LYNCHBURG
, a See also:city of See also:- CAMPBELL, ALEXANDER (1788–1866)
- CAMPBELL, BEATRICE STELLA (Mrs PATRICK CAMPBELL) (1865– )
- CAMPBELL, GEORGE (1719–1796)
- CAMPBELL, JOHN
- CAMPBELL, JOHN (1708-1775)
- CAMPBELL, JOHN CAMPBELL, BARON (1779-1861)
- CAMPBELL, JOHN FRANCIS
- CAMPBELL, LEWIS (1830-1908)
- CAMPBELL, REGINALD JOHN (1867— )
- CAMPBELL, THOMAS (1777—1844)
Campbell See also:county, See also:Virginia, U.S.A., on the See also:- JAMES
- JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
- JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
- JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
- JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
- JAMES, EPISTLE OF
- JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
- JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
- JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
- JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)
James See also:river, about 125 M
.
W. by S. of See also:Richmond
.
Pop
.
(19oo) 18,891, of whom 8254 were negroes; (1910) 29,494
.
It is served by the See also:Southern, the Chesapeake & See also:Ohio and the See also:Norfolk & Western See also:railways
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Its terraced hills command See also:fine views of See also:mountain, valley and river scenery, extending westward to the See also:noble Peaks of See also:Otter and lesser spurs of the See also:Blue See also:Ridge about 20 M. distant
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On an See also:elevation between Rivermont See also:Avenue and the James river are the buildings of See also:Randolph-See also:Macon Woman's See also:college (opened in 1893), which is conducted by a self-perpetuating See also:board under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
Church, See also:South, and is one of the Randolph-Macon See also:system of colleges and See also:academies (see See also:ASHLAND, VA.)
.
In Lynchburg, too, are the Virginia See also:Christian college (co-educational, 1903), and the Virginia collegiate and See also:industrial school for negroes
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The city has a public library, well-equipped hospitals, public parks and the Rivermont Viaduct, 110o ft. See also:long and 140 ft. high
.
See also:Lynch-See also:burg is the see of a See also:Protestant Episcopal See also:bishop
.
See also:Tobacco of a See also:superior quality and large quantities of See also:coal, See also:iron ore and See also:granite are produced in the neighbourhood
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See also:Good See also:water See also:power is furnished by the James river, and Lynchburg is one of the See also:principal manufacturing cities of the See also:state
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The See also:boot and See also:shoe See also:industry was established in 1900, and is much the most important
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In 1905 the city was the largest southern manufacturer of these articles and one of the largest distributors in the See also:country
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The factory products increased in value from $2,993,551 in 1900 to $4,965,435 in 1905, or 65.9%
.
Lynchburg, named in See also:honour of See also:John Lynch, who inherited a large See also:tract of See also:land here and in 1757 established a See also:ferry across the James, was established as a See also:village by See also:Act of See also:Assembly in 1786, was incorporated as a See also:town in 1805, and became a city in 1852
.
During the See also:Civil See also:War it was an important See also:base of supplies for the Confederates; on the 16th of See also:June 1864 it was invested by See also:Major-See also:General See also:David See also:Hunter (18oz–1886), but three days later he was driven away by General Jubal A
.
See also:Early
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In 1908 the city's corporate limits were extended
.
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