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Breezewood KinderCare | Daycare, Preschool & Early Education in Fredericksburg, VA
Welcome to Breezewood KinderCare
Welcome to Breezewood KinderCare! We are located in Fredericksburg, VA, and love serving our families here in America’s Most Historic City. We pride ourselves in delivering excellence in education every day. We build a warm, welcoming, and supportive classroom for children of all abilities, backgrounds, and experiences. It’s our mission from the moment you walk into our center that you feel welcomed and a part of our KinderCare family!
Our classrooms are places to thrive!
In our safe and healthy classrooms, your child will be engaged in learning experiences that meet them where they are, both socially and academically. With fun daily activities, passionate teachers, and great friends, a lifetime of confidence starts here. Contact the center director to learn more about our child care options and schedule a tour!
Meet Kristie Woodward, Our Center Director
Meet Kristie Woodward! She is the Center Director at Breezewood KinderCare in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Kristie attended Germanna College, where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education. She has been with KinderCare since 2008. Outside of work, Kristie enjoys aviation, motorcycle rides, and spending time at the lake. “If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you.” – Zig Ziglar
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AMERICA’S MOST ACCREDITED
We’re so proud!
Nationally only 10% of daycares are accredited – nearly 100% of our learning centers are. That’s a big difference,
and that means KinderCare kids are getting the very best. Here’s why.
SCHOOL-READY
What Learning Looks Like
Our talented early-childhood teachers set kids down the path toward becoming lifelong learners in a positive, safe, and nurturing environment.
Breezewood KinderCare Programs
Infant Programs (6 weeks–1 year)
Leaving your baby in someone else’s care is a big step. Everyone at our
centers—most importantly, our naturally gifted infant teachers—will work with
you to make sure the transition goes smoothly. When you step into our infant
classroom, you’ll see how much we want your infant to feel safe, loved, and
ready to explore their world.
Toddler Programs (1–2 Years)
Everything in our toddler classroom is designed for little explorers. That’s
because a lot is going on at this age. When your child is wandering all over the
place, that means they’re learning and discovering new things every day. We’ll
help them explore their interests (and find new ones!) as they play and learn.
Discovery Preschool Programs (2–3 Years)
This age is filled with so much wonder and curiosity.
That’s why we offer a ton
of books and toys and bring artwork down to kids eye level. Children in
discovery preschool also begin to learn how we all work together in a
classroom. Simple math and science, pretend play, and group play help them
get used to a more structured school setting.
Preschool Programs (3–4 Years)
This age is all about expression, when kids really start to form their own ideas
about what they want to play and how they want to create. Every day in our
preschool classroom, your child will explore science experiments, create
artwork, and play pretend—all the skills needed for their big next step:
kindergarten!
Prekindergarten Programs (4–5 Years)
When you walk into one of our pre-K classrooms, you’ll see artwork and
writing displayed around the room. Labels are everywhere to help kids connect
letters with words. You’ll also see pictures on the walls that reflect the families
in our community.
Your child will also deepen their knowledge in language,
math, science, Spanish, and social skills.
Before- and After-School Programs (5–12 Years)
You can count on us to provide reliable care for your school-ager while you’re
at work, with safe transportation from our center to your child’s school and
back! Whether your child wants to start a drama club, build a volcano, or
create a comic book, they will have a place to follow their dreams. Your child
will start and end the day with a whole lot of fun!
School Break Programs (preschool, prekindergarten, and school-age)
Winter break, spring break, summer break—when school’s out (but you still need to work), you
can count on KinderCare to provide a safe and supportive learning environment that’s focused
on fun. We welcome children ages 5–12 during school break times and make sure they have a
sensational, screen-free experience they won’t forget.
Participating Child Care Aware Center
KinderCare partners with Child Care Aware® of America to offer fee assistance for
Active Duty military families and flexible support to fit their needs when care at a Child
Development Center on the installation is not available.
Learning Adventures – Enrichment Program
Cooking Academy™ (3 – 12 Years)
In Cooking Academy, kids learn new recipes from cultures around the world and
develop a healthy relationship with food. They’ll whip up everything from Southwest
rainbow lettuce wraps to pumpkin muffins, building their skills in STEM, communication,
and more along the way. And yes—little chefs get to eat their culinary creations!
Music Explorers™ (2 – 4 Years)
KinderCare families are already giving a standing ovation to our newest Learning
Adventures program: Music Explorers! Kids will learn to sing, move, listen, play
instruments, and even create their own tunes.
Our original curriculum blends math,
science, social studies, literacy, and mindfulness (think yoga!) for a uniquely KinderCare
way of learning the foundations of music.
Phonics Adventures® (2 – 4 Years)
Learning how to read is a whole lot of fun at KinderCare! We help kids grow to love
books and words (and get ready for kindergarten) in our Phonics Adventures program.
From discovering the basics of vowels to practicing poetry, kids learn all about letters
and sounds in small-group lessons made just for their age group. (Bonus: Kids who
attend our phonics program are more prepared than their peers for school—and we
have the data to prove it.)
STEM Innovators (3-8 Years)
You’ve probably heard a lot about how important STEM education is for your child, but
what does that really mean? Our STEM Innovators program takes kids’ natural ability to
make sense of the world and applies it to robotics, chemistry, coding, geology, and
more.
While your child experiments, they’ll discover how to use technology to do
amazing things!
Our Teachers
We’re the only company in early childhood education to select teachers based on natural talent. Being a great educator isn’t enough though.
KinderCare teachers are also amazing listeners, nurturers, boo-boo fixers, and smile-makers. Put more simply,
we love our teachers and your child will, too.
Meet just a few of our amazing KinderCare teachers!
A KINDERCARE TEACHER WITH
An Artist’s Heart
“My classroom is full of art!” says Mary Annthipie-Bane, an award-winning early childhood educator at KinderCare. Art and creative expression, she says, help children discover who they really are.
We put our best-in-class teachers in a best-in-class workplace. We’re so proud to have been named one of Gallup’s 37 winners of the Great Workplace Award.
When you put great teachers in an engaging center, your children will experience
an amazing place to learn and grow.
Family Stories
Don’t take our word for it. Hear what our families have to say about our amazing center!
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I’ve had my children in other daycares and they never had more caring teachers than they do now. I have 3 special needs children and they fully accommodate my children in any way! I love it here and I’ll never change. The staff is wonderful!
Michelle P. – KinderCare Parent
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When my daughter was six months old we enrolled her in an in-home daycare and were very disappointed at the care received. My daughter had colic and needed to be held or sit upright most of the day; this in-home daycare was unable to take care of her and left us without care at the last minute.
The Breezewood KinderCare was recommended to us. They took us in and treated my daughter as though she were one of their own. I felt comfortable from the start that she would be well taken care of. I cannot say enough about how much we love everyone here!Arianne M. – KinderCare Parent
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Previously, my son attended another daycare company. Due to an unpleasant experience, we decided to find another alternative. We then found ourselves needing care because I found out I was having another baby. I had to find a place that felt comfortable to my heart where I could bring both new baby and our son, which scared me due to the previous issues we had with the other company.
Upon meeting the people at the Breezewood KinderCare, I can say I have nothing but positive words to say. Ms. Kristie, the Director, and Ms. Wendy, the Assistant Director, have an open-door policy that they stick to maintaining with parents. I can also say that I feel comfortable talking to any of the teachers and office staff at this center. All of the employees are kind and caring, so I never have to wonder if my children are being well cared for, which is one of the things, as a mom, I used to worry about. People also worry about cost, but they have kept their cost affordable compared to other centers.
In regards to their programs, my infant daughter loves it here. We have been there almost a year and my daughter is excelling in everything. They have a more hands-on infant program, which is wonderful for us and her development. Instead of putting your child in a jumper or play yard, they read, sing and work with them on their motor skills. They also keep me well informed on my baby’s progress so I can continue working with her at home. Additionally, my son now goes there for their summer camp and has a blast. His program features field trips, swimming days, and a lot of activities planned for the school age kids.
Overall, I would like to thank the people at Breezewood KinderCare for making such a difference in my life!Tammy – KinderCare Parent
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After three years of family care my husband and I found ourselves in need of a daycare facility. My daughter is three and was going to attend a private preschool in the fall when our situation changed and we needed a full time daycare facility for her and our son, who is soon to be two. After meeting with a few daycare centers, I was becoming more and more reluctant. I decided to give it one last chance and contacted KinderCare. I must have called Ms. Kristen a dozen times with questions before I enrolled my children and she kindly answered each and every one of them. I visited the facility a few times before I enrolled my children. I had so many fears and anxiety when the first day came. The staff did so much to help me calm those fears, beginning with drop off, where Ms.
Sharon made me and my daughter feel comfortable when we arrived. I didn’t want to leave my daughter standing there crying, my heart was breaking for her. Ms. Sharon took us to Ms. Tanya for drop off and, unfortunately ,the time had come for me to say goodbye. When I turned back around before the door closed, I saw Ms. Tanya bend down and looked to be hugging my daughter and immediately I was left with only the anxiety, not the fears. She wasn’t doing that for my benefit, she could no longer see me. She was doing that for my daughters benefit, even with other kids all trying to get her attention. Ms. Sharon in the meantime was ensuring me that how I felt was normal and I would feel that way for days to come. Due to my hours, I do not get a lot of interaction with her teachers, but she is always eager to tell me about her day. She says every day “I was crying but now I am smiling.” She told me that her teacher says that to her. She tells me that her teacher is always smiling. It makes me feel more comfortable knowing that they are taking the time to make my daughter comfortable.
My son enrolled a week later and that was a whole other adjustment. My son is sensitive and can be, at times, very difficult. I wanted to make sure that I felt comfortable that the staff was going to give him the time and attention he needed. He is a terrible sleeper and wakes up very cranky from him naps. All of these things made me fearful to leave him at daycare. I was certain that strangers would not be able to calm him down and they would be calling me to come get him. That was before I met Ms. Deborah. My son took to Ms. Deborah immediately, but more importantly, Ms. Deborah took to him. Ms. Deborah is there when I drop him off in the mornings and in two short weeks I already feel comfortable leaving him with her, even if he is still crying when I leave. Often he is still crying when I leave but when he sees Ms. Deborah he will reach for her. He might not stop crying but clearly Ms. Deborah is treating him wonderful if he wants to go with her. Ms. Deborah will tell him she needs to finish something up. It makes me happy knowing that she is willing to engage with him. She will make sure everything is in order and everyone cared for and content and she will then take him from me. I often leave with her holding my son, rocking him. I have not had a lot of face to face interaction with Ms. Lindsay but every time I call she is always willing to speak with me and tell me how my son’s day is going, and never acts annoyed that I have called. Ms. Kaycee has been fantastic in relaying information from Ms. Lindsay to me. My son always seems calm and happy when he is in Ms. Kaycee’s care. She always takes the time I need to feel comfortable knowing about his day when I pick him up. She never rushes me out the door or makes me feel like a nuisance for asking too many questions. On a good day she will say our son “did so wonderful today”. It makes me happy that she is personalizing with him and makes me feel like he is cared for a child not a paycheck. She is very genuine when she tells me about his day, and it makes me feel very comfortable.
Beside the obvious of wanting to feel comfortable with the staff, the most important thing I was looking for was education. I wanted to make sure that my children would be learning, as well as having fun. Every day my daughter tells me something new that Ms. Yudis has taught her that day. My son has already started to use his words better, and in a very short time has become a better communicator. He not only uses his words better but he has begun to incorporate sign language. All clear signs that my children are being taught, as well as they are being cared for at KinderCare. While I am nowhere near the comfortable phase as a whole, I am already well ahead on my comfort level than I ever thought. I want to thank everyone at KinderCare that has made that happen. Ms. Kristen and Ms. Wendy have both been so helpful and are truly available any time you need them.Parent – KinderCare Parent
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As a musical performer for children, I play music for kids in literally hundreds of centers each year.
And every once in a while I come across a center worker deserving of a shout-out. I’d like to recognize the amazing summer programs coordinator at Breezewood KinderCare, Ms. Susan Rolka. The day I performed at her center this past summer, I had lots of time to watch her interacting with her school-age children. Ms. Rolka truly has a gift with kids. She keeps them constantly engaged with creative interaction, and turns every little activity into a fun learning experience. And it was clear that she has won the hearts and the respect of her kids. She’s an extraordinary teacher, and a credit to her center.Peter C. – KinderCare Parent
The Breezewood KinderCare was recommended to us. They took us in and treated my daughter as though she were one of their own. I felt comfortable from the start that she would be well taken care of. I cannot say enough about how much we love everyone here!
I can also say that I feel comfortable talking to any of the teachers and office staff at this center. All of the employees are kind and caring, so I never have to wonder if my children are being well cared for, which is one of the things, as a mom, I used to worry about. People also worry about cost, but they have kept their cost affordable compared to other centers. 
Sharon made me and my daughter feel comfortable when we arrived. I didn’t want to leave my daughter standing there crying, my heart was breaking for her. Ms. Sharon took us to Ms. Tanya for drop off and, unfortunately ,the time had come for me to say goodbye. When I turned back around before the door closed, I saw Ms. Tanya bend down and looked to be hugging my daughter and immediately I was left with only the anxiety, not the fears. She wasn’t doing that for my benefit, she could no longer see me. She was doing that for my daughters benefit, even with other kids all trying to get her attention. Ms. Sharon in the meantime was ensuring me that how I felt was normal and I would feel that way for days to come. Due to my hours, I do not get a lot of interaction with her teachers, but she is always eager to tell me about her day. She says every day “I was crying but now I am smiling.” She told me that her teacher says that to her. She tells me that her teacher is always smiling. It makes me feel more comfortable knowing that they are taking the time to make my daughter comfortable.
It makes me happy knowing that she is willing to engage with him. She will make sure everything is in order and everyone cared for and content and she will then take him from me. I often leave with her holding my son, rocking him. I have not had a lot of face to face interaction with Ms. Lindsay but every time I call she is always willing to speak with me and tell me how my son’s day is going, and never acts annoyed that I have called. Ms. Kaycee has been fantastic in relaying information from Ms. Lindsay to me. My son always seems calm and happy when he is in Ms. Kaycee’s care. She always takes the time I need to feel comfortable knowing about his day when I pick him up. She never rushes me out the door or makes me feel like a nuisance for asking too many questions. On a good day she will say our son “did so wonderful today”. It makes me happy that she is personalizing with him and makes me feel like he is cared for a child not a paycheck. She is very genuine when she tells me about his day, and it makes me feel very comfortable.
And every once in a while I come across a center worker deserving of a shout-out. I’d like to recognize the amazing summer programs coordinator at Breezewood KinderCare, Ms. Susan Rolka. The day I performed at her center this past summer, I had lots of time to watch her interacting with her school-age children. Ms. Rolka truly has a gift with kids. She keeps them constantly engaged with creative interaction, and turns every little activity into a fun learning experience. And it was clear that she has won the hearts and the respect of her kids. She’s an extraordinary teacher, and a credit to her center.
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Who Are KinderCare Families?
They hail from hundreds of cities across the country from countless backgrounds, and proudly represent every walk in life.
What our families have in common,
though, is the want to give their children the best start in life. We are so proud to be their partner in parenting.
Hear from just a few of our amazing KinderCare families.
A Globe-Trotting Family Finds A
Home in Houston
Four young children, four different passports, two languages, two full-time jobs…oh, and a few triathlons thrown in for good measure.
Meet the globe-trotting Colettas—a family on the go.
Frequently Asked Questions
What accreditations does KinderCare have?
We are your trusted caregiver. Our centers are state-licensed and regularly inspected to make sure everything meets or exceeds standards, including child-to-teacher ratios and safe facilities. Our centers aren’t just licensed—most are accredited, too! Find out more.
Do you offer part-time schedules at Breezewood KinderCare?
Everybody’s schedule is different.
We’re happy to offer quality, affordable part-time and full-time childcare. Drop-in care may also be available. Reach out to your Center Director to learn more.
How does naptime work at Breezewood KinderCare?
Our teachers meet every child’s needs during naptime. Our teachers know how to get babies to nap. In fact, they are pros at getting children of any age to nap. Visit our article on “10 Ways We Help Kids Get a Great Daycare Nap” to learn more.
Do you support alternative diets?
