LYNCHBURG, Tenn. — It’s always one of the highlights of the Jack Daniel’s World Invitational Barbecue in Lynchburg, which will take places on October 9-10 this year, and supports a group who silently works hard to preserve our local history.

And the Moore County Historical and Genealogical Society needs your help. They are currently asking for baked goods donations for their annual Cake and Pie Auction on Saturday, October 10. Folks from around the world will place bids on German Chocolate Cakes, Chess Pies, and so much more with a single cake or pie sometimes going for hundreds of dollars. The event will take place at 3 p.m. at the Dura-Flame Stage in Wiseman Park.

Lynchburg is important to the history of the South. It’s home to one of the oldest registered distilleries in the United States and the setting of one of the most interesting brand stories in America – the friendship between a formerly enslaved man named Nearest Green and a young boy named Jasper Newton Daniel who together created an iconic whiskey.

It’s a well-known fact to those who live in Lynchburg that a dedicated group of local historians work numerous volunteer hours to make sure not one drop of local history gets lost around here. The Moore County Historical Society has become a unofficial sister organization to the Moore County Archives. Their official Facebook page contains hundreds of photo, document, and other relics that tell not only the story of the distillery but also the town of Lynchburg.

Items can be dropped off at the Moore County Jail Museum located just off the Lynchburg Square between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on that Saturday. All proceeds from the auction will benefit the Moore County Historical and Genealogical Society and the Jail Museum. Questions? Contact Mike Northcutt at 931-434-5797. •

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