Lynchburg Virginia Archives

Christmas at The Craddock Terry

November 30, 2019 Valerie Archual Comments 2 comments

At the end of Commerce Street and along the historic James River Waterfront sits a most unique hotel in Lynchburg, Virginia. While the historic buildings that make up this hotel originated back in the late 1800s and early 1900s, it has only been hotel-hospitable to guests since 2007. Once upon a time, in this very spot, stood one of the largest shoe companies in the world. The Craddock Terry Hotel, now a 44-room boutique hotel and event center, shares the…

Old City Cemetery, Lynchburg, Virginia

October 26, 2018 Valerie Archual Comments 2 comments

I’ve often enjoyed a casual stroll through, many, a quiet cemetery. I have seldom brought this to many people’s attention, for the mere fact that it may seem strange or odd to regular folk, you know, to promenade in a graveyard without having any reason for it. I did feel a bit better about this after I had learned that a very reputable and “normal” pastor friend of mine, too, enjoys a cemetery walk every now and again. Once you…