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Pedlar River dam supplying water to Lynchburg, Virginia, 1946

Subjects
Bridges & DamsPower & Water WorksRivers & Streams
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1946 (Chrome)
Front of Pedlar River dam supplying water to Lynchburg, Virginia, 1946, Amherst, VA, USA, c. 1946 lithograph postcard
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Back of Pedlar River dam supplying water to Lynchburg, Virginia, 1946, Amherst, VA, USA, c. 1946 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A long concrete overflow dam spans the Pedlar River, with water spilling in a broad curtain over its stepped face; a small gatehouse with a hipped roof stands at the right end and a wooded mountain rises behind. The card's caption identifies it as the dam on the Pedlar River that supplied the City of Lynchburg, Virginia, with water. Lynchburg's waterworks drew on the Pedlar River in Amherst County in the early 20th century, impounding mountain water for the city roughly twenty miles away.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Roanoke Va July 30 1941 Dear Aunt How are you these hot summer days? We are all well and hope to see you soon. Will drop you a Card later as to when I leave Roanoke. Love to you from us all and hoping to see you soon Lester

PublisherF. M. Kirby & Co.
Dam at Pedlar River that supplies the City of Lynchburg, Va., with water.
PostmarkedRoanoke, VA, July 31, 1946, 12:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Melinda Armentrout

R F D # 1 Mc Gaheysville, VA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Roanoke, VA
PublisherF. M. Kirby & Co.
SeriesA-6742
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss Melinda Armentrout, R F D # 1, Mc Gaheysville, VA
Place depictedPedlar Dam, Amherst, VA
Place mentionedLynchburg, VA
receivedMcGAHEYSVILLE
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesThin white border; divided-back era lithograph with visible corner and edge wear and a light crease at lower left. Postmark: ROANOKE VA JUL 31 12:30 PM 1946 (with a second MCGAHEYSVILLE AUG 1 receiving cancel). Divided-back, linen-era card with white border and 1¢ green Franklin stamp; light edge wear, corner creases and toning.

Cite this card

Pedlar River dam supplying water to Lynchburg, Virginia, 1946, postcard, c. 1946. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/pedlar-river-dam-supplying-water-to-lynchburg-virginia-1946. Accessed November 2, 2026.