We strive to be as inclusive as possible. To that point, we provide a vegetarian option at mealtime, take care to not serve common allergens and can adapt menus based on your child’s food sensitivities. If your child has additional needs, we’ll work with you to figure out a plan.
Are meals included in tuition? Can I choose to send my child with lunch?
We provide nutritious meals and snacks developed by a registered dietician to meet the needs of rapidly growing bodies and minds.
If your child has special dietary requirements and you would prefer to bring in their lunch, please make arrangements with the center director.
Does my child need to be potty-trained?
Every child begins toilet learning at a different age. Until your child shows an interest in toilet learning, we’ll provide diaper changes on an as-needed basis. When your child shows an interest, we’ll discuss how to work together to encourage toilet learning.
Best Toddler Daycare & Child Care in Fredericksburg, VA
The following Fredericksburg, VA daycares have immediate availability for toddlers. Even if a locations does not have current openings for your toddler, you can schedule a tour to join the waiting list. Capacity changes on a daily basis and we’ll let you know when a space becomes available!
6 Toddler Daycares in Fredericksburg, VA
America’s Hope Daycare And Preschool WeeCare
Daycare in
Spotsylvania, VA
(804) 409-0552
America’s Hope Daycare and Preschool is a safe and warm environment where your child can learn and grow.
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$207 / wk
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7:00 am – 6:00 pm
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Little Rubies Daycare
Daycare in
Fredericksburg, VA
(540) 513-5147
Welcome to Little Rubies Daycare! We offer children a supportive and friendly environment that’s just like home. At our home daycare, our go… Read More
$257 / wk
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7:30 am – 5:30 pm
Ms.
Sandra Bundy Daycare
Daycare in
Fredericksburg, VA
(323) 918-5692
Ms. Sandra Bundy is a home daycare that offers childcare programs for nearby families in Fredericksburg. Daily care is available on Monday,… Read More
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Ms. Madelaine Cuello Daycare
Daycare in
Fredericksburg, VA
(540) 628-5676
Ms.
Madelaine Cuello is a home daycare that offers childcare programs for nearby families in Fredericksburg. The director has programs for… Read More
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Mrs. Denise Shields Daycare
Daycare in
Fredericksburg, VA
(415) 985-0931
Mrs. Denise Shields offers safe, loving childcare in the Fredericksburg area. Kids learn through curriculum-based, educational activities.
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Ms. Bridget Johnson Daycare
Daycare in
Fredericksburg, VA
(313) 251-2259
Ms. Bridget Johnson is a home daycare that offers childcare programs for nearby families in Fredericksburg. The director has programs … Read More
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Fredericksburg, VA (Childcare & Programs)
There are 108 Daycares in Fredericksburg, Virginia, serving a population of 28,135 people in an area of 11 square miles.
There is 1 Daycare per 260 people, and 1 Daycare per square mile.
In Virginia, Fredericksburg is ranked 182nd of 1092 cities in Daycares per capita, and 120th of 1092 cities in Daycares per square mile.
Agape Fellowship Ministries
24 Perchwood Drive
Fredericksburg,
VA
Almost Home Child Development Center
35 Smokehouse Drive
Fredericksburg,
VA
Always Sonshine Learn And Play
11919 Rutherford Drive
Fredericksburg,
VA
Blake Farm Dayschool
805 Lyons Boulevard
Fredericksburg,
VA
Bright Beginnings Childcare Center
81 Cleremont Drive
Fredericksburg,
VA
Bright Beginnings Childcare Center
85 Cleremont Drive
Fredericksburg,
VA
Callahan Learning Center
916 Maple Grove Drive
Fredericksburg,
VA
Calvary Christian Church
2222 Jefferson Davis Highway
Fredericksburg,
VA
Children Of America
10628 Courthouse Road
Fredericksburg,
VA
Children Of America – Lee’s Hill
4555 Empire Court
Fredericksburg,
VA
Children Of America Deacon Road
2 South Pointe Lane
Fredericksburg,
VA
Children Of America Salem Church
12008 Old Salem Church Road
Fredericksburg,
VA
Children’s House Of Old Town
312 Sophia Street
Fredericksburg,
VA
Children’s House Of Old Town
38 Chatham Heights Road
Fredericksburg,
VA
Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church
1300 Augustine Avenue
Fredericksburg,
VA
Church On The Move
628 Cambridge Street
Fredericksburg,
VA
Cornerstone Baptist Church
56 McWhirt Loop
Fredericksburg,
VA
Creative Childcare Center
7001 Harrison Road
Fredericksburg,
VA
Creative Childcare Center
10817 Tidewater Trail
Fredericksburg,
VA
Crossroads Baptist Church
4236 Lee Hill School Drive
Fredericksburg,
VA
Dawning Point – Chatham Ltd.
415 Chatham Square Office Park
Fredericksburg,
VA
Dawning Point – Four Mile Fork Ltd.
130 Falcon Drive
Fredericksburg,
VA
Dawning Point Learning Center
805 Lyons Boulevard
Fredericksburg,
VA
Faith Baptist Church
4105 Plank Road
Fredericksburg,
VA
Faith Christian Center
10606 Benchmark Road
Fredericksburg,
VA
Falmouth Baptist Church
302 Colonial Avenue
Fredericksburg,
VA
Ferry Farm Baptist Church
1 Westmoreland Drive
Fredericksburg,
VA
First Step Preschool
7310 Old Plank Road
Fredericksburg,
VA
Fredericksburg Academy
10800 Academy Drive
Fredericksburg,
VA
Fredericksburg Baptist Church
1019 Princess Anne Street
Fredericksburg,
VA
Fredericksburg Children’s Academy
365 Ferry Road
Fredericksburg,
VA
Fredericksburg Christian School
2221 Jefferson Davis Highway
Fredericksburg,
VA
Fredericksburg Christian School
2231 Jefferson Davis Highway
Fredericksburg,
VA
Fredericksburg Preschool
810 Princess Anne Street
Fredericksburg,
VA
Fredericksburg United Methodist Church
308 Hanover Street
Fredericksburg,
VA
Friendship Baptist Church Of Fredericksburg
410 Deacon Road
Fredericksburg,
VA
Grace Church Of Fredericksburg
1141 Heatherstone Drive
Fredericksburg,
VA
Growing Kids Academy
9807 Jefferson Davis Highway
Fredericksburg,
VA
Hartwood Presbyterian Church
25 Hartwood Road
Fredericksburg,
VA
Hazelwild Country Day School
5325 Harrison Road
Fredericksburg,
VA
Higher Praise Christian Church
5933 Plank Road
Fredericksburg,
VA
Hirest Preschool
2208 Lafayette Boulevard
Fredericksburg,
VA
Holy Cross Academy Aviat Care Program
250 Stafford Lakes Parkway
Fredericksburg,
VA
Hugh Mercer Elementary Sac Program
2100 Cowan Boulevard
Fredericksburg,
VA
Kid’s Station Learning Center
1100 Sam Perry Boulevard
Fredericksburg,
VA
Kindercare Learning Center At Fredericksburg
10715 Spotsylvania Avenue
Fredericksburg,
VA
Kindercare Learning Center Breezewood
604 Breezewood Drive
Fredericksburg,
VA
Kings Highway Baptist Church
15 Pine Road
Fredericksburg,
VA
Learn ‘N Play Preschool And Children’s Center
4600 Lee Hill School Drive
Fredericksburg,
VA
Learn ‘N’ Play – Lee Hill
4600 Lee Hill School Drive
Fredericksburg,
VA
Child Care Center | Callahan Learning Center | Virginia
Experience quality and flexibility in a whole new way
At Callahan Learning Center we understand that a safe and loving environment is where childcare begins, and the realities of modern life are not just an afterthought to families.
That’s why we offer options that work for your schedule so you only pay for what you need, a custom curriculum that follows the Virginia Milestones of development, and top of the line parent engagement and administrative technology.
Together We Can Create
What Makes Us Different
Convenience Optimized
Family connection gives you real time school to home messaging, pictures and updates about your child’s day. Daily communications between teachers, administration and families.
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Education Focused
CLC uses Funshine Express Curriculum, the BEST in Early Learning Education, designed to address established early learning goals and standards to prepare children for their future.
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Quality Staff
CLC enlists highly trained staff focused on the caring for your family. Backed by VA Quality, which supports child care and early learning programs, CLC is devoted to improving education and care quality so that all Virginia’s children can be ready for school.
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Preschool Program
Callahan Learning Center provides a high-quality program that supports the growth and development of the whole child. Our goal is to create a strong foundation so that children will become life-long learners. For those who have a less than full time need, please see our Hourly Care Program designed to meet the needs of children looking for more flexible care options.
Toddler
2 Years Old
3 Years Old
Pre-K (4 and 5 Years Old)
Your child’s day will be filled with self-directed activities, teacher-led activities, as well as small group and large group projects.
This diverse approach ensures all learners are given an opportunity to learn and develop at their own pace. Our curriculum program is based on Virginia’s Milestones of Development and The Foundation Blocks of Learning used by Head Start. Our facility has the latest in technology.
Our goal is to provide a 21st century educational experience, geared towards preparing children to become life long learners. Children will be given the chance to learn through experiences that promote social, physical, intellectual, and emotional growth.
Serving Ages Toddler through PreK, Up to 10 Hours to Day in Full Time Care as well as hourly options
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16-24m
Emerging Learners
2-3 Years Old
Preschool Prep
3-4 Years Old
Preschool
4-6 Years Old
Pre-Kindergarten
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Include
Flexible scheduling options
Centers Open Weekdays at 6:00am
Professionally developed curriculum following the VA Milestones of Development
Balance of academic and social skills
Highly trained staff & ongoing assessments
Family Connection gives you real time school to home messaging, pictures, and updates about your child’s day
Affordable tuition rates and options
Parent accessible online billing and Schedule Management via Child Care Seer.
Hourly Care
Flexible Care When You Need It
Online Reservations
Drop-In Care (Space Permitting)
Parent Engagement and meals available
Part-Time Care
Flexible Part Day/Time Care
Up to 4 Hours Per Day
2,3,4, and 5-day programs
Meals and Parent Engagement included
5% Discount on scheduled Hourly Care
Full-Time Care
Flexible All-Day Childcare
Up to 10 Hours Per Day
5-,3-, and 1-Day Programs
Meals and Parent Engagement included
10% Discount on scheduled Hourly Care
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We love for people to visit our Centers in person, meet our staff, and see our curriculum in action. For those who need care quickly, we also offer Direct Online Registration for our services for those who’d like to lock down your interest immediately, or need to start new care right away.
We hope you enjoyed and found your online tour today informative. We are striving to revolutionize the Day Care Industry with the Best Care at Affordable Prices focused on the Community. We look forward to hearing from you.
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Locations
Center in Fredericksburg
916 Maple Grove Dr Fredericksburg
Phone: (540) 750-4331
Hours of Operation: 6:00 AM – 6:30 PM
Ages: 2yo to 5yo
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Your search for a one-stop shop for dog boarding, daycare and spa services has come to an end. Since 2014, Dogtopia of Fredericksburg has provided dog parents with everything they need to care for their pup.
Whether they’re looking to leave them for a few hours or overnight or longer, we offer a number of daycare and boarding packages that are suited to your needs and budget.
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Age: 9 Years 3 Months
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Favorite Activities: Lounging around the yard finding the best sunbathing spots, wrestling with my besties & then finding the best nap spots for us, and being the sweetest boy around!
Friends: Buddy the Yorkie, Harley the Shetland Sheepdog, Hunter the Brittany Spaniel, and ALL OF MY CANINE COACHES!!!
Most Lovable Qualities: The way that he is always ready to greet everyone with kisses! How he struts around the room being a helping hand, and his ability to make everyone smile!!
Your dog deserves five-star treatment, and we’re here to deliver it! Dogtopia is an upscale, open play dog daycare, boarding facility and spa serving the Fredericksburg area.
Your four-legged family member will enjoy our safe, healthy and fun environment, which is supervised by our loving and highly trained team. It won’t take you long to see that your pup is a pretty big deal at Dogtopia!
Our dog daycare goes a long way towards helping your pup learn valuable socialization skills! They will spend time making new BFFFs (Best Furry Friends Forever), and find new friends in our trained Canine Coaches.
Pamper your pup at our full-service dog spa. We provide a tranquil environment where your dog will receive five-star treatment from our dedicated team of dog lovers.
Dogs that stay with us enjoy monthly birthday celebrations. We also host events throughout the year such as bubble days, pool parties, ball days and Canine Coach games. We love to celebrate holidays and have monthly events so your pup won’t miss out on any of the fun!
Dogtopia of Fredericksburg’s involvement in the community extends beyond our four walls. We are highly committed to supporting the Dogtopia Foundation.
Through the Foundation, we sponsor service dogs for Veterans and others in need. Through our supportive pet parents we have been able to sponsor six service dogs to date. We host events each month in support of the Dogtopia Foundation in order to pursue our Noble Cause: To Enhance the Joy of Dog Parenthood and Enable Dogs to Positively Change our World!
We are intimately involved with the Fairy Godmother Project, who supports families with children experiencing pediatric cancer. We know that dogs are members of the family, but when a family is in crisis then the pups need extra care as well. Because of this we provide free services to any Fairy Godmother family.
What Sets Dogtopia of Fredericksburg Apart?
Our dog daycare offers a safe and fun place for you to leave your dog for the day. Our facility boasts three spacious playrooms totaling 2,230 square feet of space for your dog to run, jump play and cuddle! Our Outdoor Play Area is complete with artificial turf and 8′ fencing! We separate dogs by size, temperament and style of play to ensure that they have a safe and fun time.
When you bring your dog to us, you’ll receive award-winning services. We are the proud recipients of the Best Daycare and Boarding Facility in Fredericksburg awards year after year by FredParents’ Family Favorites readers!
If you’re heading out of town for business or pleasure, our boarding services provide a place to leave your dog. They’ll enjoy their own fun-filled vacation when they stay with us!
You may have noticed that your dog is overdue for a bath. We offer spa services as part of our daycare and boarding packages, or by appointment.
Our open-concept play environment has many advantages; your pup will learn valuable socialization skills, get plenty of exercise and enjoy lots of hands-on attention and TLC from our team and the other dogs.
Our services include:
- Dog daycare
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Why Choose Dogtopia of Fredericksburg?
Our facility comes equipped with three spacious playrooms with specialized rubber flooring that was made with your dog’s comfort in mind.
The material is gentle on the soles of your pup’s feet and it is especially beneficial for older dogs and dogs suffering from hip dysplasia and other joint ailments.
All three of our playrooms and our Outdoor Play Area come equipped with webcams so you can check in on your dog. You’ll laugh when you see them having fun with their four-legged friends. All you need is a device that is connected to the internet.
Your dog’s safety is our number one concern. Our playrooms are supervised by our highly trained team of experts who know how to recognize even the most subtle dog behavior and body language.
Dogtopia of Fredericksburg has earned certification status as a Heroes for Healthy PetsTM facility. The Heroes for Healthy PetsTM Certification Program in Infectious Disease Management provides training for preventative care, including strategic vaccination, and cleaning and disinfection protocols to help maintain disease-free facilities and keep pets healthy.
The program is co-sponsored by the International Boarding and Pet Services Association, National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America, Pet Sitters International, VETgirl, and Barkleigh Productions.
Treat Your Pup
Our retail section provides all you need make sure your dog is entertained and gets to enjoy the occasional treat.
We have also partnered with local dog treat maker Knick-Knack Paddy-Whack. Their healthy, natural dog treats contain no wheat, corn, soy, salt, artificial sweeteners or preservatives.
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If you’re planning to bring your dog in for daycare or to board your dog with us, a scheduled meet and greet with our team will give us the chance to determine if our open play environment is the right fit for your pup. We do require regular monthly daycare visits for non-enrolled clients in order to use our boarding services. Please contact us to book your appointment today.
To learn more about our services, please visit our pricing page, fill out our enrollment form or contact us.
Where to Find Us
We proudly serve Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Stafford and the surrounding areas. We are conveniently located close to the intersection of Salem Church Rd and Plank Road (Route 3). Our facility is near Planet Fitness in the Chancellor Commons Center off Kennedy Lane.
There is plenty of parking available at our location.
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We are notSullins College
Sullins College [3] was a former Methodist, women’s, junior college in Bristol, Virginia, United States, founded around 1868 and named after David Sullins, a Methodist minister. The operation ceased after he completed the 1976 course.
