"He looked out the window of the airplane and remembered sitting on that very mountain and knowing that one day he would own it."
- from Jerry Falwell: His Life and Legacy
Aerial View of the Honorable Carter Glass's mansion from Aerial Views of Lynchburg and Vicinity, made for Lynchburg Traction and Light, Co. by Underwood & Underwood, October 1924. Aerial Views of Lynchburg and Vicinity property of Jones Memorial Library, Lynchburg, Va.
Aerial View of the Honorable Carter Glass's mansion from Aerial Views of Lynchburg and Vicinity, made for Lynchburg Traction and Light, Co. by Underwood & Underwood, October 1924. Aerial Views of Lynchburg and Vicinity property of Jones Memorial Library, Lynchburg, Va.
Hello, and welcome to Liberty Through the Years. This website is here to provide information about the property acquired and owned by Liberty University, the largest private college in the state of Virginia and the largest Christian university in the world.
This website serves to give an overview of the history of the property before it was owned by Liberty, as well as a timeline framework of Liberty's acquisition and ownership of it. We will answer questions such as:
Who owned the land before Liberty bought it?
Who were the sellers of the property?
How did Liberty acquire all of its property?
What is meant by "main campus"?
What is the "mountain property"?
How much land does Liberty own now?
Please enjoy browsing the site and reading about the campus history. It is our hope that you will learn something new or gain a fuller understanding of Liberty's main campus property by exploring all of the content provided here.