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Encyclopedia Britannica



LYNCHBURG

This article appears in Volume V17, Page 169 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: LUP-MAL
LYNCHBURG , a city of Campbell county, Virginia, U.S.A., on the James river, about 125 M. W. by S. of Richmond. Pop. (19oo) 18,891, of whom 8254 were negroes; (1910) 29,494. It is served by the Southern, the Chesapeake &
Ohio
  and the Norfolk & Western railways. Its terraced hills command fine views of mountain, valley and river scenery, extending westward to the noble Peaks of Otter and lesser spurs of the Blue
Ridge
  about 20 M. distant. On an
elevation
  between Rivermont Avenue and the James river are the buildings of Randolph-
Macon
  Woman's college (opened in 1893), which is conducted by a self-perpetuating board under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South
 , and is one of the Randolph-
Macon
  system of colleges and academies (see ASHLAND, VA.). In Lynchburg, too, are the Virginia Christian college (co-educational, 1903), and the Virginia collegiate and industrial school for negroes. The city has a public library, well-equipped hospitals, public parks and the Rivermont Viaduct, 110o ft. long and 140 ft. high.
Lynch
 -burg is the see of a
Protestant
  Episcopal bishop. Tobacco of a superior quality and large quantities of coal, iron ore and granite are produced in the neighbourhood. Good water power is furnished by the James river, and Lynchburg is one of the principal manufacturing cities of the state. The boot and shoe industry was established in 1900, and is much the most important. In 1905 the city was the largest southern manufacturer of these articles and one of the largest distributors in the country. The factory products increased in value from $2,993,551 in 1900 to $4,965,435 in 1905, or 65.9%.
Lynchburg, named in honour of John
Lynch
 , who inherited a large
tract
  of land here and in 1757 established a ferry across the James, was established as a
village
  by Act of Assembly in 1786, was incorporated as a town in 1805, and became a city in 1852. During the Civil War it was an important base of supplies for the Confederates; on the 16th of June 1864 it was invested by Major-General David Hunter (18oz1886), but three days later he was driven away by General Jubal A. Early. In 1908 the city's corporate limits were extended.


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