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minus-squareSharkAttak@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·13 days agoOh Lynchburg, what a lovely name. Wonder why it’s named like that.
minus-squareocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-213 days agoIt’s named after the founder Lynch, Who was an abolitionist no less, not after lynching. Very cool he’s from there
minus-squareSharkAttak@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·13 days agoWas making a joke, but kinda glad to be corrected.
minus-squareocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·13 days agoThanks for promoting it! I learned something
minus-squareOptional@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·13 days agoCame to post this too - was very glad to see it.
minus-squareocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·13 days agoThanks :) I spent some time reading further into it and expanded since you commented. Thanks for sharing I didn’t know he was from there!
minus-squaregex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·13 days agoAbolitionist John Lynch https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lynch_(1740–1820)
Oh Lynchburg, what a lovely name. Wonder why it’s named like that.
It’s named after the founder Lynch, Who was an abolitionist no less, not after lynching.
Very cool he’s from there
Was making a joke, but kinda glad to be corrected.
Right? Even better.
Thanks for promoting it! I learned something
Came to post this too - was very glad to see it.
Thanks :)
I spent some time reading further into it and expanded since you commented.
Thanks for sharing I didn’t know he was from there!
Abolitionist John Lynch
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lynch_(1740–1820)