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In the mid-eighteenth century, pioneer Quakers settled in this area. Sarah Clark Lynch in 1754 invited her neighbors to worship in her home. South River Meeting House was organized in 1757. Sarah Lynch gave two acres of land for the Quakers’ first log meeting house. The first meeting house burned in 1768, and a framed building was erected. Within 25 years the increased membership made necessary the building of a larger one. In 1791, John Lynch, Founder of Lynchburg, gave 10 acres of land ' for the use ...of the People called Quakers...to hold, use and enjoy...Build and uphold and repair the premises for the purpose of Divine worship, regulation of church discipline. Burying Grounds and Education of the Youth... '
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