Every community has characters in its history that can be classified as heroes or villains. Often, they have very colorful biographies. Lexington and Rockbridge County are no exception. Indeed, the area can point to some of the most famous people - and one horse - in American history that have local connections; among then George Washington, Robert E. Lee, Gen. George C. Marshall, Patsy Cline and artist Cy Twombly. The horse is Traveller, Robert E. Lee's famous grey stallion.
At the same time, we've also had our share of less than stellar characters. Charles M. Figgat was a local banker who absconded with $140,000 from the Bank of Lexington, causing its failure. Mel Greenberg came to town in 1974 purporting to be a movie producer bent on making a musical about Stonewall Jackson. He split town without paying his hotel bill and left many disappointed locals who thought they were bound for stardom.
The Righteous and Rascals of Rockbridge Trail commemorates some of these individuals with granite pavers set in the sidewalks of downtown Lexington. The trial will ultimately run on Main Street from McDowell to Washington between Randolph and Jefferson Streets. To date 60 pavers have been installed.
The Lexington Visitor Center has materials to help you follow the trail and see all pavers currently installed. You can also go to the Righteous and Rascals website for directions and for expanded biographies of those immortalized in the stone pavers: http://rrrockbridge.org/
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