Contents
- 1 History
- 2 Student Life
- 3 Presidents
- 4 Sullins Academy
- 5 Notable Alumni
- 6 Notes
History
Founded in 1870, it became a branch of the Methodist Church in 1873. [1] It started out as a high school and junior college. Its first location was in the center of Bristol.
The entire building burned down during the Christmas holidays at the end of December 1915, and the Methodist Church decided not to rebuild. William E. Martin, an Alabama Methodist pastor who had previously been president of Sullins, was persuaded by some Bristol residents to return to Bristol and reopen the school. He did, and the school was rebuilt in a brand new location in a residential area of Bristol, on high ground overlooking the city. No longer a Methodist institution, Martin ran it as a private girls’ school controlled by his family. It attracted clients from wealthy families throughout the Southeast who were looking for an undergraduate college with the prestige of Virginia.
[4] The new facility opened in September 1917.
In the 1930s, Martin opened a branch office, Arlington Hall, on the outskirts of Virginia Washington, DC. During World War II, Arlington Hall was closed, and the facilities came under the control of the federal government, which operated it as the American Bletchley Park – a top-secret facility where enemy radio messages were carefully deciphered. The facility is still a state-owned enterprise.
Sullins College in Bristol remained under the control of the Martin family until 1960s when they handed it over to an independent board of trustees. The junior college celebrated its centenary in 1970. The college continued to operate, additional buildings were built. By the 1970s, however, women’s colleges were no longer as fashionable as they once were, and as a two-year college, Sullins was especially vulnerable to change. The peak enrollment in 1968 of almost 400 quickly declined so that by the fall of 1972 there were only 102 freshmen from 30 states and five foreign countries.
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Faced with a million dollar debt in February 1975 and an insufficient enrollment, the trustees offered the school to the State of Virginia in exchange for the state taking over the school’s debt. The State Board of Higher Education did not recommend the acquisition, and the proposal was rejected by the Governor in late October 1975. [5] In early 1976, the school was valued at $16 million and the campus covered 75 acres (30 ha) with 14 buildings in addition to the 50-acre (20 ha) Sequyoa Camp. [7]
In April 1976, the board of trustees reached an agreement with the city to move the school into the city’s school system to operate as a coeducational institution. The city will assume the school’s $1.2 million debt, retain the college’s name, and use the property for educational purposes only. [7] The agreement with the city failed, and after graduation from the class of 1976, Sullins College closed in July.:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Federicksburg-Battlefields-5919dfe43df78cf5fa5e9db1.jpg)
There was no alternative owner of the college. Ownership eventually passed to United Coal Company, now known simply as United Company, an investment firm.
Queen’s University, in Bristol, Tennessee, is the custodian of Sullins College’s records and maintains an active relationship with the institution’s alumni. [8]
Student life
For most of its existence, the college took responsibility for the behavior of its students under the direction of instead of parents . This was a typical example in 1911 when two girls were expelled from school who were riding in a car with two boys from nearby King’s College. The girls were being held for their parents to come after them when they ran away with the two boys. As a result, college officials and police harassed couples in Tennessee. The stalkers failed to apprehend the girls as the stalkers found them in Hawkins County, Tennessee minutes after the couple’s wedding. The criminal charges of the two boys involved were discussed.
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The school newspaper was Reflector .’ [2] Phi Theta Kappa chapter plus several student clubs operated on campus. The school yearbook was Sullins Sampler . [10] In 1946, Sampler won third place in a Methodist competition among over 300 schools participating in a competition held by the Columbian Scholastic Press Association. [11]
The graduating class of 1955 donated a group of five Peter Pan statues that were placed around the pool on campus. [12]
The school operated at Camp Sequoia. South Holston Lake. [2]
Presidents
- David Sullins (1870–1915)
- William E. Martin (1916–)
- William T. Martin (in 1956) [12]
6 1972–1976) [2] [5]
Sullins Academy
. The school added grades until it became a K-8 school. In the process, the church building ran out of space. After the college closed at 7In 1976, in the summer of 1977, the school moved to the Martin Hall campus, naming it Sullins Academy to better denote its non-sectarian nature.
[13] The Academy remained there until 1999, when it moved to a newly built facility on 32 acres (13 ha) in Bristol, Virginia. [14]
Notable Alumni
- Linda Garrow – Member of the North Carolina General Assembly
- Judy Onofrio – Minnesota Contemporary Artist
- Katherine Smith Reynolds – philanthropist and builder of Reynolds House 9 School History – Sullins Academy. Sullins Academy. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- History of Sullins College, 1870-1970 in Google Books, 1970, 28p.
- 1 History
- 2 Geography
- 2.1 Climate
- 2.2 The surroundings
- 2.2.1 Giorzhtown South
- 2.2.2 City City
- 2.2.3 Triangle and surrounding areas
In July 1861, the First Battle of Manassas – also known as the First Battle of Bull Run – took place nearby, the first major land battle of the American Civil War. Manassas Celebrated 150th Anniversary First Battle of Manassas July 21–24, 2011 [11]
Fencing on the battlefield of Manassas
The Second Battle of Manassas (or Second Battle of Bull Run) took place near Manassas 28–30 August 1862.
At the time, Manassas Crossing was little more than a railroad crossing, but was of strategic importance with rails leading to Richmond, Virginia, Washington, DC, and the Shenandoah Valley. Despite these two Confederate victories, Manassas Junction was in Union hands for most of the war. After the war, the intersection grew into the city of Manassas, which was incorporated in 1873. In 1894, Manassas was designated the county seat of Prince William County, replacing it with Brentsville. In 1975, Manassas was incorporated as an independent city and was separated from Prince William County by Virginia law.
To Manassas Historic District; Cannon branch of the fort; Liberia, plantation house; and the Manassas Industrial School for Colored Youth are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [12]
Geography
County Feralfax
City Manassas
Park Manassas
County of Prince William
Loudoun County
Maranassas mainly serves I-66, USA 29, Virdzhinia 234 Route 234 Virginia State 28.
According to the US Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.9 square miles (25.6 km2). 2 ), of which 9.9 square miles (25.6 km 2 ) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km 2 ) (0.5%) – water. [13]
Manassas has an advisory system of government. As of October 2019, the city manager is William Patrick Pate; the mayor is Harry J. Parrish II; and vice mayor, Pamela J. Sebeski. [1] [2]
Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and usually mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Manassas has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated as Cfa on climate maps. [14] Monthly average temperatures range from 33.3°F in January to 76.7°F in July. [1] The local hardiness zone is 7a.
Neighborhood
Some neighborhoods in the city of Manassas include:
Georgetown South
Georgetown South is a PUD 30 miles south of downtown Washington DC.
in Manassas. [15] When it was built in the 1960s, it was considered “the fine southern sister of the famous and wealthy area”. Georgetown. [16] It consists entirely of 3-room, 2-story red brick townhouses built between 1960 and 1970, some with cream or pastel exterior paint. The neighborhood has a community center that offers a free pediatric clinic, seminars, workshops, and citizenship courses. [16] Despite high hopes during construction, the area suffered greatly during the expropriation crisis. “At the height of the housing bubble, nearly 60 percent of residents were homeowners,” but in 2013, 60% of residents were renters. [16] When the houses eventually became empty, they left room for crime to creep in. Today, the area is known for a higher crime rate, including drug use and serious domestic crime, than due to its history or connection to the nation’s capital. [16] Downtown
Manassas Historic Downtown, also called Manassas Historic District or Manassas Old Town, is an area in downtown Manassas.
According to Historic Manassas, this seven-by-one-block area alone contains 206 buildings and one ancillary facility. [17] Its northern boundary is Portner Avenue and its southern boundary is Prince William Street. [18] Back in the early 1990s, downtown Manassas was known for being dilapidated and was mostly used by workers coming from the area to Washington, DC. However, in 1995, local entrepreneur Loy E. Harris founded Historic Manassas and invested in the area to bring it back to life. Harris’s death in 1999 from cancer was felt in the community, [19] but his organization, Historical Manassas, remained. In the 2010s, more efforts were made to make the area successful not only commercially but also residentially. Developers seized the opportunity and built three- and four-story townhouses along East Center Street, East Church Street, and Prescott Avenue to appeal to a younger generation of homeowners looking for urban amenities in the suburbs. [ citation needed ] Across the block is the Harris Pavilion, an outdoor area that turns into an ice rink in the winter. [20] South of the Old City is the Manassas Museum, dedicated to the history of the city and its involvement in the American Civil War. [21] There are several buildings of note in downtown Manassas: - Manassas Presbyterian Church (1875)
Old City Triangle
Old City Triangle is a historic residential area adjacent to the Old City of Manassas. It is named for its triangular shape with three street boundaries: Grant Avenue, Sudley Road, and Portner Avenue. [18] The Old Town Triangle mainly consists of spacious colonial, manor and one-story houses built between 1900 and 1955. [22] They are valued much higher than similar houses in neighboring blocks. [22] The Old City Triangle contains some of Manassas’ most famous buildings, including:
- Annaburg Manor, a historic estate that was once converted into a nursing home, [23] and was acquired by the City of Manassas in July 2019year to have it restored to its original design by a concerned non-profit organization. The estate, built in 1892, was the home of Robert Portner. It was reportedly one of the first in the country to have mechanical air conditioning installed. [24]
- Annaburg Manor Gatehouse, gatehouse for Historic Liberian Estate [23]
- Bennet House, Historic Home Converted to Bed and Breakfast [25]
The Old Town Triangle also has two recreational parks: [26]
- Nelson Park, a public park between Grant Avenue and Sudley Road, with a fountain that operates in spring and summer. [26]
- Walter Delisle Park, children’s park with playground and picnic tables
- Manassas Park, Virginia – NE 9Pop.
%± 1880 361 — 1890 530 46.8% 1900 817 54. 2% 1910 1,217 49.0% 1920 1,305 7.2% 1930 1,215 −6.9% 1940 1,302 7.2% 1950 1.804 38.6% 535
1970 9,164 157.8% 1980 15,438 68.5% 1990 27,957 81.1% 2000 35,135 25.7% 2010 37.821 7.6% 0553 41.085 [4] 8.6% The ten-year census of the US population [27]
1790-1960 [28] 1900-1990 [29] 9000 [29] 9000 [29] 9000[29] 9000 9000
[29] 9000 9000 9000 30]
Census [31] In 2010, the population of Manassas City was 37,821, representing a 7.
6% population growth since the last census in 2000. The racial breakdown in the 2010 census for the city is as follows: - 65.3% White
- 15.7% Black
- 5.9% Asian
- 16.2% Other
31.4% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino origin. Ethnically this can be broken down as follows:
- 9.9% Mexican
- 1.1 Puerto Rican
- 0.2% Cuban
- 20.2% other Hispanic or Latino
The population density in the city is 3782.1 people per square mile and there are approximately 13,103 housing units in the city with an average housing density of 1310.3 per square mile. The highest percentage of home values in owner-occupied homes (34.8%) range from $300,000 to $49$9,999, with an average owner-occupied housing value of $259,100. The city’s highest period of growth was from 1980 to 1989, when 35% of the city’s housing stock was built. [33]
The ACS estimated that the median household income in the city in 2010 was $70,211.
36% of the population have higher education. Almost as many people commute to work in Manassas (13,316) than out of town (13,666), with the majority commuting to Fairfax and Prince William counties for work. Unemployment as of July 2010 in the city is 6.3%, which is significantly lower than in the United States (7.9%). Residents of the city are mainly employed in the field of professional, scientific and technical services, health care and social assistance. [34] Politics
For many years Manassas was one of the most conservative neighborhoods in Virginia, but in 2008 it changed dramatically. Democrats, starting with a 13-point victory for George W. Bush to an 11-point victory for Barack Obama. He has supported Democratic presidential candidates by double-digit margins in the last three elections, due in part to the broader Democratic trend in Northern Virginia.
6.7% 1,035 2012 42.5% 6,463 55. 8% 8,478 1.9% 259 2008 43.8% 5,975 55.2% 7.518 1.0% 134 2004
061 5,562
0.7% 84 2000 54.4% 6,752 42.4% 5,262 3.2% 396 1996 52.9% 5.799 39.9% 4.378 7.1% 783 0553 32.7% 3,647 18.4% 2,054 1988 68.6% 5,980 30.5% 2,658 0.9% 81 1984 71.3% 4.613 28.2% 1.824 0 0.4% 29
061 3,009
31. 6% 1,565 7.6% 378 1976 53.3% 1,992 44.0% 1,646 2.6% 99 Crime
In the second quarter of 2014, crime in the city of Manassas decreased by 9 percent. [36] Between 2013 and 2014, the number of requests for assistance from residents decreased by 27 percent. Overall, crime in the city of Manassas has steadily declined over the years, as it has throughout the country. Approximately 1 in 5 complaints received in Q2 2014 related to a Part 1 offense. The number of aggravated assaults reported in 2014 year-to-date and in the second quarter has approximately doubled compared to cases in 2013 (+46% and +64% respectively). In the 2nd quarter of 2014, the number of crimes against property decreased by 19(burglary, theft and theft of vehicles). Overall, year-to-date results indicate a decline in Part 1 crimes (-14%) and all other crimes reported to the police (-9%).
[36] Neighborhood Scout estimates crime in Manassas to be more dangerous than 63% of all American neighborhoods and 37% safer than all American neighborhoods. This shows that Manassas has moderately higher than average crime rates. [37] There were numerous reviews on the SiteJabber website saying that Neighborhood Scout was an unreliable business that promoted bad practices and lacked accurate crime reports. Based on eleven reviews, Neighborhood Scout received 1.5 out of 5 stars. [38]
Economy
The Manassas Regional Airport has 26 businesses located within the airport. There are 415 aircraft based and two fixed base operators, APP Jet Center and Dulles Aviation. Manassas Regional Airport has building land. [39]
The city’s third largest employer is Micron Technology. Headquartered in Boise, Idaho, this semiconductor manufacturer operates its wafer factory in Manassas, employing 1,650 people directly and several hundred more through contracts with suppliers.
In December 2018, Micron began a $3 billion expansion project in Manassas and is expected to create 1,100 jobs by 2030. [40] Other major employers include Lockheed Martin (1,500 employees) and Novant Prince William Health System (1,400 employees). 11% of people working in Manassas live in the city, while 89% commute. 36% make it to Prince William County and 18% make it to Fairfax. In addition, 16,700 people travel from Manassas to the surrounding areas. In 2016, 3.3% of Manassas residents were unemployed. [41]
Transport
Route 234 in Manassas
Major Highways
Major highways to and from Manassas: Virginia State Route 28, Virginia State Route 234, and Virginia State Route 234 Business. I-66 and US-29 serve Manassas, but neither passes through the city itself.
Airports
Manassas Regional Airport is located within the city. It is the busiest general aviation airport in Virginia and is home to over 415 aircraft and 26 businesses including charter companies, avionics, maintenance, flight schools, and aviation services.
Amtrak 50, Cardinal arriving at Manassas Station on Friday evening. The train left Chicago last night and is already on its way to New York. The station is shared with the Virginia Railroad Express and houses the city’s visitor center.
Rail
Manassas began life as Manassas Junction , named after the rail junction between the Orange and Alexandria Railroad and the Manassas Gap Railroad. The O&A owned the railroad from Alexandria through Manassas to the south, terminating in Orange, Virginia, while the MGRR was an independent line built from the Manassas Junction through the Manassas Gap to the west. In addition, Manassas was the site of the first large-scale use of rail transport for military purposes.
These original routes are now owned by the Norfolk Southern Railway. Amtrak and the Virginia Railroad Express (VRE) provide regular intercity and suburban service to and from the city via NS-owned tracks. Manassas Station is served by VRE and three Amtrak routes: New York to Chicago Cardinal , Boston to Roanoke Northeast Regional , and New York to New Orleans Crescent .
Train Station was also used for the cover of Stephen Stills’ Manassas (album).
Education
Public Education
City of Manassas is served by Manassas Public Schools. Manassas has five elementary schools, two intermediate schools, a middle school and a high school. Mayfield Intermediate School opened in 2006, serving fifth and sixth grade students. Due to growth, Baldwin Intermediate School opened in September 2017 and also serves students in grades 5 and 6.
