V530:: Posted 1907, Virginia Infrastructure, Virginia Christian College, University of Lynchburg, Lynchburg Virginia, Campbell County, Schools, Dr Josephus Hopwood, Westover hotel, Hotels, Hospitality Industry, Religion Industry, Published by The Souvenir Post Card Co. (New York), Printed in Berlin, Series Number 13581.

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Posted 1907, Virginia Infrastructure, Virginia Christian College, University of Lynchburg, Lynchburg Virginia, Campbell County, Schools, Dr Josephus Hopwood, Westover hotel, Hotels, Hospitality Industry, Religion Industry,
Published by The Souvenir Post Card Co. (New York),
Printed in Berlin,
Series Number 13581.

FYI: “University of Lynchburg was founded as Virginia Christian College in 1903 by Dr. Josephus Hopwood, a pioneer in Christian coeducation.” (Google)

FYI: “The University of Lynchburg was founded in 1903 by Dr. Josephus Hopwood as Virginia Christian College, a selective, independent, coeducational, and residential institution, which is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Hopwood was president of Milligan College in Tennessee when a group of ministers and businessmen approached him about establishing a college in Lynchburg. He agreed to serve as president, after which the group purchased the failed Westover Hotel resort for $13,500, securing Lynchburg’s current campus. Hopwood worked with his wife Sarah Eleanor LaRue Hopwood to establish the college based on their shared vision. The University of Lynchburg was the first institution in the United States to train nuclear physicists and engineers for the NS Savannah project under the order of President Eisenhower, to aid in the development and operation of the world’s first nuclear-powered ship. The institution officially changed its name to Lynchburg College in 1919, citing a constituency that had expanded beyond Virginia.” (Wikipedia)

FYI: “Lynchburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. First settled in 1757 by ferry owner John Lynch, the city’s population was 79,009 at the 2020 census, making Lynchburg the 11th most populous city in Virginia. Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the banks of the James River, Lynchburg is known as the “City of Seven Hills” or the “Hill City”. In the 1860s, Lynchburg was the only city in Virginia that was not recaptured by the Union before the end of the American Civil War. Lynchburg lies at the center of a wider metropolitan area close to the geographic center of Virginia. It is the fifth-largest MSA in Virginia, with a population of 261,593. It is the site of several institutions of higher education, including Virginia University of Lynchburg, Randolph College, University of Lynchburg, Central Virginia Community College and Liberty University. Nearby cities include Roanoke, Charlottesville, and Danville.” (Wikipedia)