Research collection, 1960-2002 1974-2000

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Research collection, 1960-2002 1974-2000

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Research notes, 1960-2002, including correspondence, publications, newsletters, maps, photographs, clippings, maps. 1. GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH includes information on the Bolling family of Virginia, the Hobbs family, and the Imboden family, especially Gen. John Daniel Imboden (1823-1895), Francis Marion Imboden (1841-1929), and Jacob Peck Imboden (1846-1899). 2. MT. ATHOS (Campbell County, Va.) includes information on the formation of the Mount Athos Regional Museum and Information Center, Inc., and the designation of Mount Athos and Fort Riverview as historic properties. It also includes writings by Hobbs on the various families associated with Mount Athos, especially the Bolling, Cabell, Lewis, and Robertson families. 3. IRON-WORKS, ENGINEERS and ENGINEERING includes information on Oxford Furnace (Campbell County, Va.) and other iron furnaces in the area. 4. WATERWORKS and PUBLIC WORKS includes miscellaneous notes on water supply for Lynchburg, Va. 5. FLOUR-MILLS includes information on mills of the Lynchburg (Va.) area, including the Lynchburg Milling Company and Piedmont Mills, as well as genealogical information on the Langhorne family who established mill in Lynchburg. 6. JAMES RIVER AND KANAWHA CANAL includes miscellaneous notes on the canal as well as manuscript copies of Check roll (1851), Memo book (1860-1862), Account book of James M. Harris, Field notes (1871-1878) and Daybooks (1877-1878) 7. RAILROADS includes miscellaneous notes on the railroads of Virginia, including the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, and annual reports of the Richmond and Alleghany Railroad Company (1881-1888). 8. MISCELLANEOUS RESEARCH NOTES includes notes on a variety of Lynchburg (Va.) history topics, as well as miscellaneous photographs of family and friends, canals, Lynchburg scenes, and the packet boat Marshall. 9. WRITINGS (PUBLISHED AND UNPUBLISHED) includes publication data and correspondence on the book, Historical Sketches from the Iron Worker, written with William R. Dunn for the Lynchburg bicentennial celebration. 10. MEMBERSHIPS (COMMITTEES AND ORGANIZATIONS) includes minutes, clippings, brochures, miscellaneous notes from a variety of committee assignments and organization memberships, especially the U.S.S. Enterprise CV-6 Association (Enterprise Bulletin), the Virginia Engineering Foundation of the University of Virginia, and the Sarah Winston Henry Branch of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.

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Lynchburg Public Library

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Virginia and Tennessee Railroad.

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Lynch's Ferry Authority, Inc.

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Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. Sarah Winston Henry Branch

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The Sarah Winston Henry Branch of the APVA is based in Lynchburg, Virginia. From the description of Papers, 1965-1983. (Lynchburg Public Library). WorldCat record id: 29681139 ...

Imboden family.

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U.S.S. Enterprise Association

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Dunn, William.

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Langhorne family.

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Holcombe family.

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Bolling family.

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Imboden, Jacob P. (Jacob Peck), 1846-1899.

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Hobbs family.

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Richmond and Alleghany Railroad Company

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Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company

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On 31 August 1868 the Covington and Ohio Railroad Company and the Virginia Central Railroad Company merged to form the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company. In 1870 the Blue Ridge Railroad was added to the company. After defaulting, the company was reorganized in 1878 as the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company. The road ran from Ft. Monroe, Va. to Chicago, Ill. Today, after many mergers, the company is part of CSX Transporation. From the description of Records, 1836-1943. (Unknown). ...

Virginia Engineering Foundation of the University of Virginia

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Gibson family.

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Imboden, John D. (John Daniel), 1823-1895

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C.S.A. general and author. From the description of Signature clipped from the register of Brown's Hotel : Washington, 1854 May 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269555505 Confederate general, land developer. From the description of Papers of John D. Imboden [manuscript], 1880-1881. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647820542 Imboden commanded the Staunton Artillery in the capture of Harper's Ferry in April 1861. Ezra Ayres Carman rose to be ...

Mount Athos Regional Museum and Information Center, Inc.

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Imboden, Francis M. (Francis Marion), 1841-1829.

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Hobbs, T. Gibson

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Engineer, historian, genealogist, author, b. Dec. 25, 1917, Lynchburg, Va., son of Thomas Gibson Hobbs and Sarah Melville Bolling; served as aviator during World War II aboard U.S.S. Enterprise (CV-6); served on Board of Trustees, Lynchburg College for 39 years; served on Board of Directors of Engineering Foundation of the University of Virginia; member of Rotary Club of Lynchburg (Va.), wrote history of the Club; member of the Virginia Canals and Navigations Society; director emeritus, American...

Center for the History and Culture of Central Virginia

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Lynchburg College

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