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mahatmakanejeeves

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10. It's named after John Lynch.

Reply to customerserviceguy (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 26, 2020, 07:10 AM

Mar 2020

Lynchburg, Virginia

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Founding and early growth

First settled by Anglo-Americans in 1757, Lynchburg was named for its founder, John Lynch. When about 17 years old, he started a ferry service at a ford across the James River to carry traffic to and from New London, where his parents had settled. The "City of Seven Hills" quickly developed along the hills surrounding Lynch's Ferry.

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