Museum. I am laura wilson and i am the curator here. I am going to tell you about lynchburg history. We are going to focus on transportation and manufacturing history. We are standing in the timeline gallery main courtroom of the Lynchburg Museum and our exhibit inexhibits start in 1607, honor of the 400th anniversary of the founding of virginia. At that time, lynchburg was not a town yet. The monaghan indians were here. Lynchburg was not started until the 1750s by john lynch. That is who lynchburg was named after. The whole reason the town is here is because of the james river. There was a shallow spot in the river where lynch had a fairy ferry thatd crossed over to what is now Madison Heights in amherst county. Because of the river, lynchburg history begins with transportation. Behind me, we have early examples of the boats on the river with the creation of the canal in the 1830s. The canal comes to lynchburg in 1836 and this is a model of the type of boat that wouldve been on the ri
Up next, we take you inside the main gallery of the Lynchburg Museum to learn more about the history of manufacturing and transportation. Welcome to the Lynchburg Museum. I am laura wilson and i am the curator here. I am going to tell you about lynchburg history. We are going to focus on transportation and manufacturing history. We are standing in the timeline gallery main courtroom of the Lynchburg Museum and our exhibit s start in 1607. Was not a town yet. The monaghan indians were here. Lynchburg was not started until the 1750s by john lynch. That is who lynchburg was named after. The whole reason the town is here is because of the james river. Crossedd a fairy that from here in downtown lynchburg over to what is now Madison Heights in amherst county. Lynchburg the river, history begins with transportation. Early me, we have examples of the boats on the river with the creation of the canal in the 1830s. The canal comes to lynchburg in 1836 and this is a model of the type of boat tha