Lynchburg
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The “country editor,” as the Lynchburg, Va., native styled himself, was elected to Congress in 1902, later becoming the chairman of the House Banking and Currency Committee.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
“That’s our genre,” he said in a 2011 interview with the News and Advance in Lynchburg, Va., near his home on a 362-acre horse farm.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026
In her poems, Brown, who has cerebral palsy, wrestles with the reality of being raised in the shadow of one of the infamous eugenics hospital founded by DeJarnette in Lynchburg, VA.
From Salon • Jul. 20, 2024
A spokesperson for Lynchburg police said the department did look into Boyd’s death and determined a criminal investigation was unnecessary.
From Washington Times • Aug. 7, 2023
On November 17, 1925, Carrie Buck appeared for her trial at the courthouse in Lynchburg.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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