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This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.
In addition to both the bill of sale and the boarding fee, the herdshare agreement may include terms for a trial period, collection and storage of the milk, care of the herd, maintenance of the farm, liability, default, and risk of loss. Terms for the boarding, care of the herd, and handling of the milk may be separate documents.
The Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded (now known as the Central Virginia Training School), was established outside Lynchburg in Madison Heights. For several decades throughout the mid-20th century, the state of Virginia authorized compulsory sterilization of the mentally retarded for the purpose of eugenics. The operations ...
Since the passage of the Smith-Lever Act of 1914, it has operated as the primary in-state outreach service for the commonwealth’s two land-grant universities: Virginia Tech and Virginia State University. Today, Virginia Cooperative Extension has a network of faculty and staff at two universities, 107 county and city offices, 11 agricultural ...
The site of the colonial community is eleven miles southwest of downtown Lynchburg, Virginia. In 1754, Bedford County was formed and New London was established as the county seat . [ 1 ] Situated near the intersection of the Great Wagon Road and the Wilderness Road , the town was an important stopping point for settlers heading west.
Lynchburg General Hospital kept the building (likely earning income from residential rentals) until 1971. The Lynchburg Branch of the N.A.A.C.P. (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) sponsored the Legacy Project to provide educational exhibits and programs on the history and culture of African Americans in the area.
The judge's ruling nixes effort by Kenneth Chesebro, a Trump election lawyer in 2020, to say his guilty plea violated his right to due process.
During the War of 1812, Smith was a major general of the state militia, though his son Augustine C. Smith actually encountered British troops. [ 3 ] Frederick County voters first elected Smith as one of their two representatives in the House of Delegates beginning in 1777, where he served alongside Isaac Zane and was re-elected twice but was ...