Some schools in Prince William County Public Schools The county has Manassas addresses, although they are located and serve areas outside of the city of Manassas.
Seton School, a private Roman Catholic junior and senior high school in the Diocese of Arlington, provides Catholic education in its Manassas area. [42] All Saints Catholic School, at All Saints Parish, provides Catholic education from preschool to 8th grade. All Saints Catholic School was awarded the President’s Blue Ribbon Award in 2009.
[43] Also in the vicinity of Manassas are branches of the American Public University System, George Mason University, Northern Virginia Community College, ECPI College of Technology and Strayer University. Although some are located just outside the city limits in Prince William County, NVCC and Strayer refer to these locations as their Manassas campuses. 9Ol000 George K. Runda School [48]
- Primary school Weems [49]
- Baldwin interim school [50]
- Secondary school of Mayfield [51]
- Secondary school E. Metz [52]
- Osborne High School [53]
- Northern Virginia Community College – Manassas [54]
Private Education
Saints. [55] or St. Thomas Methodist Church. [56] But some private schools in the area are based on other non-traditional school ideologies, such as Reggio Emilia. [57] A trademarked approach or curriculum, such as the F.
L.EX.® curriculum. [58] Private schools in Manassas:
- Ad Fonte Academy, a K-12 non-denominational Christian College Preparatory School and K-8 school operated by All Saints Catholic Church [55]
- Compass School, [61] a non-traditional kindergarten and preschool that ties its practices to the Reggio Emilia approach [57]
- Emmanuel Christian School, a Baptist elementary school operated by Emmanuel Baptist Church [62]
- Goddard School in Manassas, a private elementary school with a trademarked curriculum. [58]
- Harmony Montessori School, private preschool after Maria Montessori method [63]
- La Petite Academy, STEM oriented preschool [64] [65]
- Manassas Christian School, K-8 Christian School [66] which accepts I-20 students [67]
- School of Merit – Manassas, [68] preschool and elementary school branches throughout Virginia [69]
- School of Merit – Old Town Manassas, [70] preschool and elementary school with branches throughout Virginia [69]
- Minnyland Academy of Local Nursery Network [71] 900 kindergartens and pre-schools with three districts of Manassas [71]
- Prince William Academy of Technology, private high school grades 7-12. [72]
- Seton School, [73] Catholic High School founded in 1975 [74]
- Sunbeam Children’s Center, [56] St. Thomas Methodist Christian Preschool905 [56]
Notable people
- Jim Bucher (1911–2004), infielder and outfielder in Major League Baseball
- Ryan Burroughs, professional rugby league footballer currently playing for the Toronto Wolfpack
- Mason Diaz, NASCAR Driver
- Danny Doyle, Irish folk singer blacks
- Brandon Hogan, football player
- Cheney Clay (1972–2007), American film and television actor
- John Knott, Major League Baseball outfielder
- Jeremy Lynn Swimmer at the Summer Olympics 1996 years old, current swimming coach.
- Mike O’Meara, radio broadcaster [76] [77] [78]
- Harry J. Parrish (1922–2006), longtime member of the Virginia House of Delegates
- –1810), U. S. Representative from Virginia
- Jason Richardson, American guitarist
- Kevin Ricks, infamous serial sex offender [79]
- David Robinson, American basketball player
- Danica Roem, first openly transgender woman to be elected to the US legislature
- Ravi Shankar, American poet
- KJ Sapong, American football player now playing for Sporting Kansas City
- Leanne Tweeden, model
- Lucky Whitehead, former National Football League wide receiver
- Ryan Williams, on the way back for the Dallas Cowboys 9 “Trayvon Martin’s shooter George Zimmerman is linked to Manassas.” Washington Post . March 22, 2012
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1. History
- 1.1 Founding and early growth
- 1.2 American Civil War
- 1.3 Reconstruction after the civil war
- 1.4 World War II and after
- 1.5 Modern revitalization
- 1.6 Chronology
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2 Geography
- 2.1 Climate
- 2.2 Seven Hills
- 2.3 Neighboring counties
- 3 Demographics
- 4 Economy
- 5 Government
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6 Education
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6. 1 Colleges and universities
- 6.1.1 Public schools
- 6.1.2 Private schools
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6.2 Primary and secondary schools
- 6.2.1 Public schools
- 6.2.2 Private schools
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8.2 Intercity transit
- 8.2.1 Bus
- 8.2.2 Railway
- 8.2.3 Air
- 8.2.4 Highway
- 9 Arts and culture
- 10 Attractions and entertainment
- 11 Sports and recreation
- 12 Neighborhood
- 13 Notable people
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14 media
- 14.1 Printing
- 14.2 Television
- 14.3 Radio
- 15 sister cities
- 16 Policy
- 17 See also
- 18 notes
- 19 Links
- 20 Bibliography
- 21 External links
- 1786 – Lynchburg founded.
- 1791 year – a tobacco warehouse was built.
- 1798 – South River Friends Meeting House built.
- 1805 – City of Lynchburg incorporated.
- 1806
- City cemetery founded.
- Construction of Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest begins near Lynchburg.
- 1830
- Elijah Fletcher becomes mayor.
- Population: 4630 people.
- 1840
- The James River and Kanawha Canal opens to Richmond.
- Population: 6395 people.
- 1850 – Population: 8071.
- 1852
- Virginia and Tennessee Railroad begins operations.
- City of Lynchburg included.
- Lynchburg Daily Virginian begins publication.
- 1855 – Lynchburg Courthouse built.
- 1856 – Lynchburg Methodist Protestant College founded.
- 1864 – June 17–18: The Battle of Lynchburg took place near the city during the American Civil War.
- 1866 – South Memorial Association founded.
- 1870 – September: flood.
- 1879 – George D. Witt Shoe Corporation in business.
- 1880 – James Albert Bonsac invents the cigarette rolling machine.
- 1886 – First Baptist Church built.
- 1888 – Virginia Theological Seminary founded.
- 1893 – Randolph-Macon Women’s College opens.
- 1895 – St. Paul’s Church built.
- 1898 – “Confederate Infantryman” monument erected.
- 1900 – Population: 18,891.
- 1903 Virginia Christian College founded.
- 1908 – Jones Memorial Library opens.
- 1912 – Equal Suffrage League formed.
- 1913 – John Warwick Daniel statue erected.
- 1920 – The Maly Theater is founded.
- 1928 – Monument Terrace built.
- 1930
- WLVA radio starts broadcasting.
- Population: 40661 people.
- 1932 – Civil Art League founded.
- 1940 – City stadium opens.
- 1953 – WLVA-TV (television) begins broadcasting.
- 1954 – Carter Glass Memorial Bridge opens.
- 1959 – Pittman Plaza Shopping Center in action.
- 1966
- Lynchburg Public Library opens.
- Founding of Central Virginia Community College and the Lynchburg Baseball Corporation.
- 1971 – Lynchburg Baptist College (later Liberty University) founded.
- 1978 – Opening of the House-Museum “Point of Honor”.
- 1980 – Population: 66,743.
- 1990 – President George W. Bush delivers acceptance speech at Liberty University.
- 1993 – Bob Goodlatte becomes U.S. Representative for Virginia’s 6th congressional district.
- 1995 – Lynchburg Hillcats baseball team active.
- 2000 – City website online (approximate date).
- 2010 – Population: 75,568
- 2016 – Joan Foster becomes mayor.
- 2017 – President Donald Trump delivers acceptance speech at Liberty University.
- Amherst County, Virginia – NE
- Bedford County, Virginia – west, northwest
- Campbell County, Virginia – south, southeast
- Mary Jane Dolan (Mayor) (Ward I)
- Bo Wright (Vice Mayor) (at large)
- Sterling Wilder (Ward II)
- Jeff Helgeson (Wardship III)
- Chris Faraldi (Department IV)
- Randy Nelson (at large)
- Trainee Tweedy (at large)
- John Wyatt, 1806.
- Roderick Taliaferro, 1807
- Samuel J. Harrison, 1808
- John Lynch Jr., 1809
- M. Lambert, 1810
- John Schoolfield, 1811
- James Stuart, 1812
- Robert Morris, 1813
- Samuel J. Harrison, 1814
- James Stuart, 1815
- John M. Gordon, 1816
- Samuel J. Harrison, 1817
- William Morgan, 1818
- James Stuart, 1819
- John Thurman, 1820
- Mikaja Davis, 1821
- John Hancock, 1822
- Thomas A. Holcomb, 1823
- Albon McDaniel, 1824
- John Victor, 1825
- Albon McDaniel, 1826
- Christopher Winfrey, 1827
- Albon McDaniel, 1828
- Ammon Hancock, 1829
- Elijah Fletcher, 1830
- John R. D. Payne, 1831
- Elijah Fletcher, 1833
- John M. Warwick, 1833
- Henry M. Didlake, 1834
- Samuel J. Wyatt, 1835
- Pleasant Labby, 1836
- Ammon Hancock, 1837
- Martin W. Davenport, 1838
- John R. D. Payne, 1839
- Samuel Nowlin, 1840
- Ammon Hancock, 1841
- Henry M. Didlake, 1842
- Edwin Matthews, 1843
- David W. Burton, 1844
- M. Hart, 1845
- Henry M. Didlake, 1846
- Daniel J. Warwick, 1847
- Henry 0 Schoolfield, 1848
- Edwin Matthews, 1849
- Henry M. Didlake, 1850
- William D. Branch, 1851
- Albon McDaniel, 1869
- James M. Cobbs, 1870
- George H. Birch, 1872
- Samuel A. Bailey, 1876
- Samuel Griffin Wingfield, 1880
- A. H. Pettigrew, 1882
- Nathaniel Clayton Manson, Jr., 1884-1891
- Robert D. Yancy, circa 1900
- Royston Shute Jr. circa 1918
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- L. E. Lichford, circa 1937
- Clarence J. Burton, 1946-1948
- Jerome W. Morrison circa 1952
- John L. Suttenfield circa 1953-1956
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- Elliott Shearer circa 1982
- Jimmy Bryan, circa 1986
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- MBT “Teedy” Thornhill Jr. , 1991-1992
- James S. Whitaker 1994-1998
- Carl B. Hutcherson, Jr. circa 2002–2005
- Michael Gillette, circa 2015
- Joan Foster 2016–2018
- Trainee Tweedy 2018-2020
- Mary Jane Dolan 2020–present
- Central Virginia Community College
- Lynchburg University
- Randolph College
- University of Virginia Lynchburg
- American National University (one of several campuses)
- Sweet Briar College (located in nearby Sweet Briar, Virginia)
American Civil War – People (Part 2) soldiers who survived and did not survive these turbulent years. The first part can be viewed here.
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Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States, February 5, 1865 This photo is called “the last lifetime photograph of Lincoln”, it was taken in February 1865. The American Civil War played out during Lincoln’s administration, beginning just a month after he was elected and ending just days before his assassination in April 1865. (LOC)2. Jefferson Davis, former US Secretary of War and Senator from Mississippi, was President of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865. After the war, he was caught, accused of treason, and imprisoned for two years, after which he was released on bail. As a result, his case was closed in 1869year, and he lived another 20 years, dying at the age of 81. (Mathew Brady/NARA)3. A group of men from Campaign B of the U.S. Engineer Battalion near Petersburg, Virginia, in August 1864. (LOC)4. Confederate soldiers marching through occupied Frederick in 1862 (NARA)5. Confederate General Robert E. Lee in late April 1865. By the end of the war, Lee had become commander-in-chief of all Confederate forces. He led numerous armies into battle against Union forces. It was Lee’s surrender to General Ulysses Grant on April 9, 1865, that marked the end of the war. (NARA)6. Union General Ulysses Grant. After the war, his popularity in the north helped him win presidential elections in 1868 and again in 1872. (LOC)7. Daily life at the camp of the 31st Infantry Regiment near Fort Slocum, Washington, in 1861. (AP Photo/Library of Congress)8. Three different photographs of Peter, a slave from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, circa 1863. These scars he received from his owner, Artai Carrier, who whipped him with a whip. After this, he had to recover for two months. During the war, these photographs were widely distributed in the north. Peter later became a soldier in the Union army. (NARA)9. Adelbert Ames was a general in the Union Army. After the war, he became a military governor, senator, and civil governor in Mississippi. He lived a long life and died at the age of 97 in 1933. (Mathew Brady/NARA)10. William Mahone was a civil engineer, railroad worker, and ardent supporter of the withdrawal of the southern states from the United States. In 1861, after Virginia seceded, Mahone led the capture of the Gosport shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia. He drove an empty passenger train straight into the city and forced the federal troops to leave the shipyard. He later became a colonel in the Confederate Army. After the war, Mahone became a U.S. Senator from Virginia. (NARA)11. Rose O’Neal Greenhow, “Wild Rose”, poses with her daughter at the old Capitol prison in Washington. Greenhow was a Confederate spy who used her connections to pass information south. She was declassified by Alan Pinkerton in 1861 and imprisoned for almost a year. She was then released and deported to Richmond, where the woman was warmly welcomed by the locals. She served as a Confederate diplomat, traveled to Europe, and wrote a memoir that became popular in London in 1863. In October 1864, she sailed home on a block breaker that was being pursued by a Union ship. While trying to escape, she drowned. (LOC)12. A group of “contraband” (as freed or escaped slaves were called) in front of a building in Cumberland, Virginia, May 14, 1862. (James F. Gibson/LOC)13. William Tecumseh Sherman, a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, served as a Union Army general who served on several campaigns. Best known for his capture of Atlanta, Georgia, after which his troops launched the “Sherman March to the Sea”, during which they caused irreparable damage to the infrastructure of those places. (Matthew Brady/NARA)14. The body of a soldier in a field after the Battle of Gettysburg. (Alexander Gardner/LOC)15. Francis S. Barlow entered the war as a common soldier in the Union army and ended it as a general. He was wounded several times, but he survived the war and later became New York State Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Attorney. (LOC)16. Union General Hermann Haupt sails down the Potomac River on a raft he invented for reconnaissance. Haupt was the head of construction and transport affairs on the military railway during the war. (AP Photo/Library of Congress, A.J. Russell) 17. Lonely grave (lower center) near Antietam, Maryland, in September 1862.
