1 8 / 2 0 1 9 ▁year ▁the ▁college ' s ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Lyn ch burg , ▁reflect ing ▁its ▁expansion ▁of ▁gradu ate - level ▁programs ▁and ▁research . ▁Lyn ch burg ' s ▁first ▁public ▁library , ▁Jones ▁Memorial ▁Library , ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁the ▁city ' s ▁fact ories ▁supported ▁the ▁war ▁effort , ▁and ▁the ▁area ▁also ▁supplied ▁troops . ▁The ▁city ▁power ed ▁through ▁the ▁Ro aring ▁Tw ent ies ▁and ▁surv ived ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression . ▁Its ▁first ▁radio ▁station , ▁W L VA , ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁and ▁its ▁air port ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁the ▁former ▁fair ground s ▁were ▁re develop ed ▁as ▁side ▁by ▁side ▁baseball ▁and ▁football ▁stad iums . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁after ▁ ▁Lyn ch burg ' s ▁fact ories ▁again ▁worked ▁ 2 4 ▁hours ▁daily ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁both ▁General ▁Electric ▁and ▁Bab cock ▁& ▁Wil co x ▁built ▁high ▁technology ▁fact ories ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁Lyn ch burg ▁lost ▁its ▁bid ▁to ▁gain ▁access ▁to ▁an ▁inter state ▁highway . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁interested ▁citizens , ▁including ▁Virginia ▁Senator ▁Mos by ▁G . ▁Per row , ▁Jr ., ▁asked ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁to ▁change ▁its