Washington College was renamed Washington & Lee, after General Robert E. Lee served as its president
Source: Historical collections of Virginia, Washington College at Lexington (p.449)
a 1930-1945 tourist postcard for Harrisonburg highlighted Virginia Military Institute and Washington and Lee University
Source: Boston Public Library, Tichnor Brothers Postcard Collection, Greetings from Lexington, Virginia
both the covered bridge over the Maury River and now the dam are gone from Jordan's Point
Source: Virginia Department of Transportation, Lexington Flood
Lexington in 1878
Source: David Rumsey Map Collection, OW Gray & Son Atlas - Gray's New Map of Lexington, Virginia (1878)