(Alexander Gardner/LOC)18. Frederick Douglass, circa 1879 He was born a slave in Maryland but ran away as a boy and eventually became an influential social reformer, a powerful orator and leader of the movement to end slavery. (George K. Warren/NARA)19. Unknown Union officer. (Mathew Brady/NARA)20. Confederate troops on the opposite side of a destroyed bridge in Fredericksburg, Virginia. (Mathew Brady/NARA)21. President Abraham Lincoln surrounded by a crowd during his famous address at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 19November 1863. (AP Photo/Library of Congress)22. General James Scott Negley of Pennsylvania. At the beginning of the war, he was appointed brigadier general, he commanded troops in several battles. After his division escaped collapse at the Battle of Chickamauga, he was removed from command. He retired in January 1865. (LOC)23. Amputation at the Gettysburg field hospital. (LOC)24. All that remains of a Union soldier who was serving time in the infamous prison in Andersonville, Georgia. (LOC)25. Nurse Anna Belle tends to wounded soldiers at a Union hospital in 1863. (U.S. Army Center of Military History)26. Robert Smalls was born a slave in South Carolina. During the Civil War, he was a driver on a Confederate military transport, the Planter. On May 12, 1862, three white officers of the Planter decided to spend the night on the shore. Around three in the morning, Small and 7 other slaves decided to escape and sail to the Union ships. Smalls put on his captain’s uniform and hat. They stopped to pick up their families along the way and then sailed to the Union ships with a white flag. After the war, Smalls became a South Carolina state representative. (LOC)27. Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. He was considered a tough person. He fought several campaigns, but during the Battle of Chancellorsville he was accidentally shot by his own troops and had to have his arm amputated. He died of complications from pneumonia 8 days later, having become a hero of the South. (LOC)28. Soldiers of the Army of the Potomac in the trenches before the assault on Marys Heights during the Chancellorsville Campaign in May 1863. (LOC)29. Portrait of Miss E. Demine. (Mathew Brady/NARA)30. General George Armstrong Custer, US Army cavalry officer and commander. Custer built up an honorable reputation during the Civil War, and after the war he was sent west to fight in the Indian Wars. Custer died at the famous Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876. (LOC)31. Harriet Tubman was born a slave but fled to Philadelphia in 1849 and was a scout for Union troops during the war. (AP Photo/Library of Congress)32. Bodies of Confederate soldiers near Mrs. Alsop’s house, off Spotsylvania, May 1864. (Timothy H. O’Sullivan/LOC)33. Sergeant James Harris, a member of Company B. He was one of 23 black Union soldiers to receive the Order of Honor. (AP Photo/Library of Congress)34. Miss Walton. (Mathew Brady/NARA)35. Union General Isaac Stevens on his front porch in March 1862, South Carolina. Stevens, the former first governor of Washington Territory, was killed at the Battle of Chantilly on September 1, 1862. (LOC)36. Brigadier General Robert Houston Milroy, Union Army officer. Milroy distinguished himself by defeat at the Second Battle of Winchester in 1863. Milroy died in Olympia, Washington, in 1890 at the age of 73. (LOC)37. Maryland, Antietam, President Lincoln on the battlefield in October 1862. (LOC)38. Union Major General Ambrose Burnside fought more than one campaign in North Carolina and Tennessee during the war. After he was governor, and then a senator from Rhode Island. (LOC)39. John Henry serving at the headquarters of the 3rd Troop of the Army of the Potomac in October 1863. (LOC)40. Actor and Confederate supporter John Wilkes Booth shortly before the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865 Booth and a group of conspirators planned to assassinate Lincoln, Vice President Andrew Johnson, and Secretary of State William Seward in hopes of helping the Confederacy. After killing Lincoln in a theater in Washington on April 14, 1865, he fled to a farm in northern Virginia, only to be caught and killed by Union soldiers 12 days later. (NARA)41. Union Major General Mortimer D. Leggett. (LOC)42. John Burns, “the old hero of Gettysburg” with a gun and crutches in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in 1863 During the Battle of Gettysburg, 70-year-old Burns grabbed his weapon and entered the battlefield with Union soldiers. Burns became a sniper, because. shot great. He was wounded several times, he was thrown onto the battlefield. He managed to escape, his wounds healed, and his story soon earned him the title of National Hero. (LOC)43. Patrol of “colored” troops at the Dutch Gap Canal in Virginia in November 1864. (LOC)44. Confederate General J.D. Marmaduke. (LOC)45. Guards inspecting a crossing at Georgetown, Washington on the banks of the Potomac River in 1865 (AP Photo/Library of Congress)46. Conspirator Lewis Powell in handcuffs in Washington in April 1865. Powell unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate Secretary of State William Seward at his home on April 14, 1865. He was soon caught and hanged as one of the 4 conspirators responsible for the assassination of Lincoln. (Alexander Gardner/LOC)47. Hanging bodies of four conspirators – Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold and George Atzerodt July 7, 1865 at Fort McNair in Washington. (Alexander Gardner/LOC)48. Union General George Stoneman at camp a yard from Fair Oaks, Virginia, in June 1862. Stoneman was an army officer who took part in several military operations. 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History comes to life 2022 – Discovery
Friday, May 13 – 415 years on the day since the founding of the first English colony on the shores of North America! Discovery Elementary will explore and learn about Virginia’s important historical sites of Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown, as well as the people and events that have shaped our Old Dominion over the past 400 years.
Students will take part in a series of rotations to experience tours, speakers, writers, reenactors, and authentic events including music, art, dance, and games that represent the diverse experience of Virginians since 1607. On May 13, students are required to wear solar system T-shirts. For lunch, students may bring their own or they will be provided with lunch in brown bags.
This community-building educational day will revitalize and enrich all participants. If you are interested in volunteering, please click here to register. (Please see APSVolunteer Requirements.)
Event Schedule
9:15 AM – 10:00 AM Jamestown Foundation Virtual Tour (all students) 10:05 AM – 10:15 AM snack 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM Rotation 1 11:05 AM – 12:05 PM Rotation 2 12:05 PM – 12:30 PM Lunch 12:30 – 1:30 PM Rotation 3 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Chief Red Hawk and Cheroenhaka Nottoway tribe (all students) 2:30PM – 3:30PM Rotation 4 Chief Walter David “Red Hawk” Brown, III is Chief Elect of the Cheroenhaka Nottway Indian Tribe of Southampton County, Virginia and Chairman of the Cheroenhaka (Nottway) Indian Heritage Trust, Inc.
Chief Red Hawk is a native of Southampton County, Virginia, and grew up on his family’s farm reliving the centuries-old “traditions” and culture of the Cheroenhaka (Nottowey) Indians, farming, raising pigs, fishing, hunting, trapping and processing skins for sale together. with his father. Learn more about Chief Red Hawk here. Discovery poet in residence Joseph Green will accumulate basic knowledge about historical characters and figures of the Civil War era. As a spoken word artist, educator, motivational speaker – and more than a decade working in youth spaces – Mr. Green saw with his own eyes how the students were transformed. His acceptance and exploration of his intersections, combined with his theatrical and oral performance skills, and over 10 years of experience in creating intergenerational dialogue between youth and adults, have contributed to his success in classrooms, boardrooms, and living rooms. Learn more about Mr. Green’s work at JosephGreenSpeaks.
com. Melanie La Force holds a Bachelor’s degree in French, Civilization and Education and a Master’s degree in Curriculum Development. She introduces students to programs on French and American colonial life. Carefully researching her family’s ancestry, she discovered her love for history, the French language and music. When she’s not remodeling for school groups, teaching simple sewing techniques and social dances, she works as a professional tour guide in Washington, DC, working with visitors of all ages. She loves good stories, shares her love for music, encourages others to study history and learn as much as possible.
John McNair (pictured far right) holds a BA in History from the University of Mary Washington and an MA in Applied History from George Mason University. He began his career in public history as a National Park Service intern at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park and has since served as a certified interpretive guide with the Fairfax County Parks Authority and the Arlington County Parks and Recreation Department.
He is currently the Park Historian at Fort C.F. Smith Park in Arlington County and is responsible for educational programs at various historic sites in the Arlington County Parks system. Cornelia Miller Rutherford plays Lady Mildred Cecil, Baroness Burghley at the Virginia Renaissance Fair (VaRF), an event she founded in 2001. Ms. Rutherford is a graduate of The Ohio State University and received her Master of Forensic Science (Medicine) from George Washington University. After a long career in medical technology, pathology, and health information systems, she retired to devote her time to the Virginia Renaissance Fair, the Phoenix Event Alliance, and the Prince William Trust for Historic Preservation. Her frequent trips to the UK are filled with exploration of obscure aspects of life during the Tudor decades. She lives in Woodbridge, Virginia with her husband Bill and loves spending time with her two children and five grandchildren.
Civil War Reenactor John Tuohy (pictured far left) was a Civil War reenactor for 23 years.
He is a Union reenactor with the 28th Massachusetts Company B of the Civil War Reconstruction Unit, a member of the Irish Brigade in the Union Army. The members of the recreated 28th are regular Union Army soldiers and also represent the immigrant experience of the mid-19th century. John is a Chartered Accountant and has lived in Arlington for a long time. John serves as Treasurer of the Arlington Historical Society. Lynchburg, Virginia – Lynchburg, Virginia
For other places with the same name, see Lynchburg (disambiguation).
Downtown Lynchburg with Daniels Hill at Point of Honor
Lynchburg City Hall
Lynchburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 82,168. Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge along the banks of the James River, Lynchburg is known as the “City of Seven Hills” or “Hill City”.
In the 1860s, Lynchburg was the only city in Virginia that was not reclaimed by the Union until after the American Civil War.
Lynchburg is located in the center of the wider metropolitan area near the geographic center of Virginia. It is the fifth largest MSA in Virginia with a population of 260,320. It is the location of several institutions of higher education including Lynchburg University of Virginia, Randolph College, Lynchburg University, Central Virginia Community College, and Liberty University. Nearby cities include Roanoke, Charlottesville, and Danville.
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History
The Monacan Indian Nation and other Sioux Tutelo-speaking tribes have lived in the area since at least 1270, driving the Virginia Algonquians east into the coastal regions.
The explorer John Lederer visited one of the Siouan villages (Sapony) in 1670 on the Staunton River at Otter Creek, southwest of the modern city, as did the 1671 expedition of Thomas Butts and Robert Fallam.
The Siouan peoples occupied the area until about 1702; they weakened due to high mortality from infectious diseases. The Seneca people, who were part of Haudenosaunee , or the Iroquois Confederacy based in New York, defeated them. The Seneca traveled south, seeking new hunting grounds through the Shenandoah Valley to the west. In the Treaty of Albany in 1718, the five nations of the Iroquois ceded control of their land east of the Blue Ridge, including Lynchburg, Colony of Virginia; they confirmed this in 1721.
Founding and early growth
First settled by Anglo-Americans in 1757, Lynchburg was named after its founder, John Lynch. When he was 17 years old, Lynch began a ferry service across the ford of the James River to carry passengers to and from New London, where his parents settled.
The “City of Seven Hills” developed rapidly in the hills surrounding Lynchs Ferry.
In 1786, the Virginia General Assembly recognized Lynchburg, a settlement at Lynchs Ferry on the James River. The James River Company had been incorporated the previous year (and President George Washington received shares he donated to charity) to “improve” the river to Richmond, which grew and was named the new capital of the Commonwealth. The shallow draft boat on the James River was a relatively easy means of transportation through Lynchburg to Richmond and eventually the Atlantic Ocean. Rocks, fallen trees, and flood debris were a constant hazard, making their removal a costly ongoing maintenance. Lynchburg became a trading tobacco, then a commercial, and much later an industrial center.
The state eventually built a canal and trail along the river to facilitate waterway transportation, and especially to provide a waterway around the falls in Richmond, which hindered boat navigation.
By 1812, U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall, who lived in Richmond, reported navigational difficulties and construction problems on the canal and trail.
The General Assembly recognized the growth of the settlement, incorporating Lynchburg as a city in 1805; it was not incorporated as a city until 1852. Meanwhile, Lynch built the first Lynchburg Bridge over the James River, a toll structure that replaced it with a ferry in 1812. The toll highway to Salem, Virginia was started in 1817. Lynch died in 1820 and was buried next to his mother in the churchyard of the South River Friends Meeting House. The Quakers later left the city due to their opposition to slavery. The Presbyterians occupied the prayer house and converted it into a church. Now it has been preserved as a historical site.
To avoid the large number of visitors to Monticello, Thomas Jefferson built a plantation and house near Lynchburg in 1806 called Poplar Wood. He frequented the city, remarking, “Nothing will give me greater pleasure than being of service to the city of Lynchburg.
I think it’s the most interesting place in the state.” In 1810, Jefferson wrote, “Lynchburg is perhaps the most growing place in the US … It now stands next to Richmond in importance …”
The early inhabitants of Lynchburg were not known for their religious enthusiasm. The traditional Anglican church allegedly built a log church in 1765. In 1804, evangelist Lorenzo Doe wrote: “…where I spoke outdoors in a place which I conceived to be the seat of the Kingdom of Satan. Lynchburg was a deadly place for the worship of God.” It was about the lack of churches, which was corrected the following year. Itinerant Methodist Francis Asbury visited the city; The Methodists built their first church in 1805. Lynchburg hosted the last Virginia Methodist conference attended by Bishop Asbury (February 20, 1815). As Lynchburg grew, prostitution and other “hooligan” activities became part of the river town’s urban mix. They were often ignored, if not accepted, especially in the city center called “The Buzzard’s Nest”.
Methodist preacher and later bishop John Early became one of Lynchburg’s civic leaders; in contrast to early Methodist preachers who called for the abolition of slavery during the Great Awakening; Early belonged to a later generation who adapted to this institution in the slave societies of the South.
On December 3, 1840, the James River and Kanawha Canal from Richmond reached Lynchburg. It was extended to Buchanan, Virginia in 1851, but never reached a tributary of the Ohio River as originally planned. By 1840, the population of Lynchburg exceeded 6,000 and a water supply system was built. The floods of 1842 and 1847 damaged the canal and trail. Both have been refurbished. City businessmen began lobbying for the construction of the railroad, but the Virginia General Assembly refused to fund such construction. In 1848, civic activists began selling subscriptions to the Lynchburg and Tennessee Railroad.
By the 1850s, Lynchburg (along with New Bedford, Massachusetts) was one of the wealthiest cities in the United States per capita.
Tobacco (including the production of tobacco products in factories using indentured slave labor), the slave trade, general trade, and the production of iron and steel stimulated the economy.
Railways have become the wave of the future. Construction of the new Lynchburg and Tennessee Railroad began in 1850, and a locomotive was tested in 1852. Later that year, in Forest, Virginia (near Poplar Forest), a locomotive called the Lynchburg exploded, demonstrating the dangers of the new technology. Two more railways were built for the Civil War, including the Southern Railway from Petersburg. In 1870 it became known as the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad, then the Norfolk and Western Railroad line, and the latter as part of the Norfolk Southern Railroad. The Orange and Alexandria Railroad stopped at Lynchburg.
American Civil War
Lynchburg served as a Confederate transportation hub and supply depot during the American Civil War. It had 30 hospitals, often housed in churches, hotels, and private homes.
In June 1864, the allied forces of General David Hunter approached within 1 mile, moving south from the Shenandoah Valley. Confederate troops under General John McCausland pursued them. Meanwhile, the city’s defenders hastily erected parapets on Amherst Heights. The defenders were led by General John S. Breckinridge, who was disabled from wounds received at the Battle of Cold Harbor. Union General Philip Sheridan appeared at Lynchburg on June 10, when he crossed the Chickahomine River and cut the Virginia Central Railroad. However, Confederate cavalry under General Wade Hampton, including the 2nd Virginia Cavalry from Lynchburg under General Thomas T. Munford, defeated his forces in the two-day Battle of Trevillian Station in Louise County, and they withdrew. This allowed fast marching troops under Confederate General Jubal Early to reach within four miles of Lynchburg on June 16 and cut off the tracks of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad to impede the movement of Union reinforcements while Confederate reinforcements approached from Charlottesville.
On June 18, 1864, at the Battle of Lynchburg, Early’s combined forces, although outnumbered, repulsed those of Union General Hunter. The defenders of Lynchburg did their best to give the impression that the Confederate forces in the city were much larger than they actually were. For example, the train kept running on the tracks while the drummers played, and the people of Lynchburg cheered as if reinforcements had landed. Local prostitutes took part in the deception, misleading their Union clients about the large number of Confederate reinforcements. Narcissa Owen (Cherokee), wife of the president of the Lynchburg and Tennessee Railroad, later wrote of a similar deception by Allied spies.
From April 6 to April 10, 1865, Lynchburg served as the capital of Virginia after the Confederate government fled Richmond. Governor William Smith and the Commonwealth executive and legislature fled to Lynchburg when Richmond surrendered on 3 April. General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S.
Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, about 20 miles (32 km) east of Lynchburg. end of the civil war. Lynchburg surrendered on April 12 to Union General Ranald S. Mackenzie.
Confederate Brigadier General James Deering died ten days later. He was a native of neighboring Campbell County and a descendant of John Lynch; he was wounded on 6 April at the High Bridge during that Appomattox campaign. Mackenzie visited his wounded friend and former West Point classmate, facilitating the transition of power.
Civil War Rebuilding
The railroads that powered Lynchburg’s economy were destroyed by the end of the war. The people of the city deeply resented the occupying forces under General J. L. Gregg and were more willing to work with his affable successor, General N. M. Curtis. Thomas J. Kirkpatrick became Superintendent of Public Education created under the Virginia Reconstruction-era legislature and the Constitution of 1869years, and built four new public schools. Previously, the only education for students from poor backgrounds was provided through St.
Paul’s Episcopal Church.
Floods in 1870 and 1877 destroyed the city’s bridges (which were rebuilt) and the James River and Kanahwa Canal (which were not rebuilt). The towpath was used as the basis for the rail-laying of the Richmond and Allegheny Railroad, a project conceived five decades earlier.
The boundaries of the city were extended in 1874. In 1881 this railroad was completed to Lynchburg and another railroad reached it via the Shenandoah Valley. Lynchburg had a telegraph office, about 15,000 residents, and the birth of the streetcar system. Many citizens, believing that their city was crowded enough, did not join the activists who wanted Lynchburg to be the crossroads of this valley and what became the Norfolk and Western Railway, so the crossroads was moved to Big Lick. It later developed into the city of Roanoke.
