We then headed to Lynchburg, Va to visit Rene's sister and brother-in-law, parking in their driveway for a week or so. Spent time visiting the area including Appomattox where the Civil War ended.
The Appomattox Court House was originally known as Clover Hill. It was a small settlement with just a few houses arund the tavern, which was a stopping off point on the main Richmond-Lynchburg Stage Road. When the county of Appomattox was formed in 1845, Clover Hill was chosen as the county seat and the town was renamed appomattox Court.
The parlor of the McLean house was used for the formal signing of the surrender terms of Grant's army.
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