Best Answer: Hiccups are sudden, involuntary contractions of the diaphragm muscle. As the muscle contracts repeatedly, the opening between your vocal cords snaps shut to check the inflow of air and makes the hiccup sound. Irritation of the nerves that extend from the neck to the chest can cause hiccups.
Department Of Mines, M. & Virginia. Department Of Transportation. (1993) Campbell County, city of Lynchburg, Virginia: 1:50 000-scale topographic map. Reston, Va.: The Survey. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/94684540/.
Despite the operational distillery, which is a major tourist attraction, Lynchburg's home county of Moore is a dry county. The population was 6,362 at the 2010 census. Lynchburg is part of the Tullahoma, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area. The downtown area is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Lynchburg Historic District