Lynchburg, circa 1919
In the latter half of the 19th century, Lynchburg became industrialized (sometimes referred to as “South Pittsburgh”).
On a per capita basis, it has become one of the richest cities in the United States. In 1880, Lynchburg resident James Albert Bonsac invented the first cigarette rolling machine. Shortly thereafter, Dr. Charles Brown Fleet, physician and master of pharmacology, introduced the first microclyster, which was mass-sold without a prescription. By the city’s centenary in 1886, banking activity had grown six times its 1860 level, which some attribute to the decline of slavery. Lynchburg Cotton Mill and Craddock-Terry Shoe Co. (which would become the largest shoe manufacturer in the South) were founded in 1888. The hydroelectric dam in Reusens started working at 1903 and soon gave more electricity.
In 1886 Virginia Baptists founded a teaching school, Lynchburg Baptist Seminary. It began offering a college-level program to African American students in 1900. Now called Lynchburg University of Virginia, it is the city’s oldest institution of higher education. Not far outside the city, Randolph-Macon Women’s College and Sweet Briar College were established as women’s colleges in 1893 and 1901, respectively.
At 1903, the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) established Lynchburg Christian College (later Lynchburg College) on the site of the former Westover Resort Hotel which had gone bankrupt during the Panic of 1901. During the 2018/2019 academic year, the college’s name was changed to Lynchburg University, reflecting the expansion of graduate programs and research. Lynchburg’s first public library, the Jones Memorial Library, opened in 1907.
World War I Memorial in downtown Lynchburg
During World War I, the city’s factories supported the war effort and the area also supplied troops. The city survived the Roaring Twenties and survived the Great Depression. Its first radio station, WLVA, was launched in 1930 and the airport opened in 1931. In 1938, the former fairgrounds were rebuilt and are now located next to the football and baseball stadiums.
World War II and after
During World War II the Lynchburg factories were again open 24 hours a day.
At 19In 1955, General Electric and Babcock & Wilcox built high-tech factories here.
Lynchburg lost an attempt to gain access to the interstate. In the late 1950s, concerned citizens, including Virginia Senator Mosby G. Perrow, Jr., petitioned the federal government to change the long-planned route to the interstate now known as I-64 between Clifton Forge and Richmond.
Since the 1940s, maps of the Federal Interstate Highway System have shown a proposed northern route, bypassing the Lynchburg and Roanoke manufacturing centers. But federal officials assured Virginia that the state would determine the route. While initially supporting this northern route, the Virginia State Highway Commission eventually supported the southern route from Richmond via US-360 and US-460, which connected Lynchburg and Roanoke via US-220 from Roanoke to Clifton Forge and then continued west on US-60 to West Virginia. But on July 1961 Gov. J. Lindsey Almond and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges announced that the route would not be changed.
Lynchburg remained the only city of over 50,000 (at the time) that was not served by an interstate highway.
Virginia Colony for Epileptics and Dementia (now known as Central Virginia School), was established outside of Lynchburg at Madison Heights. For several decades in the mid-20th century, the state of Virginia permitted the forced sterilization of the mentally handicapped for the purposes of eugenics. Operations were carried out in the institution. Approximately 8,300 Virginians were relocated to Lynchburg and sterilized there, making the city a “junkyard” for the feeble-minded, the poor, the blind, those with epilepsy, and those otherwise considered “genetically unfit.” Carrie Buck challenged government sterilization, but the U.S. Supreme Court finally upheld her in Case Buck vs Bell . She was classified as “feeble-minded” and spayed while in the Virginia State Penitentiary.
Sterilization was carried out for 35 years until 1972 when operations were stopped.
Later, in the late 1970s, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a class action lawsuit against the state of Virginia on behalf of the sterilization victims. In the settlement, the victims received a formal apology from the state and advice if they wished, but the judiciary denied the state’s requests to pay for reverse sterilization surgeries. At 19In ’94, Buck’s sterilization and trial was featured in the television drama Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story . The Manic Street Preachers address the issue in their song “Virginia’s Epileptic Colony” on their 2009 album Journal For Plague Lovers .
Modern Vibration
Founded in 1971 as Lynchburg Baptist College and renamed in 1985, Liberty University is one of the nation’s largest institutions of higher education and the largest employer in the Lynchburg region. The university claims to bring over $1 billion in economic impact to the Lynchburg area each year.
Lynchburg has ten recognized historic districts, four of which are in a downtown residential area.
Since 1971, 40 buildings have been individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Downtown Lynchburg has undergone a significant redevelopment, with hundreds of new loft-style apartments created through the adaptive reuse of historic warehouses and factories. Since 2000, downtown has attracted more than $110 million in private investment, and business activity has grown by 205% from 2004 to 2014. In 2014, 75 new apartments were added in downtown Lynchburg, with 155 more under construction, increasing the number of downtown housing units by 48% from 2010 to 2014.
The $5.8 million Lower Bluffwalk Walkway opened in 2015. Notable projects underway downtown by the end of 2015 include the $25 million Virginian Hotel restoration project, the $16.6 million restoration of the Academy Arts Center, and the $4.6 million expansion of the Amazement Square Children’s Museum.
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Geography
According to the US Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 49.6 square miles (128.5 km 2 ), of which 49.2 square miles (127.4 km 2 ) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km 2 ) (1.0%). water.
Climate
Lynchburg has a four-season humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa ) with cool winters and hot, humid summers. Monthly average daily temperatures range from 35.9 °F (2.2 °C) in January to 76.0 °F (24.4 °C) in July. During most of the year, the nights are usually significantly cooler than the days, due in part to the moderate elevation. In a typical year, there are 27.4 days with a high temperature of 90 °F (32 °C) or higher and 6.2 days with a maximum temperature of 32 °F (0 °C) or lower. Snowfall averages 11.6 inches (29cm) per season, but this number varies greatly every winter; The snowiest winter was 1995–96 with 56.8 inches (144 cm) of snow, but the following winter recorded only trace amounts of snow, the smallest on record.
Temperature extremes range from 106°F (41°C) on July 10, 1936 to -10°F (-23°C) on January 21, 1985 and February 5, 1996. However, several decades. pass between readings from 100 °F (38 °C) to 0 °F (−18 °C), with the last such events occurring on July 8, 2012 and February 20, 2015, respectively.
Climate data for Lynchburg, Virginia (Lynchburg Regional Airport), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present Month Jan
Feb
Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep October Nov December year Record high °F (°C) 80
(27)82
(28)92
(33)95
(35)100
(38)104
(40)106
(41)105
(41)102
(39)98
(37)83
(28)79
(26)106
(41)Average High °F (°C) 67
(19)70
(21)79
(26)86
(30)89
(32)93
(34)95
(35)94
(34)90
(32)84
(29)75
(24)68
(20)96
(36)Medium High °F (°C) 46. 0
(7.8)49.6
(9,eight)58.2
(14.6)68.8
(20.4)75.9
(24.4)83.2
(28.4)86.9
(30.5)85.2
(29.6)78.9
(26.1)68.9
(20.5)58.2
(14.6)49.0
(9.4)67.4
(19.7)Daily Mean °F (°C) 35.9
(2.2)38.8
(3.8)46.4
(8.0)56.1
(13.4)64.2
(17.9)72.0
(22.2)76.0
(24.4)74.5
(23.6)68.0
(20.0)57.0
(13.9)46.5
(8.1)38.9
(3.8)56.2
(13.4)Medium Low °F (°C) 25.8
(-3.4)28.0
(-2.2)34.6
(1.4)43. 5
(6.4)52.5
(11.4)60.7
(15.9)65.0
(18.3)63.8
(17.7)57.1
(13.9)45.1
(7.3)34.8
(1.6)28.9
(-1.7)45.0
(7.2)Average Minimum °F (°C) 7
(-14)12
(-11)18
(-8)29
(-2)38
(3)50
(10)56
(13)55
(13)43
(6)30
(-1)21
(−6)14
(-10)5
(-15)Record low °F (°C) -10
(-23)-11
(-24)5
(-15)20
(-7)30
(-1)40
(4)49
(9)45
(7)35
(2)21
(−6)8
(-13)-4
(-20)-11
(-24)Average precipitation in inches (mm) 3. 46
(88)2.91
(74)3.76
(96)3.45
(88)3.98
(101)3.82
(97)4.19
(106)3.22
(82)3.96
(101)3.12
(79)3.39
(86)3.50
(89)42.76
(1086)Average snowfall in inches (cm) 3.5
(8.9)3.6
(9.1)2.4
(6.1)0.1
(0.25)0.0
(0.0)0.0
(0.0)0.0
(0.0)0.0
(0.0)0.0
(0.0)0.0
(0.0)0.0
(0.0)2.0
(5.1)11.6
(29)Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 9.9 9.5 11.1 10.2 12.1 10.9 11. 8
9.7 8.5 7.7 8.1 9.4 118.9 Average snow days (≥ 0.1 in.) 1.7 1.8 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 5.7 Average hours of sunshine per month 167.0 168.2 221.7 243.7 272.3 287.5 273.4 256.6 226.5 215.4 169.6 155.9 2,657.8 Percentage of possible sunlight 54 56 60 62 62 65 61 61 61 62 55 52 60 Source: NOAA (Sun 1961–1990).
Seven Hills
One of Lynchburg’s most famous nicknames is “The City of Seven Hills”. This is due to one important feature of its geography – seven hills scattered throughout the region. These cities are: College Hill, Garland Hill, Daniels Hill, Federal Hill, Diamond Hill, White Rock Hill, and Franklin Hill.
Neighboring counties
Demographics
Historical population Census Pop. % ± 1830 4630 – 1840 6 395 38.1% 1850 8 071 26. 2% 1860 6 853 -15.1% 1870 6 825 -0.4% 1880 15 959 133.8% 1890 19 709 23.5% 1900 18 891 −4.2% 1910 29 494 56.1% 1920 30 070 2.0% 1930 40 661 35.2% 1940 44 541 9.5% 1950 47 727 7.2% 1960 54 790 14.8% 1970 54 083 -1.3% 1980 66 743 23. 4% 1990 66 049 -1.0% 2000 65 269 −1.2% 2010 75 568 15.8% 2019 (estimate) 82 168 8.7% US Decennial Census
1790-1960 1900–1990
1990–2000 2010–2012According to the 2010 census, there were 75,568 people, 25,477 households and 31 992 families living in the city. The population density was 1,321.5 people per square mile (510.2/km 2). There were 27,640 housing units at an average density of 559.6 per square mile (216.1/ km 2). The racial makeup of the city was 63.0% White, 29.3% African American, 0.2% Native American, 2.5% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.63% from other races, and 1. 7% off two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 3.
0% of the population.
There were 25,477 households out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.6% were married couples, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families . 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.30 and the average family size is 2.92.
The city’s age distribution was: 22.1% under the age of 18, 15.5% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.3 % aged 65 and over. The average age was 35 years. For every 100 women, there were 84.2 men. For every 100 women aged 18 and over, there were 79,1 men.
The median income for a household in the city was $32,234, and the median income for a family was $40,844. The median income for males was $31,390 compared to $22,431 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,263. About 12.3% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.
4% of those under the age of 18 and 10.7% of those aged 65 or over.
According to the US Census Bureau, Lynchburg is below the median annual household income in 2006 for the US as a whole, which was $48,200.
The city’s population has remained stable for over 25 years: in 2006 – 67,720 people; in 2000 – 65,269 people; in 1990 – 66,049 people; in 1980 – 66,743 people. The population has grown significantly in recent years from 65,269 in 2000 to 75,568 in 2010 (and an estimated 82,126 in 2018).
In 2009, nearly 27% of Lynchburg’s children lived in poverty. The state average that year was 14 percent.
Economy
James Bank in Lynchburg
Union Arts Building in downtown Lynchburg, completed 1931.
Among Virginia’s larger metropolitan areas, Forbes magazine ranked Lynchburg 5th in Virginia in terms of business activity in 2006 and Virginia the best state in the nation to do business.
The same poll ranked Lynchburg 109th in the nation.
Industries in Lynchburg MSA include nuclear technology, pharmaceuticals, and material handling. The diversity of small businesses in the region has helped maintain a stable economy and minimize downturns in the national economy.
Government
Lynchburg uses an advisory system. The Lynchburg City Council has seven members, each elected to a four-year term. Members are elected by four wards; the other three are elected in a general election in which the top three candidates win seats. The city council is also responsible for appointing the city manager, city attorney, and city clerk.
Current board members:
List of mayors of Lynchburg, Virginia
Education
Colleges and universities
Public schools
Private schools
DeMoss Learning Center at Liberty University 1910
Elementary and Secondary Schools
Public Schools
Thomas S. Miller Innovation Elementary School
City is served by Lynchburg Public Schools. The School Board is appointed by the Lynchburg City Council.
- EC Glass High School – 2111 Memorial Ave
- Heritage High School – 3020 Wards Ferry Rd
- Linkhorn High School – 2525 Linkhorn Doctor
- Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School – Polk St, 1208
- Sandusky High School – 805 Chinook Place
- William Marvin Bass Elementary School
- Bedford Hills Primary School
- Dearington Innovation Elementary School
- Heritage Elementary School
- Linkhorn Elementary School
- Paul M. Munro Elementary School
- Perrymont Elementary School
- Robert S. Payne Elementary School
- Sandusky Elementary School
- Sheffield Primary School
- Thomas S. Miller Innovation Elementary School
Lynchburg is also home to the Central Virginia Governor’s School of Science and Technology located at Heritage High School. This magnet school is made up of junior and senior students selected from each high school in the Lynchburg area.
As one of the eighteen Governor’s Schools in Virginia, the Central Virginia Governor’s School focuses on incorporating technology into both math and science curricula.
Private Schools
The city is also home to a number of religious and non-religious private schools, including Appomattox Christian Academy, Desmond T Doss Christian Academy, James River Day School, Liberty Christian Academy, Classical New Testament Christian School, Temple Christian School, Episcopal Virginia School., and New Vistas School.
Healthcare
- Lynchburg Central Hospital – Lynchburg, VA
- Center Virginia Baptist Hospital – Lynchburg, VA
- Community Health Center – Lynchburg, VA
Transportation
Local Transit
The Greater Lynchburg Transportation Company (GLTC) operates local public transit bus service within the city. GLTC also provides a shuttle bus service around the Liberty University campus.
GLTC selected a property directly across from Lynchburg-Kemper Street Station at its top selection site on which to build a new transfer center for its public bus network.
They were interested in facilitating intermodal connectivity between GLTC buses and the intercity bus and rail services that operate from the location. The project was completed and opened to the public on June 16, 2014.
On August 23, 2017, GLTC launched The Hopper, a free circulating air bus downtown, with a $479,348 grant from the Virginia Smart Scale program. On June 29, 2019, GLTC terminated service to The Hopper due to “persistently low attendance” and the expiration of a $117,820 government subsidy covering operating costs.
Greyhound and Amtrak operate from Kemper Street station.
Intercity transit
Intercity passenger trains and buses are based at Kemper Street Station, a historic three-story railway station recently restored and converted by the City of Lynchburg to serve as an intermodal transportation hub for the community. The station is located at 825 Kemper Street.
Bus
Greyhound Lines located their bus terminal on the main floor of Kemper Street Station after its 2002 restoration.
Greyhound offers transportation to other cities in Virginia, USA, Canada and Mexico.
Railroad
Railroad Station’s intercity Crescent and Northeast Regional Connect Lynchburg to Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham, New Orleans and points in between.
In October 2009, Lynchburg became the southern terminus of in the Northeast Region, which had previously spent the night in Washington. The projected number of passengers in the first year of the 180 mile expansion was 51,000, but the actual number of passengers was three times the estimate and the train paid for itself without any subsidies. By fiscal year 2015 at Regional had 190,000 riders. The Lynchburg station alone handled a total of 85,000 passengers in 2015. It is located on the ground floor of the Kemper Street railway station.
There are two main freight railroads in Lynchburg. It is the junction of the two southern lines of Norfolk.
One of them is the former main line of the Southern Railway, on which the Kemper Street station is located. NS has a classification yard located next to the mall. You can see various yard works. Railroad fans wishing to visit the NS Lynchburg shipyard are advised to contact an NS official. CSX Transportation also has a city line and a small yard.
