Nannette Turners Lynchburg and Forest Real Estat

Celebrating over 170 years of history Holy Cross Catholic Parish remains one of the oldest Catholic parishes in the Virginia Piedmont.In 1834, Lynchburg became the site of a Catholic mission when Rev. Timothy O'Brien administered to the Catholics working on the James River and Kanawah Canal.  A p...

Elias Schewel was a deeply religious man, but also a practical one.When he first came to Lynchburg he had no intention of going into the furniture business.  He came to be a rabbi, to teach the young, hold services and kill animals in the kosher manner.Unfortunately Lynchburg's tiny Jewish commun...

Visitors are often amazed at the peace and serenity that descends upon hikers as they enter the Percival's Island Natural Area located off of Concord Turnpike.  This wonderful portion of the James River Heritage Trail provides access to an island in the James River; a powerful reminder of the rol...

The old-fashioned approach in real estate was based on selling, not coaching.  The foundation of this approach was trying to get your clients to do what it was that suited your agenda.  As long as they signed on the dotted line all will be well.In contrast, the Coaching Philosophy is about lookin...

I think as a REALTOR we sometimes think as the commission amount is helping us.  But I think of it as also benefiting the seller.  I call it a marketing fee, because that is what I am going to use it for.  Professionals who receive commissions are hired to sell something, where as listing agents ...

The legend of Thomas Jefferson eating the city's first tomato outside the Miller-Claytor house is ballyhooed in Lynchburg, but its validity is uncertain.The event probably did take place, but that is was Jefferson's first tomato or the city's first is doubtful.In "The Saga of the City," the histo...

The Miller-Claytor House built in 1791, originally stood at the corner of Eighth and Church Streets but in 1936, was saved from demolition by the Lynchburg Historical Society, which moved it to its present site in Riverside Park.  It is famous for the legend that Thomas Jefferson ate a tomato fro...

Lynchburg has no cobblestone streets.  Surprised?Around 1892, the city began to lay stonework on the trodden pathways.  Some of those earliest efforts are still visible on Kemper and 10th Streets.  But while even city natives often mistakenly refer to the stonework as cobblestone, Belgian blocks ...

Much of the Hill City's history manifests itself in the heart of downtown.  One landmark the Old Court House on Court Street, is an outstanding example of Greek architecture.  The first Court House on this site was built in 1813, but torn down in 1852 to build the present structure, completed in ...

Could Thomas Jefferson have stopped for a mug of beer at Joseph Nichols Tavern when he traveled through Lynchburg during the early 1800's?Margaret Byrd Adams, who has been researching the tavern's history, thinks the country's second president did visit the tavern, which still stands on the corne...