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4 Lynchburg Dancing: Floyd Ward and Her School by Elizabeth Forsyth Harris. How can we know the dancer from the dance school? In this lighthearted look back, a former student reveals how Floyd Ward’s professional career, dance school empire, and family life were all facets of a single, unforgettable, grand revue.
16 A City Upon A Hill: A History of the Old City Cemetery in Pictures by Ted Delaney. It may have been News & Advance columnist Darrell Laurant who coined the saying “Lynchburg’s city of the dead is the liveliest place in town.” This pictorial offers a sneak peak at a forthcoming publication reflecting on the cemetery’s 200-year history.
18 The Dream Fulfilled The Bicentennial of Poplar Forest
by Travis McDonald. In this Jeffersonian version of “How I Spent My Summer Vacation,” the multitalented Commander in Chief takes time out from remodeling the President’s House and travels to Bedford County to lay the foundation for his retirement retreat, Poplar Forest, where he will eventually busy himself by designing his next architectural masterpiece.
20 The Mother Church of Methodism In Lynchburg by Terrell D. Moseley. “There were no churches in Lynchburg prior to 1806. However there were a great number of saloons...” So, how did all these steeples rise to define the Lynchburg skyline? The author recounts the trials and triumphs of the people who built the city’s first Methodist church and many others to follow.
30 Far From The Tree: The Orchards of Tobacco Row Mountain
by Tom Burford. Amherst County’s famous orchard and nursery consultant explores the region’s agricultural history, uncovering many surprises along the way. It turns out that some of the best fruit you’ll ever taste originated in the soil of Central Virginia. How do you like them apples?
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40 From the Jones Library
41 History in Brief
42 Books of Interest
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FALL/WINTER 2006 
FALL/WINTER 2006
Official Publication of the Lynchburg Historical Foundation
PUBLISHER
Nancy Blackwell Marion
EDITOR
Mary M. Abrams
DESIGN
The Design Group
EDITORIAL BOARD Lamar Cecil
James Elson
Peter Houck
James Huston Greg Krueger Jon Kukla
Thomas Ledford Nancy Marion Marilyn Martin Gail Morrison Michael Santos William Young
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