sandusky, which served as union headquarters during the battle of lynchburg. to the house was central 1864 civil war battle of lynchburg. while the battle raged all around the house, the union used this as its headquarters. let s take a look at how this house got its name. the house was built in 1808 by a young man named charles johnston. life as a business merchant, stockbroker, clerk. when he was a young man, he went to kentucky. that was his goal to accompany to survey- his loss some land that his boss had bought. they bought a boat and picked up some passengers. they travel down the ohio river with the goal of reaching kentucky. along the way, they had been warned about hostile native american indians. they were careful to stay in the middle of the ohio river. two men came to the banks of the river screaming help us. they decided to go to the bank to try to aid these two white men. it had been but a decoy. they were led into a trap. they were instantly attacked by 40 or 5
an entity in trouble to turn it around because that is what i spent the first 20 years of my career doing, and i thought the country needed the same thing. lynchburg was named for its founder, john lynch. it had a rich manufacturing history as well as civil war ties to the nearby sandusky and the nearby appomattox courthouse. this painting tells a unique story. there is damage to the painting and the tradition passed to the family is that this painting was fanned allies by union soldiers during their occupation at the civil war battle. writtenind some accounts of the vandalism that took place during the battle. for the next 90 minutes, we will feature the city s local history beginning with poplar history beginning with poplar forest, thomas jefferson s private retreat. what you see behind me is jefferson s most infamous, perfect work of architecture. poplar forest. that was his villa retreat that he started building when president. it is not known very much because j
c-span is in lynchburg, virginia learning about local history. next, historic sandusky during the battle of lynchburg. house was central to the 1864 civil war battle at lynchburg. while the battle raged, the union use this as its headquarters. let s take a look at how it got its name. it was built by charles johnston, who grew up in the richmond a hand petersburg area. he entered business life as a merchant, stock worker, clerk. when he was about 20-years-old he went to kentucky to accompany his boss through the ohio territory through the state of kentucky to survey some land his boss bought. but went to the ohio river, a boat, picked up six passengers and traveled down the ohio river with the goal of reaching kentucky. they were warned about hostile native american indians. they were careful to stay in the middle of the ohio river. at one point to white men came to the banks of the river and us! and help us, save they went to the bank to say them. it was a decoy. byy were i
love, and her husband. it s terrifying. you wonder what kind of story were you involved with? jealousy, betrayal, revenge. who had the motive to kill one person and one person only? there is no perfect murder. i m lester holt and this is date line. here s andrea with the fire inside. reporter: it s been said that everyone has three lives, one public, one private. and one secret. but in 2011 two new york area families had all three exposed when their lives collided in a lurid tale of sex and jealousy fire and murder. it s terrifying because then you think, well, hey. it could happen to me. it could happen to any one of us. forever, those people forever their souls will be marred and torn by these events. it s hard to know exactly what happened that day at that door. reporter: that day was march 6th, 2011 a raw and rainy sunday in tea neck, new jersey. henry rodson was the first to spot trouble. reporter: what was happening that night? i had
love, and her husband. it s terrifying. you wonder what kind of story were you involved with? jealousy, betrayal, revenge. who had the motive to kill one person and one person only? there is no perfect murder. i m lester holt and this is date line. here s andrea with the fire inside. reporter: it s been said that everyone has three lives, one public, one private. and one secret. but in 2011 two new york area families had all three exposed when their lives collided in a lurid tale of sex and jealousy fire and murder. it s terrifying because then you think, well, hey. it could happen to me. it could happen to any one of us. forever, those people forever their souls will be marred and torn by these events. it s hard to know exactly what happened that day at that door. reporter: that day was march 6th, 2011 a raw and rainy sunday in tea neck, new jersey. henry rodson was the first to spot trouble. reporter: what was happening that night? i had