▁ap ologies ▁from ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁coun sel ing ▁if ▁they ▁chose , ▁but ▁the ▁jud ici ary ▁denied ▁requests ▁for ▁the ▁state ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁reverse ▁ster il ization ▁operations . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁Buck ' s ▁ster il ization ▁and ▁lit ig ation ▁were ▁featured ▁as ▁a ▁television ▁drama , ▁Again st ▁Her ▁Will : ▁The ▁Car rie ▁Buck ▁Story . ▁The ▁Man ic ▁Street ▁Pre ach ers ▁address ▁the ▁issue ▁in ▁their ▁song ▁" V ir gin ia ▁State ▁Ep ile ptic ▁Col ony " ▁on ▁their ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁album ▁Journal ▁For ▁Pl ague ▁Lo vers . ▁ ▁Modern ▁rev ital ization ▁ ▁Liber ty ▁University , ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁as ▁Lyn ch burg ▁Bapt ist ▁College ▁and ▁renamed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁state ' s ▁largest ▁institution ▁of ▁higher ▁education ▁and ▁the ▁largest ▁employ er ▁in ▁the ▁Lyn ch burg ▁region . ▁The ▁university ▁states ▁that ▁it ▁generates ▁over ▁$ 1 ▁billion ▁in ▁economic ▁impact ▁to ▁the ▁Lyn ch burg ▁area ▁ann ually . ▁ ▁Lyn ch burg ▁has ▁ten ▁recognized ▁historic ▁districts , ▁four ▁of ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁dow nt own ▁resident ial ▁area . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁ 4 0 ▁buildings ▁have ▁been ▁individually ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places . ▁ ▁Es pecially ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁dow nt own ▁Lyn ch burg ▁has ▁under g one ▁significant ▁rev