daily newspaper in Lynchburg, Colonel Robert Withers, M.D. answered
Read MoreThe power of the pen in Lynchburg newspapers shows her challenges and successes through the years. This article highlights some of these newspapers and their stories.
Read MoreMark Twain’s genealogy provides a connection to Virginia and Lynchburg.
Read MoreWhile his military performance is met with mixed reviews of success and challenges, his letters to his family including his wife, Louisa, and daughters, Lou and Mary, are, at times, sharply honest but also personal, kind, and nostalgic for a time gone by.
Read MoreCourt Street Baptist Church is located at 517 Court Street and is considered the “mother church” of all African American Baptist churches within Lynchburg. Originally known as the African Baptist Church, the Court Street Baptist Church congregation dates its beginnings to 1815 while worshiping at the First Baptist Church.
Read MoreRobert Emmett Rodes was born in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1829. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1848 where he studied civil engineering. He also taught at his alma mater as an assistant professor until 1851 and left when a promotion he desired was given to Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson. After leaving the Virginia Military Institute, Rodes went on to become the chief engineer for the Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Read MoreWith his family’s background in politics, it is not surprising that John Warwick Daniel would later get involved in similar endeavors.
Read MoreAnnie Bethel Scales Bannister was born on February 6, 1882 on a farm in Henry County, Virginia to Joel Cephus Bannister and Sarah Louise Scales. Her parents both came from mixed heritage: her father was of black, white, and Native American ancestry and her mother was the daughter of a slave and a wealthy white Virginian.
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