Lawmakers on the way to a meeting.

 

 

 

Lewisburg became the “western capital of Virginia” in 1833 when the State Supreme Court of Appeals began holding sessions.  The only one of the tribunals not held in Richmond increased the town’s political and social importance.  Several large hotels, including the Old Long Ordinary, nicknamed the “Old Long Ornery,” were filled on court days.  The “Long Ornery” was built by Richard Tyree around 1800 on stood on the west side of Court Street near the corner of main.