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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"Lynchburg"”.
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Confederate Lynchburg, 1861-1865
In 1860, Lynchburg was a thriving tobacco town. The "golden leaf" had stimulated the economy and made the city financially sound. When civil war erupted, Lynchburg cast her fate with Virginia and the Confederacy. Mobilization began at a rapid rate. Men flocked to the ranks, industries geared to war …
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A fine arts center for Lynchburg, Virginia
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Assessment of a non-profit homeownership program for low-income homebuyers in Lynchburg, Virginia
The purpose of the study was to examine the Lynchburg Covenant Fellowship program in depth and speculate implementation in other geographical area. Various programs have been implemented at all levels of government as well as by private agencies in order to assist persons attain ownership. Some …
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Geology and Tectonic Significance of the Late Precambrian Eastern Blue Ridge Cover Sequence in Central Virginia
… rocks of the Moneta Formation and the overlying Lynchburg Group. The Moneta Formation comprises arnphibolites, felsites and biotite gneisses that unconformably overlie the Grenville basement. The Lynchburg Group in central Virginia is divided into three formations. Lynchburg I is made up of …
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Major Factors That Influence the Employment Decisions of Generation X Consulting Engineers
… (those born between the years 1964 and 1980) in Lynchburg, Virginia, to determine the major factors that influence their employment decisions. Engineering consulting firms throughout the United States, particularly those in Lynchburg, have struggled to recruit young engineers in recent years. The …
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The history of industrial arts in three selected Virginia public school divisions
… Of the three school systems studied (Danville, Lynchburg and Richmond), Lynchburg was the first to offer manual training classes. Started in 1901, the classes were almost exclusively hand woodworking, and were taught at the secondary school level. In 1903, Richmond began offering manual training …
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Geologic framework of gravity anomaly sources in the central Piedmont of Virginia
… units), and 2.79 gm/cc (mafic units}, Catoctin/ Lynchburg-2.815 gm/cc, Maidens Gneiss-2.775 gm/cc, Grenville Basement- 2.71 gm/cc. Gravity and seismic data are consistent with the existence of a major thrust fault at depths between 9 km and 16 km that separates Grenville Basement rocks from …
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Brigadier General James Dearing, C.S.A
… toward Appomattox. On April 22, Dearing died at Lynchburg. He was buried at ""Avoca'' near Altavista. His body was later disinterred and reburied at Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg. In March, 1863, Dearing had married Roxana Birchett. The couple had one child, Mary Lucretia.
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Methods of pricing milk
… and pricing of milk. Secondly, a study of the Lynchburg, Virginia milk market was made to determine the problems that have been encountered in this particular market. In addition, some appraisal is made of the role the control program has played in the production, distribution and pricing of …
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Radical Religious Rebels: The Rise and Fall of Jerry Falwell and the Moral Majority.
… Jerry Falwell from a little-known minister from Lynchburg, Virginia to becoming the figurehead of the movement known as the Religious Right, I wish to show how one of more controversial figures in both the religious and political spheres of contemporary American history became one of the more …
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The Tholian Web: The Political/Institutional Context of Regional Cluster-Based Economic Development
… Oregon; Greenville/Spartanburg, South Carolina; Lynchburg, Virginia; and Roanoke, Virginia. The findings are that the major community power structure theories (i.e., market model, economic forces, civic culture, regime theory, the growth machine, and civic entrepreneurs) all provide important …
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A ten year follow-up study of Monroe Trade School students from September, 1940 to September, 1950
… of the former students of Monroe Trade School in Lynchburg has long been recognized. In 1952 steps were taken to review the activities of the students who attended the school during the period of 1940 to 1950. This report represents a study of the scholastic progress of the six hundred seven …
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The 11th Virginia Infantry Regiment, C. S. A
… infantry regiment. Formed principally of Lynchburg City and Campbell County men, the Regiment fought in the Civil War as part of Kemper's Brigade, Pickett's Division, Longstreet's Corps, Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Through diaries, letters, memoirs and contemporary newspapers, the …
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The origin and tectonic significance of the mafic-ultramafic association in the central Virginia Blue Ridge post-Grenville cover sequence
… conformable with stratigraphic layering, and the Lynchburg Group host strata form a continuous and conformable stratigraphic sequence unbroken by faults and without evidence of mélange. Contacts between the mafic-ultramafic bodies and the host rocks are sharp and show no strong evidence for …
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Stabilization of Soft Clay Subgrades in Virginia Phase I Laboratory Study
… obtained from Northern Virginia, Staunton, and Lynchburg. Key findings from the research include that (1) traditional lime and cement stabilizers were far more effective than liquid stabilizers (lignosulfonate, synthetic polymer, and magnesium chloride) in increasing strength, (2) the liquid …
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Residential segregation of blacks in Virginia cities: assessing socioeconomic factors
… the black population in four Virginia cities, Lynchburg, Roanoke, Norfolk, and Richmond. Three indexes were employed to measure degrees of segregation at the census tract level. These indexes were, dissimilarity, interaction, and isolation. The dissimilarity index is a measure of the evenness …
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The development of an interactive computer model for managing geologic hazard databases
… in June 1995, the Timberlake dam in Lynchburg, VA, failed due to flash flooding from intense summer storms. Two people died on highways downstream of the dam, even though emergency personnel were on the scene. The lack of organized critical information about the dam, its downstream …
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Historic preservation: a study in local public administration
… These case studies are Jonesborough, Tennessee; Lynchburg, Virginia; Cobb County, Georgia; and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. These case studies are examined through an ecological perspective. Within the context of this study, boards of historic architectural review are very much a part of the …
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