Since my blog post fell between two important
patriotic holidays (Memorial Day and the Fourth of July) and the fact that the
town where I live does have a lot of history behind it as far as the Civil War,
I thought I would choose a landmark that commemorates the many men and women
who have volunteered to serve and even give their lives so we can keep our
freedom.
These steps are a popular place in Lynchburg,
Virginia. Take a walk up these 139 steps to read about men and women who have
served our country all the way as far back as the Civil War to the present day.
The steps climb one of the cities “Seven Hills” reaching from Church Street at
the bottom to Court Street at the top.
The building of the steps began in 1924 and was
completed in 1925. Aubrey Chesterman originally designed the steps to honor
those who lost their lives in World War I. However, the steps have since been
redesigned and terraced to honor Lynchburg citizens who have fought in all wars
since the Civil War. There is a Doughboy statue at the base of the steps and a
Confederate soldier at the top of the steps. The Confederate soldier’s statue
is said to have a time capsule inside containing Civil War-related artifacts,
such as Confederate currency, photographs of Lynchburg area veterans, hair from
Traveller (Gen. Robert E. Lee’s horse), and casualty lists.
The cousins came for the weekend when we went and
visited this landmark. Hope came along for the ride and even took a couple of
pictures with cousins Brandon and Nikolas. Do you know the name of this
landmark?
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