Abram Frederick Biggers and Biggers School

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Abram Frederick Biggers, (1838 – 1879), a lawyer by profession, was appointed the first superintendent of the Lynchburg and Campbell County schools in 1870. As a part of his effort to build a strong system, Biggers toured northern states to study their schools. He is credited with building one of the best school systems in the state. The Lynchburg schools opened to more than 700 students segregated by race in nine rented buildings. Biggers School, designed by August Forsburg, was the largest in Lynchburg when it opened, with a capacity of 305 students. The school served the community until its demolition in the fall of 1967.

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References/Bibliographic Citation:

Cabell, Margaret Anthony. Sketches and Recollections of Lynchburg by the Oldest Inhabitant 1858. Lynchburg Historical Foundation, 1974. Deyerle, Frances Adams and Janet Shaffer. A Legacy of Learning: The Lynchburg Public Schools 1871-1986 (Lynchburg School Board, 1987). Jordon, Bertha Adams. Public Schools of Lynchburg, 1871-1881 (Lynchburg Historical Society – Museum) Vol. 8, No. 1-1971. Potter. “Lynchburg “The most interesting Spot.” (Progress Publishing Corp, Lynchburg, 1976). Tomlin, Gene W. Abram Frederick Biggers and Biggers School (Warwick House Publishers, Lynchburg, 2007).