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A Brief History of the Blacksburg Area
A recollection of the town and its history by R.D. Michael.
Aerial View of Foxridge
Aerial view of Foxridge apartment complex in Blacksburg from the 1970s.
Antiquities of Blacksburg
Article from the Virginia Tech Engineer by Howard Shaeffer Avery, VPI class of 1928.
Blacksburg Aerial View
An aerial view of Blacksburg, VA.
Blacksburg, Virginia
Blacksburg, VA, history from 1748 to 1900 by D. McCombs in 1981.
Facts About the Blacksburg Community
A compilation of various facts and bits of information about the town by Leland B. Tate.
History of Blacksburg
A history of Blacksburg, VA, by Mrs. S. A. Wingard ranging from the pioneer days to the first Western Union office in 1916.
Information Showing Growth and Increases in the Town of Blacksburg
Water usage, retail sales, real estate assessments, and town budgets from 1961-1966 in Blacksburg, VA.
L.B. Dietrick's Blacksburg and VPI
A lengthy recollection of his father's Blacksburg from the 1920s to the 1940s by Dr. Ronald B. Dietrick.
Mayors of Blacksburg from 1871 to present
List of Mayors who have served the Town of Blacksburg from 1871 to the present.
Nostalgia
Keith Furr recalls life in Blacksburg during the 1960s in an email to Laura Katz Smith in 1996.
Origins of the Name
A short newspaper article describing the origins of Blacksburg's name.
Roseanna Croy Dawson Family Genealogy
Genealogy information about the family of Roseanna Croy Dawson.
Roseanna Croy Dawson Introduction
Introduction to the diaries of Roseanna Croy Dawson.
Some Memories of Blacksburg
Jamie Kinzer Calloway, Mary Mathews Robeson, and French Pack, Jr. discuss their memories of Blacksburg.
The Laying Out of Blacksburg
A description of the original laying out of the town, by Daniel Pezzoni in March, 1984.
View of Blacksburg from the Water Tower
Old Miles Stadium in Blacksburg, VA, photographed from the water tower.
VPI Historical Index
Ralph M. Brown's extracts from the V.P.I. Historical Index, 1872-1938.
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