College Lake was built in 1934. For many years the citizens of the surrounding community enjoyed the lake as a recreational area for boating, fishing, walking, and swimming. The lake has also served as an outdoor laboratory for students and faculty alike. After many decades, the College Lake Dam will be removed and Blackwater Creek restored to a stream channel through the former lake bed.
The Community Memory Project aims to gather and preserve the living memory of College Lake for the University of Lynchburg and the surrounding community. Through these photos, stories, oral histories, and more, we will preserve the memory of this community landmark and its transformation over time.
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College Lake Included in Congressional Bills
Kenneth Garren PhD
Kenneth Garren and former LC and alum Catherine West visited the office in Washington, DC of US Senator Mark Warner to gain federal funds to clean College Lake.
Library Note: This document details events from 2004 to 2009.
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2016 Oral History Interview with Dr. Julius Sigler
Laura Henry-Stone Dr. and Julius Sigler Dr.
Students in Dr. Henry-Stone's environmental studies capstone course collected oral history interviews about College Lake in the spring of 2016. This interview is with Dr. Julius Sigler.
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Watershed Development and Sediment Accumulation in a Small Urban Lake
David Perault
watersheds, sedimentation, GIS, urbanization
