Click through the audio files that correspond to the pictures of each stop on the tour and discover the fascinating history of this special neighborhood.

 

Further Reading

Charles M. Blackford, Annals of the Lynchburg Home Guard (1891)

Jubal Early, A Memoir of the Last Year of the War for Independence in the Confederate States of America (1867)

William W. Freehling and Craig M. Simpson (ed.) Showdown in Virginia: The 1861 Convention and the Fate of the Union (2010)

Al Chambers, Lynchburg: An Architectural History (1981)

In-person tours were conducted in the Summer of 2022.

Do you have any artifacts or information related to the various garden clubs in Lynchburg? We would love for you to share your history with us! The Lynchburg Museum System is actively seeking material to illustrate the full history of our city.

Call (434) 455-6226 or email museum@lynchburgva.gov