[Moose4]

Lynchburg was named for John Lynch, who set up a ferry across the James River in 1757. The actual town was founded in, I think, 1786. John Lynch was apparently the brother of Charles Lynch, a Virginia judge and politician, who coined the term “lynch law.”

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[Hoodat]

Yeah, I already knew about John Lynch. I just like to stir up trouble. ;-P
I come from a long line of Virginians who emigrated from Scotland in the early 1600s.