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William Howard Dabney (September 28, 1934 – February 15, 2012) was a colonel in the United States Marine Corps.He was awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism in the Vietnam War.
Their funeral home, established in 1868, is thought to be the oldest black business of the type in Lynchburg. Squire's son, McGustavus (1868-1934), owned the firm of Strange & Higginbotham, which was located at 909 Fifth Street (118-5318-0040).
It has been estimated that over 90% of Lynchburg's enslaved and free African American population are buried in the Old City Cemetery, the primary burial site for African Americans from 1806 to 1865. In fact, at that time it was the only burial ground, excluding private family graveyards, available to African Americans in the area.
The Jones Memorial Library is a specialized genealogy and history research library located at 2311 Memorial Avenue in Lynchburg, Virginia. The original historic library building is located at 434 Rivermont Avenue in Lynchburg, Virginia.
George died in Lynchburg in 1823 as a result of a fall from his horse. There he would be laid to rest. His wife Sarah died in Lynchburg in 1826. Other famous relatives include Col. William J. Lewis [7] and John Cabell Breckinridge, 14th Vice President of the U.S. under James Buchanan. [7] The home is now a museum and open to the public.
Lynchburg is best known as the location of Jack Daniel's distillery, whose famous Tennessee whiskey is marketed worldwide as the product of a city with only one traffic light. Despite the operational distillery, which is a major tourist attraction, Lynchburg's home county of Moore is a dry county. Sampling whiskey is permitted in the distillery ...
Lars Tharp (b. 1954), Danish-born British-based historian, lecturer and broadcaster Marie Tharp (1920–2006), American geologist and oceanographer Newton J. Tharp (1867–1909), American architect, painter
Jerry Laymon Falwell Sr. [a] (August 11, 1933 – May 15, 2007) [3] was an American Baptist pastor, televangelist, and conservative activist. [4] He was the founding pastor of the Thomas Road Baptist Church, a megachurch in Lynchburg, Virginia.