Old City Cemetery
With a graveyard on one side, quartermaster?s glanders stable on the other, and smallpox hospital in the middle, one (is) reminded of the mortality of man. A Confederate Surgeon?s Story, Confederate Veteran, 1931, John Jay Terr... hmdb.org
Poplar Forest
Jefferson enjoyed "the solitude of a hermit" at his year-round retreat near Lynchburg, Virginia. At the heart of this 4800-acre plantation in beautiful Bedford County, Jefferson built his final, personal architectural mas... museumland.net
Randolph-macon Woman's College
Founded by Dr. William Waugh Smith in 1891 and opened in 1893 as a member of the Randolph-Macon System of Educational Institutions, this liberal arts college has been recognized from its opening year for its high standards of s... hmdb.org
Point Of Honor
Point of Honor stands half a mile to the northeast. Built for Dr. George Cabell Sr. in 1815, this refined Federal-style house is stylistically linked to dwellings in Richmond such as the Hancock-Wirt-Caskie House. Accordi... citysearch.com
Sandusky
To the northwest is Sandusky, built by Charles Johnston about 1808. He named it after a place in Ohio where Indians had held him prisoner in 1790. The two-story structure was one of the Lynchburg area's first houses to di... citysearch.com
Old Campbell County Courthouse
The Campbell County Courthouse was completed in 1849; the builder was John Wills. The interior is highlighted by elaborate plasterwork. virginia.org
Sandusky Historic Site & Civil War Museum
âÂÂSanduskyâ is one of the finest examples of formal Federal style architecture in VirginiaâÂÂs Piedmont region. Built in 1808 by Richmond merchant Charles Johnston. Thomas Jefferson was an occassional guest at S... virginia.org
Pest House Medical Museum
Recorded commentary describes Civil War medical conditions at the medical office of Dr. John J. Terrell during the Civil War. Serves as monument to the memory of 365 soldiers who died of smallpox during the Civil War. virginia.org
South River Meeting House
In the mid-eighteenth century, pioneer Quakers settled the Lynchburg area. South River Meeting was organized in 1757 when Sarah Lynch gave 2 acres of land for the Quaker's first meeting house. The first meeting house burned... virginia.org
Court Street Baptist Church
The congregation was organized in 1843, when Lynchburg?s African American Baptists were separated from First Baptist Church. The new African Baptist Church of Lynchburg met in a converted theater. It was demolished in 1879, aft... hmdb.org
Lynchburg History
This area became known as Court House Hill when the first courthouse was built here in 1813. The district contains a variety of architectural styles and notable churches, as well as the city?s 1855 Old Court House, now the Lync... hmdb.org
Campbell County Historical Society
Campbell County Historical Society in Rustburg, VA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today. museumsusa.org
James River Batteau
Near here lived Anthony and Benjamin Rucker, inventors of the James River batteau, which superseded the double dugout canoe and rolling road for transporting tobacco hogsheads. These long (about 50 or 60 feet), double-ended ves... hmdb.org
RuckerâÂÂs Chapel
Nearby stood Rucker?s Chapel, one of the first Anglican (present-day Episcopal) churches in Amherst County. Also known as Harris Creek Church and later as St. Matthew?s, the church was founded by Col. Ambrose Rucker before 1751... hmdb.org
Amherst County / Campbell County
Amherst County. Formed in 1761 from Albemarle, and named for Jeffrey, Lord Amherst, British commander in the French and Indian War. Balcony Falls are in this county. Campbell County. Formed in 1781 from Bedford, and named for G... hmdb.org
Buffalo Lick Plantation
Patented in 1742 by John Bolling, Jr., the 2,735-acre Buffalo Lick Plantation tract along the James River includes three notable historic sites. One mile southeast stand the ruins of Mount Athos, the home of William J. Lewis, a... hmdb.org
Central Virginia Training Center
Established in 1910 as the Virginia State Epileptic Colony, the center admitted its first patients in May 1911. The facility originally served persons with epilepsy and began accepting individuals with mental retardation in 191... hmdb.org
Lynchburg Defenses
During the Civil War, a line of trenches and fortified artillery positions extending past here were built late in 1863 to defend Lynchburg against attack from the north. Brig. Gen. Francis T. Nicholls was responsible for ensuri... hmdb.org