Air
Lynchburg Regional Airport is served exclusively by American Eagle in Charlotte, North Carolina. American Eagle, a subsidiary of American Airlines, is currently the only scheduled air service provider with seven daily arrivals and departures at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Air travel has increased in recent years, with 157,517 passengers flying to and from the airport in 2012, representing 78% of the total aircraft load factor over that time period.
Highway
Primary roadways include US Route 29, US Route 501, US Route 221 running north-south, and US 460 (Richmond Highway) running east-west.
Although Lynchburg is the largest city in Virginia not served by interstate highways, portions of Route 29 have been upgraded to interstate standards, and major improvements have been made to Highway 460 in close proximity to Lynchburg and suburban areas.
Art and culture
Lynchburg was ranked 189th in culture and recreation out of 200 cities surveyed by Forbes magazine poll.
- Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra: Formed in 1983, a variety of music has been performed over the years, from classical to patriotic and popular.
- Academy of Arts. Center for the Arts, Culture and Community Building of Greater Lynchburg. Our mission is to serve our community through art and culture.
- Shopping street theatre. Our mission is to promote the arts in the large Lynchburg community by providing quality theater programming.
- Theater of the Renaissance. The oldest community theater in the area, open for over 25 years.
- Lynchburg Art Club.
Formed in March 1895.
- Opera based on a play by James. An opera performed by national and regional artists in a wide variety of venues since 2005, including classical grand operas, smaller lesser-known operas, contemporary works, family operas, concerts of a varied repertoire, lectures, school tours and free social events.
- Mayer Art Museum. The museum is located on the campus of Randolph College and presents the work of American artists of the 19th and 20th centuries.
- Riverviews Artspace. An arts non-profit dedicated to presenting contemporary art exhibitions, interdisciplinary programs and events as diverse as our community.
Attractions and Attractions
Lynchburg MSA is home to the following attractions:
- Daze Square: Central Virginia’s first multidisciplinary hands-on children’s museum.
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Appomattox Courthouse: Site of the Battle of Appomattox Court House, where the surrender of the Confederate army under Robert E.
Lee to Union commander Ulysses Grant took place on April 9, 1865, effectively ending the American Civil War.
- Crabtree Falls: The longest waterfall east of the Mississippi River, located in Nelson County, Virginia. The trail takes hikers along a 1.7-mile walk overlooking the five cascades of Crabtree Falls. Land previously privately owned until the end of 1970s, located in the George Washington National Forest. Crabtree Falls is located adjacent to two undeveloped mountain areas designated as wilderness areas: Priest and Three Ranges. Since 1982, thirty (30) people have died due to going too far off the trail. Because of this, there are warning signs on the public trail.
- James River Heritage Trail: Consists of two smaller trails, the Blackwater Creek Bike Path and the River Walk.
- Blackwater Creek Trails: A network of paved and unpaved trails through the Blackwater Creek Natural Area.
- Miller-Claytor House: A pre-19th-century mansion where Thomas Jefferson allegedly proved to the owner of the house’s garden that tomatoes weren’t poisonous by eating one of the fruits.
The house was demolished in 1936 and rebuilt in its place in Riverside Park, where the garden was also restored.
- National D-Day Memorial: Located in Bedford, Virginia, in memory of all those who served the United States during the Invasion of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944, during World War II.
- Natural Area: Lynchburg Parks and Recreation Division.
- Old City Cemetery, Museums and Arboretum: The most visited historic site in Lynchburg. Established in 1806, Old Town Cemetery is Lynchburg’s only publicly owned cemetery and one of its oldest cemeteries. It is also home to the largest public collection of heirloom or “antique” roses in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
- Old Court House: This Hill City landmark was built in 1855. Built like a Greek temple high above the James River, it is now home to Central Virginia’s finest collection of memorabilia, furniture, costumes, and industrial history.
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Otter Peaks: Three mountain peaks in the Blue Ridge Mountains that overlook the city of Bedford, Virginia and overlook much of Lynchburg.
- Honor Point: The mansion of Dr. George Cabell, Sr., friend and physician to patriot Patrick Henry, and John S. Langhorne, whose daughter Elizabeth Langhorne Lewis led the fight for women’s suffrage. Among his granddaughters are Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson, the real “Gibson Girl”, and Nancy Langhorne, Lady Astor, the first woman elected to the British Parliament.
- Poplar Forest: Thomas Jefferson’s hideout. Jefferson designed the octagon house during his second term and lived here in retirement to find rest and leisure and avoid social life. Restoration and archeology continues at this site. An access road/boulevard between the hotel and the community of Windhurst is planned for the future, with an existing signalized junction at Enterprise Drive.
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Smith Mountain Lake: The largest lake entirely in Virginia, located in Bedford County, Virginia and Franklin County, Virginia (part of Lynchburg MSA), an artificial lake with approximately 20,000 surface acres and 500 miles of shoreline.
Sports and Recreation
Percival Island portion of the James River Heritage Trail in downtown Lynchburg
Hollins Mill Falls on Greenway Blackwater Creek, James River Heritage Trail
Lynchburg City Stadium – Calvin Falwell Field Lynchburg Hillcats
Lynchburg is home to sporting events and organizations including:
- Blackwater Rugby Club: Local men’s division III rugby club affiliated to the Capitol Rugby Union of USA Rugby.
- 7 Hills Hash House Harriers: Local chapter of an international group of non-competitive running, social and drinking clubs.
- Hiking areas include Appalachian Trail, Otter Peaks, Apple Orchard Falls Trail, Blackwater Creek Nature Area, Liberty Mountain Trail System, Crabtree Falls, Holliday Lake, Holliday Mount Pleasant National Scenic Lake, and Otter Creek Trail.
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Liberty Flames: NCAA Division I athletics division competing in 20 sports.
They are members of the ASUN conference.
- Lynchburg University: The Hornets are an NCAA Division III school competing in 13 sports as a member of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC).
- Lynchburg Hillcats: Low-A professional baseball team in the East. They are affiliated with Cleveland in the American League.
- Liberty Mountain SnowFlex Center: A synthetic ski slope with Snowflex located near Liberty University. It includes beginner, intermediate and advanced slopes for year-round skiing, snowboarding and tubing. It is the first of its kind in the United States.
Surroundings
Lynchburg’s first neighborhoods developed on the seven hills adjacent to the original ferry pier. These areas have become low-income areas known for many crimes and deaths. These areas include:
- Court House Hill (original hill)
- College Hill
- Daniels Hill
- Diamond Hill (Grace St., Washington St.)
- Federal Hill
- Franklin Hill
- Garland Hill
- White Rock Hill (Florida Avenue)
Other large areas with great growth potential: Tinbridge Hill, Boonsborough, Trance Ferry, Rivermont, Fairview Heights (Campbell Avenue Corridor), Jackson Heights, Federal Hill (Federal Street, Jackson Street, Harrison Street ), Fort Hill, Forest Hill (Old Forest) Rd.
Area), Timberlake, Windsor Hills, Sandusky, Sheffield, Linkhorn, Keystone and Windhurst.
Famous People
Astronaut Leland Melvin, veteran of two space shuttle missions to the International Space Station.
- Daniel Weisiger Adams (1820–1872), prominent lawyer and Confederate army officer
- Lynn Bari (1913-1989), American actress
- Beth Behrs (born 1985), actress
- Ota Benga (c. 1883–1916), Congo native who exhibited in human zoos
- James Albert Bonsack (1859–1924) invented the first cigarette rolling machine in 1880.
- Connie Britton (born 1967), actress
- Julie Byerley Story (19born 70), pediatrician and associate dean for education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
- George Cabell senior (1766–1823), physician
- Desmond Doss (1919–2006), Medal of Honor recipient for World War II actions dramatized in Hacksaw Ridge
- Arthur Early (1926–1981), Pennsylvania State Representative
- Jubal Early (1816–1894), lawyer and Confederate general
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Jerry Falwell (1933–2007), pastor and founder of Moral Majority
- and his sons, Jerry Falwell Jr.
(born 1962) and Jonathan Falwell (born 1966)
- and his sons, Jerry Falwell Jr.
- Charles Brown Fleet (1843–1916), pharmacist and inventor of the microenema
- Vinnie Giles (born 1943), golfer, American amateur, British amateur and
- Brandon Inge (born 1977) MLB player, 2001–2013, 12 for Detroit Tigers, 2009 American League All Star
- Rose Kinkle Jones (1858–1932), African American music teacher.
- Sasha Killea-Jones (born 1998), professional basketball player
- Luke Jordan (1892–1952), blues guitarist and vocalist
- Randy Lanier (born 1954), professional racing driver and convicted drug dealer
- Leland D. Melvin (born 1964), engineer and NASA astronaut; appointed NASA Assistant Administrator for Education in 2010
- Matt Mills (born 1996) NASCAR driver for BJ McLeod Motorsports
- Rosalie Slaughter Morton (1876–1968), physician and surgeon
- William Smith (1797–1887), U.S. Congressman, twice Governor of Virginia, Confederate Major General
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Ann Spencer (1882–1975), Harlem Renaissance poet and civil rights activist who revived and ran the Lynchburg chapter of the NAACP from her home.
- Skeet Ulrich (born 1970), actor whose credits include Scream , Riverdale and Craft
- Phil Vassar (19born 64), country singer
- Bransford Wouter (1815–1838), Virginia’s first poet
- Walter Brown Woodson (1881–1948), Rear Admiral, Attorney General of the Navy
Walker Cup Champion
Media
Print
- News & Advance , Lynchburg’s daily newspaper serving the Central Virginia region, is owned by Berkshire Hathaway.
- Lynchburg Living , bimonthly magazine
- Lynchburg Guide , quarterly resource guide
- The Burg , a weekly entertainment newspaper published by The News & Advance.
- Lynch’s Ferry , bi-annual local history magazine.
- Liberty Champion , Liberty University student newspaper
- “Herald”, a small monthly newspaper
Television
Lynchburg shares the television and radio market with Roanoke.
- WSET-TV, an ABC affiliate located in Lynchburg
- WSLS-TV, an NBC affiliate located in Roanoke
- WDBJ, CBS affiliate based in Roanoke
- WBRA-TV, a PBS affiliate located in Roanoke
- WFXR, a Fox affiliate located in Roanoke
- WWCW, Lynchburg affiliate of The CW, formerly WJPR
- WPXR-TV, an ION affiliate located in Roanoke
- WZBJ, a MyNetworkTV (formerly UPN and independent) affiliate based in Roanoke but licensed to Danville
- WZBJ-CD, satellite of WZBJ
Radio
- WJJX 102.7, Urban Contemporary, Lynchburg
- WLNI 105.9, Talk Radio based in Lynchburg
- WIQO-FM 100.9, part of the Virginia Talk Radio network based in Forest
- WLEQ 106.9, BOB-FM, Good Times, Great Oldies, Home of Rock’n’Roll’s Great Hits, Lynchburg
- WNRN (WNRS 89.9), Charlottesville Contemporary Rock
- WROV 96.3 Roanoke Classic Rock
- WKHF 93.
7 hot air conditioner based in Lynchburg
- WRMV 94.5, Southern Gospel based in Madison Heights
- WRVL 88.3, Travel, Top 40 CCM Christian Radio based in Lynchburg
- WRXT 90.3, Contemporary Christian Radio based in Lynchburg, part of the “Spirit FM” network of contemporary Christian stations (WPAR)
- W227BG 93.3 ESPN Sports Translator 106.3 Gretna – Timberlake Translator – Low Power
- WSLC 94.9, Country based in Roanoke
- WSLQ 99.1, Adult Contemporary based in Roanoke
- WSNZ 102.7, Adult Contemporary in Roanoke
- WHTU 103.9, Oldies based in Lynchburg
- WVBE 100.1, Urban Contemporary, Lynchburg
- WVTF 89.1, Public radio based in Blacksburg
- W208AP 89.5 Radio IQ – BBC News/NPR Conversation Interpreter 89.9 WWVT-FM Ferrum – Candlers Mountain Interpreter – Low Power Consumption
- WWEM 91.7, WWED-FM classical music simulcast in Spotsylvania/Fredericksburg
- WWMC 90.
9, Christian CHR/Rock Radio based at Liberty University
- WWZW 96.7, Buena Vista based Hot AC
- WXLK 92.3, Top-40 Radio based in Roanoke
- WYYD 107.9, Country based in Lynchburg
- WZZI / WZZU 101.5, Roanoke / 97.9, Lynchburg, Classic / Modern Rock, based at Lynchburg
- WAMV 1420, Southern Gospel based in Madison Heights
- WBRG 1050, Talk/Sports based in Lynchburg, also simulcast on channel 104.5
- WKPA 1390, Religious based in Lynchburg
- WLLL 930 gospel in Lynchburg
- WLVA 580, (quiet), based at Lynchburg
- WVGM 1320, ESPN Sports based in Lynchburg
- WKDE-FM 105.5, classic and contemporary country based in Altavista
- WGVY 1000 AM, Talk Radio based in Altavista
Sister cities
- Glauchau, Saxony, Germany
- Rueil-Malmaison, Ile-de-France, France
Politics
Lynchburg has traditionally been a conservative stronghold.
This predates the influence of Liberty University; it was one of the first areas in the state where old Byrd Democrats began to share their tickets nationally. However, conservative Democrats continued to hold most local offices well into the 1970s.
However, since 19In the 1990s, the popularity of the Democratic Party in the city gradually grew, and the political atmosphere in Lynchburg became more and more moderate. In the 2020 United States presidential election, a majority of voters in Lynchburg voted for Democratic nominee Joe Biden over incumbent Republican Donald Trump. Biden was the first Democrat to take Lynchberg with him since Harry S. Truman in 1948.
Results of presidential elections
Year Republican Democratic Third parties 2020 47.0% 17097 49. 6% 18,048
3.4% 1.218 2016 50.4% 17,982 41.5% 14.792 8.1% 2.883 2012 54.3% 19,806 43.8% 15 948 1.9% 694 2008 51.4% 17,638 47.4% 16 269 1.3% 434 2004 54.7% 14,400 44.5% 11727 0.8% 213 2000 53.3% 12 518 44.1% 10 374 2.6% 614 1996 49.7% 11 441 44.7% 10 281 5.6% 1290 1992 50. 1% 12 518
38.4% 9,587 11.5% 2 864 1988 64.0% 15 233 34.6% 8,279 1.4% 324 1984 67.4% 18,047 31.9% 8.542 0.7% 183 1980 62.4% 15 245 31.9% 7.783 5.7% 1389 1976 61.2% 14.564 34.6% 8 227 4.3% 1013 1972 74.1% 13 259 23.5% 4 208 2.4% 423 1968 54.3% 9943 23.5% 4,305 22.1% 4 051 1964 59. 7% 10,044
40.1% 6.758 0.2% 32 1960 59.3% 7 271 40.5% 4.961 0.2% 24 1956 64.8% 6.806 32.0% 3,362 3.2% 334 1952 64.8% 7,090 35.1% 3,848 0.1% 11 1948 35.2% 2373 36.8% 2480 28.1% 1894 1944 35.7% 2396 64.1% 4 302 0.2% 15 1940 29.7% 1.966 70.2% 4 656 0.1% 9 1936 27. 0% 1.373
72.6% 3.697 0.4% 22 1932 24.3% 1.200 74.1% 3.656 1.6% 80 1928 57.9% 2.730 42.1% 1987 1924 21.5% 606 74.0% 2086 4.5% 128 1920 22.3% 609 76.8% 2096 1.0% 26 1916 19.2% 353 79.5% 1.465 1.3% 24 1912 6.0% 111 80.8% 1487 13.2% 242 See also
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- National Register of Historic Places listings in Lynchburg, Virginia
Notes
References
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(1855), “Lynchburg”, Virginia Statistical Handbook , Richmond
- Lynchburg Sketch Book, Virginia , Lynchburg: Edward Pollock and C. C. Judson, 1887
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Chisholm, Hugh (1910), “Lynchburg”, Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.
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Stephen Elliot Tripp (1993). “Race, Class, and Religion: Lynchburg, Virginia’s ‘Great Revival of 1871′”. Middle America . Loyola University Chicago.
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- News & Advance , Lynchburg daily newspaper
- “Blog”. Lynchburg Museum.
