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Lynchburg Historic Tours
700 Pearl Street
Lynchburg, VA 24504
PHONE: (434) 846-1868
FAX: (434) 846-4887
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The Black Heritage
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This all-day tour departs from the Lynchburg location of your choice, and begins with a visit to the Anne Spencer House and Garden. Anne Spencer was an internationally acclaimed poet and part of the Harlem Renaissance. She was also a founder of the Lynchburg Chapter of the NAACP. Our next stop is the Old City Cemetery. There we will follow the popular black history quarter mile walk which traces the contributions of Lynchburg's African-American citizens in education, business, religion, and the military life of the community throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. The tour continues with a visit to the Legacy Museum of African-American History. The museum houses historical artifacts relating the contributions of the African-American community in Lynchburg and the region. For lunch, you may choose for your group to eat in one of Lynchburg's restaurants, or enjoy a box lunch at the Bertha Green Webster Carriage House at Point of Honor; former home of Dr. George Cabell, Patrick Henry's personal physician. Our afternoon begins at one of the nation's oldest black colleges, Virginia University of Lynchburg, and a visit to Court Street Baptist Church, one of the city's major African-American landmarks. We will conclude the day with a driving tour of Lynchburg's five historic districts. From the early Quaker conservative influence to the elaborate Victorian statements of opulence, the rich heritage of residential life in Lynchburg comes alive.