About Amherst County, VA

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Madison Heights is on the northern side of the James right across the river from Lynchburg City. The locals know it as Hog Town. In the late 1800’s Mr. Madison had a pig farm and slaughtered pigs. If you ever been to a pig farm you would know slaughtering pigs has quite an odor. Folks decided that they would enact a law stating that no hogs could be slaughtered inside the city limits. So Mr. Madison was ostracized to the other side of the river, Madison Heights/Hog Town. Many a hog was slaughtered on the flat rock along the James River and then ferried to Lynchburg to be put on the train to be shipped to other markets.

Today one of the selling points of Madison Heights is the low tax rate. In the past, this has drawn many retired persons to Amherst County. Madison Heights has seen some growth recently. Wal-Mart and Lowes employ many of the locals.

January Monthly Market Update

Sales Period: January 2008

Property Type Area Liv Area Units Sold Average List Price Average Sold Price DOM

Single family Lynchburg 1951 50 166,924 161,796 89

Campbell County 1723 26 159,811 152,275 108

Bedford County 2271 36 283,409 272,219 116

Amherst County 1998 21 178,390 173,635 95

Appomattox County 1463 5 154,120 144,500 256

A total of 138 properties sold the month of January 2008. That is down a little from January 2007 when 147 properties sold. And it has taken longer for homes to sell the month of January than in previous months. Once the spring gets here there is a much better opportunity for the activity to increase.

The Burg Magazine just released their Best of the Burg list for 2007 and Amazement Square was named the best local attraction. This is a hands on Museum with four floors to explore, slide and climb through. There are plenty of interactive exhibits that encourage visitors to explore global and regional topics, (check out the Book Nook), arts and humanities, science and health themes while providing a relaxed learning environment. Along with the new Riverfront Skatepark, this is a home run for the kids!

Hours of Operation are:

Tuesday - Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm

Sunday 1:00pm-5:00pm

Open Mondays & major holidays

and Memorial Day thru Labor Day 1:00pm-5:00pm

Admission

Free Unlimited visits for members and children under 2 years old

General Admission $7.00 2 and up

Seniors $6.00

Groups of 10 or more $4.50 each with two day advanced notice (upon availability)

Family Fun Night

4th Wednesday of the month from 3:00pm-8:30pm, admission is $1.00

Parking

Free parking is available in the museum's parking lot located across from the museum and along the streets around the museum.

Accessibility

Amazement Square is wheelchair accessible and will make every effort to accommodate visitors with special needs.

Check out the 'bug' sculptures!

Amazement Square is located in Downtown Lynchburg, at 27 Ninth Street, Lynchburg, VA 24504
Phone: (434) 845-1888 Fax: (434) 845-5221 on the web at http://www.amazementsquare.org/ and http://www.discoverlynchburg.org/

While you're downtown, check out Monument Terrace, the Langley Fountain and The Old City Cemetery. Click for information about homes for sale in Lynchburg and the surrounding area call me at (434)546-0369.

Debbie Malone, Realtor

RE/MAX 1st Olympic

20395 Timberlake Rd

Lynchburg, VA 24502

malone1981@aol.com