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Manassas, Virginia
“Manassas” redirects here. For other uses, see Manassas (disambiguation).
Manassas (/məˈnæs əs/; [8] formerly Manassas Junction ) [9] is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. At the 2010 census, the population was 37,821. [10] City limits Prince William County, and independent city of Manassas Park, Virginia.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis for statistical purposes includes Manassas and Manassas Park with Prince William County.
Manassas is also the seat of Prince William County. It surrounds 38 acres (150,000 m 2) of the county courthouse, but this county property is not part of the city. The city of Manassas has several important historical sites from the period 1850–1870.
City of Manassas is part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area and is located in the Northern Virginia Region, Territory.
At the time, Manassas Crossing was little more than a railroad crossing, but was of strategic importance with rails leading to Richmond, Virginia, Washington, DC, and the Shenandoah Valley. Despite these two Confederate victories, Manassas Junction was in Union hands for most of the war. 
in Manassas. [15] When it was built in the 1960s, it was considered “the fine southern sister of the famous and wealthy area”. Georgetown. [16] It consists entirely of 3-room, 2-story red brick townhouses built between 1960 and 1970, some with cream or pastel exterior paint. The neighborhood has a community center that offers a free pediatric clinic, seminars, workshops, and citizenship courses. [16] Despite high hopes during construction, the area suffered greatly during the expropriation crisis. “At the height of the housing bubble, nearly 60 percent of residents were homeowners,” but in 2013, 60% of residents were renters. [16] When the houses eventually became empty, they left room for crime to creep in. Today, the area is known for a higher crime rate, including drug use and serious domestic crime, than due to its history or connection to the nation’s capital. [16] 
According to Historic Manassas, this seven-by-one-block area alone contains 206 buildings and one ancillary facility. [17] Its northern boundary is Portner Avenue and its southern boundary is Prince William Street. [18] Back in the early 1990s, downtown Manassas was known for being dilapidated and was mostly used by workers coming from the area to Washington, DC. However, in 1995, local entrepreneur Loy E. Harris founded Historic Manassas and invested in the area to bring it back to life. Harris’s death in 1999 from cancer was felt in the community, [19] but his organization, Historical Manassas, remained. In the 2010s, more efforts were made to make the area successful not only commercially but also residentially. Developers seized the opportunity and built three- and four-story townhouses along East Center Street, East Church Street, and Prescott Avenue to appeal to a younger generation of homeowners looking for urban amenities in the suburbs. [ citation needed ] Across the block is the Harris Pavilion, an outdoor area that turns into an ice rink in the winter.
[20] South of the Old City is the Manassas Museum, dedicated to the history of the city and its involvement in the American Civil War. [21] There are several buildings of note in downtown Manassas: 
The estate, built in 1892, was the home of Robert Portner. It was reportedly one of the first in the country to have mechanical air conditioning installed. [24] 
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6% population growth since the last census in 2000. The racial breakdown in the 2010 census for the city is as follows: 
36% of the population have higher education. Almost as many people commute to work in Manassas (13,316) than out of town (13,666), with the majority commuting to Fairfax and Prince William counties for work. Unemployment as of July 2010 in the city is 6.3%, which is significantly lower than in the United States (7.9%). Residents of the city are mainly employed in the field of professional, scientific and technical services, health care and social assistance. [34] 
8% 8,478 
6% 1,565 
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In December 2018, Micron began a $3 billion expansion project in Manassas and is expected to create 1,100 jobs by 2030. [40] Other major employers include Lockheed Martin (1,500 employees) and Novant Prince William Health System (1,400 employees). 
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Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States, February 5, 1865 This photo is called “the last lifetime photograph of Lincoln”, it was taken in February 1865. The American Civil War played out during Lincoln’s administration, beginning just a month after he was elected and ending just days before his assassination in April 1865. (LOC)2. Jefferson Davis, former US Secretary of War and Senator from Mississippi, was President of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865. After the war, he was caught, accused of treason, and imprisoned for two years, after which he was released on bail. As a result, his case was closed in 1869year, and he lived another 20 years, dying at the age of 81. (Mathew Brady/NARA)3. A group of men from Campaign B of the U.S. Engineer Battalion near Petersburg, Virginia, in August 1864. (LOC)4. Confederate soldiers marching through occupied Frederick in 1862 (NARA)5. Confederate General Robert E. Lee in late April 1865. By the end of the war, Lee had become commander-in-chief of all Confederate forces.
He led numerous armies into battle against Union forces. It was Lee’s surrender to General Ulysses Grant on April 9, 1865, that marked the end of the war. (NARA)6. Union General Ulysses Grant. After the war, his popularity in the north helped him win presidential elections in 1868 and again in 1872. (LOC)7. Daily life at the camp of the 31st Infantry Regiment near Fort Slocum, Washington, in 1861. (AP Photo/Library of Congress)8. Three different photographs of Peter, a slave from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, circa 1863. These scars he received from his owner, Artai Carrier, who whipped him with a whip. After this, he had to recover for two months. During the war, these photographs were widely distributed in the north. Peter later became a soldier in the Union army. (NARA)9. Adelbert Ames was a general in the Union Army. After the war, he became a military governor, senator, and civil governor in Mississippi. He lived a long life and died at the age of 97 in 1933. (Mathew Brady/NARA)10. William Mahone was a civil engineer, railroad worker, and ardent supporter of the withdrawal of the southern states from the United States.
In 1861, after Virginia seceded, Mahone led the capture of the Gosport shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia. He drove an empty passenger train straight into the city and forced the federal troops to leave the shipyard. He later became a colonel in the Confederate Army. After the war, Mahone became a U.S. Senator from Virginia. (NARA)11. Rose O’Neal Greenhow, “Wild Rose”, poses with her daughter at the old Capitol prison in Washington. Greenhow was a Confederate spy who used her connections to pass information south. She was declassified by Alan Pinkerton in 1861 and imprisoned for almost a year. She was then released and deported to Richmond, where the woman was warmly welcomed by the locals. She served as a Confederate diplomat, traveled to Europe, and wrote a memoir that became popular in London in 1863. In October 1864, she sailed home on a block breaker that was being pursued by a Union ship. While trying to escape, she drowned. (LOC)12. A group of “contraband” (as freed or escaped slaves were called) in front of a building in Cumberland, Virginia, May 14, 1862.
(James F. Gibson/LOC)13. William Tecumseh Sherman, a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, served as a Union Army general who served on several campaigns. Best known for his capture of Atlanta, Georgia, after which his troops launched the “Sherman March to the Sea”, during which they caused irreparable damage to the infrastructure of those places. (Matthew Brady/NARA)14. The body of a soldier in a field after the Battle of Gettysburg. (Alexander Gardner/LOC)15. Francis S. Barlow entered the war as a common soldier in the Union army and ended it as a general. He was wounded several times, but he survived the war and later became New York State Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Attorney. (LOC)16. Union General Hermann Haupt sails down the Potomac River on a raft he invented for reconnaissance. Haupt was the head of construction and transport affairs on the military railway during the war. (AP Photo/Library of Congress, A.J. Russell) 
(Alexander Gardner/LOC)18. Frederick Douglass, circa 1879 He was born a slave in Maryland but ran away as a boy and eventually became an influential social reformer, a powerful orator and leader of the movement to end slavery. (George K. Warren/NARA)19. Unknown Union officer. (Mathew Brady/NARA)20. Confederate troops on the opposite side of a destroyed bridge in Fredericksburg, Virginia. (Mathew Brady/NARA)21. President Abraham Lincoln surrounded by a crowd during his famous address at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 19November 1863. (AP Photo/Library of Congress)22. General James Scott Negley of Pennsylvania. At the beginning of the war, he was appointed brigadier general, he commanded troops in several battles. After his division escaped collapse at the Battle of Chickamauga, he was removed from command. He retired in January 1865. (LOC)23. Amputation at the Gettysburg field hospital. (LOC)24. All that remains of a Union soldier who was serving time in the infamous prison in Andersonville, Georgia.
(LOC)25. Nurse Anna Belle tends to wounded soldiers at a Union hospital in 1863. (U.S. Army Center of Military History)26. Robert Smalls was born a slave in South Carolina. During the Civil War, he was a driver on a Confederate military transport, the Planter. On May 12, 1862, three white officers of the Planter decided to spend the night on the shore. Around three in the morning, Small and 7 other slaves decided to escape and sail to the Union ships. Smalls put on his captain’s uniform and hat. They stopped to pick up their families along the way and then sailed to the Union ships with a white flag. After the war, Smalls became a South Carolina state representative. (LOC)27. Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. He was considered a tough person. He fought several campaigns, but during the Battle of Chancellorsville he was accidentally shot by his own troops and had to have his arm amputated. He died of complications from pneumonia 8 days later, having become a hero of the South.
(LOC)28. Soldiers of the Army of the Potomac in the trenches before the assault on Marys Heights during the Chancellorsville Campaign in May 1863. (LOC)29. Portrait of Miss E. Demine. (Mathew Brady/NARA)30. General George Armstrong Custer, US Army cavalry officer and commander. Custer built up an honorable reputation during the Civil War, and after the war he was sent west to fight in the Indian Wars. Custer died at the famous Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876. (LOC)31. Harriet Tubman was born a slave but fled to Philadelphia in 1849 and was a scout for Union troops during the war. (AP Photo/Library of Congress)32. Bodies of Confederate soldiers near Mrs. Alsop’s house, off Spotsylvania, May 1864. (Timothy H. O’Sullivan/LOC)33. Sergeant James Harris, a member of Company B. He was one of 23 black Union soldiers to receive the Order of Honor. (AP Photo/Library of Congress)34. Miss Walton. (Mathew Brady/NARA)35. Union General Isaac Stevens on his front porch in March 1862, South Carolina.
Stevens, the former first governor of Washington Territory, was killed at the Battle of Chantilly on September 1, 1862. (LOC)36. Brigadier General Robert Houston Milroy, Union Army officer. Milroy distinguished himself by defeat at the Second Battle of Winchester in 1863. Milroy died in Olympia, Washington, in 1890 at the age of 73. (LOC)37. Maryland, Antietam, President Lincoln on the battlefield in October 1862. (LOC)38. Union Major General Ambrose Burnside fought more than one campaign in North Carolina and Tennessee during the war. After he was governor, and then a senator from Rhode Island. (LOC)39. John Henry serving at the headquarters of the 3rd Troop of the Army of the Potomac in October 1863. (LOC)40. Actor and Confederate supporter John Wilkes Booth shortly before the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865 Booth and a group of conspirators planned to assassinate Lincoln, Vice President Andrew Johnson, and Secretary of State William Seward in hopes of helping the Confederacy.
After killing Lincoln in a theater in Washington on April 14, 1865, he fled to a farm in northern Virginia, only to be caught and killed by Union soldiers 12 days later. (NARA)41. Union Major General Mortimer D. Leggett. (LOC)42. John Burns, “the old hero of Gettysburg” with a gun and crutches in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in 1863 During the Battle of Gettysburg, 70-year-old Burns grabbed his weapon and entered the battlefield with Union soldiers. Burns became a sniper, because. shot great. He was wounded several times, he was thrown onto the battlefield. He managed to escape, his wounds healed, and his story soon earned him the title of National Hero. (LOC)43. Patrol of “colored” troops at the Dutch Gap Canal in Virginia in November 1864. (LOC)44. Confederate General J.D. Marmaduke. (LOC)45. Guards inspecting a crossing at Georgetown, Washington on the banks of the Potomac River in 1865 (AP Photo/Library of Congress)46. Conspirator Lewis Powell in handcuffs in Washington in April 1865.
Powell unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate Secretary of State William Seward at his home on April 14, 1865. He was soon caught and hanged as one of the 4 conspirators responsible for the assassination of Lincoln. (Alexander Gardner/LOC)47. Hanging bodies of four conspirators – Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold and George Atzerodt July 7, 1865 at Fort McNair in Washington. (Alexander Gardner/LOC)48. Union General George Stoneman at camp a yard from Fair Oaks, Virginia, in June 1862. Stoneman was an army officer who took part in several military operations. After the war, he moved first to Arizona, then to California, where in 1882 he was elected governor of the state. (James F. Gibson/LOC) 
Students will take part in a series of rotations to experience tours, speakers, writers, reenactors, and authentic events including music, art, dance, and games that represent the diverse experience of Virginians since 1607. 
Chief Red Hawk is a native of Southampton County, Virginia, and grew up on his family’s farm reliving the centuries-old “traditions” and culture of the Cheroenhaka (Nottowey) Indians, farming, raising pigs, fishing, hunting, trapping and processing skins for sale together. with his father. Learn more about Chief Red Hawk here. 
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He is currently the Park Historian at Fort C.F. Smith Park in Arlington County and is responsible for educational programs at various historic sites in the Arlington County Parks system. 
He is a Union reenactor with the 28th Massachusetts Company B of the Civil War Reconstruction Unit, a member of the Irish Brigade in the Union Army. The members of the recreated 28th are regular Union Army soldiers and also represent the immigrant experience of the mid-19th century. John is a Chartered Accountant and has lived in Arlington for a long time. John serves as Treasurer of the Arlington Historical Society. 
In the 1860s, Lynchburg was the only city in Virginia that was not reclaimed by the Union until after the American Civil War.
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The explorer John Lederer visited one of the Siouan villages (Sapony) in 1670 on the Staunton River at Otter Creek, southwest of the modern city, as did the 1671 expedition of Thomas Butts and Robert Fallam.
The “City of Seven Hills” developed rapidly in the hills surrounding Lynchs Ferry.
By 1812, U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall, who lived in Richmond, reported navigational difficulties and construction problems on the canal and trail.
I think it’s the most interesting place in the state.” In 1810, Jefferson wrote, “Lynchburg is perhaps the most growing place in the US … It now stands next to Richmond in importance …”
Methodist preacher and later bishop John Early became one of Lynchburg’s civic leaders; in contrast to early Methodist preachers who called for the abolition of slavery during the Great Awakening; Early belonged to a later generation who adapted to this institution in the slave societies of the South.
Tobacco (including the production of tobacco products in factories using indentured slave labor), the slave trade, general trade, and the production of iron and steel stimulated the economy.
Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, about 20 miles (32 km) east of Lynchburg. end of the civil war. Lynchburg surrendered on April 12 to Union General Ranald S. Mackenzie.
Paul’s Episcopal Church.
On a per capita basis, it has become one of the richest cities in the United States. In 1880, Lynchburg resident James Albert Bonsac invented the first cigarette rolling machine. Shortly thereafter, Dr. Charles Brown Fleet, physician and master of pharmacology, introduced the first microclyster, which was mass-sold without a prescription. By the city’s centenary in 1886, banking activity had grown six times its 1860 level, which some attribute to the decline of slavery. Lynchburg Cotton Mill and Craddock-Terry Shoe Co. (which would become the largest shoe manufacturer in the South) were founded in 1888. The hydroelectric dam in Reusens started working at 1903 and soon gave more electricity.
At 1903, the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) established Lynchburg Christian College (later Lynchburg College) on the site of the former Westover Resort Hotel which had gone bankrupt during the Panic of 1901. During the 2018/2019 academic year, the college’s name was changed to Lynchburg University, reflecting the expansion of graduate programs and research. Lynchburg’s first public library, the Jones Memorial Library, opened in 1907.
At 19In 1955, General Electric and Babcock & Wilcox built high-tech factories here.
Lynchburg remained the only city of over 50,000 (at the time) that was not served by an interstate highway.
Later, in the late 1970s, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a class action lawsuit against the state of Virginia on behalf of the sterilization victims. In the settlement, the victims received a formal apology from the state and advice if they wished, but the judiciary denied the state’s requests to pay for reverse sterilization surgeries. At 19In ’94, Buck’s sterilization and trial was featured in the television drama Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story . The Manic Street Preachers address the issue in their song “Virginia’s Epileptic Colony” on their 2009 album Journal For Plague Lovers .
Since 1971, 40 buildings have been individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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As one of the eighteen Governor’s Schools in Virginia, the Central Virginia Governor’s School focuses on incorporating technology into both math and science curricula.
They were interested in facilitating intermodal connectivity between GLTC buses and the intercity bus and rail services that operate from the location. The project was completed and opened to the public on June 16, 2014.
Greyhound offers transportation to other cities in Virginia, USA, Canada and Mexico.