Lynchburg, Texas

Lynchburg is an unincorporated area in east central Harris County, Texas, United States.

The community is also known as Lynch's Ferry.

History

In 1822, Nathaniel Lynch built a ferry to cross the San Jacinto River just below where Buffalo Bayou flows into it. The ferry connected what would become the community of Lynchburg, on the east side of the crossing with the road to Harrisburg. At the western landing is the location of the San Jacinto Battlefield where Texan forces under Sam Houston defeated Antonio López de Santa Anna's Mexican forces in 1836.

Education

Deer Park Independent School District operates schools in the area. Zoned schools include:^[1]

• Deer Park Elementary School
• Deer Park Junior High School
• Deer Park High School

References

External links

• Lynchburg, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online

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Coordinates: 29°47′14″N 95°03′20″W / 29.78722°N 95.05556°W / 29.78722; -95.05556