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Blacksburg Was Incorporated Years Before Virginia Tech Opened Doors
Article by Mrs. W. D. Altman from the July 1, 1976 Montgomery News Messenger Bicentennial Edition.
Blacksburg Was Established Back in 1798 when William Black Deeded Land to Town
Article by Mrs. W. D. Altman from the May 30, 1957 Montgomery News Messenger.
Talk to High School Students in 1944 Tells Blacksburg History
Notes for a talk given by Miss Mary Apperson at Blacksburg High School in 1944 as reprinted in the Montgomery News Messenger Bicentennial Edition, July 1, 1976.
Antiquities of Blacksburg
Article from the Virginia Tech Engineer by Howard Shaeffer Avery, VPI class of 1928.
W.K. Bell's Father had several Thrilling War Experiences with Blacksburg Company of the Battle at Chambersburg
Article in the Montgomery News Messenger about the Junior Women's Club in Blacksburg, Va.
Mayors of Blacksburg from 1871 to present
List of Mayors who have served the Town of Blacksburg from 1871 to the present.
VPI Historical Index
Ralph M. Brown's extracts from the V.P.I. Historical Index, 1872-1938.
Techmen Are Ready
VPI President Julian Burruss comments on the large numbers of students joining the United States Army in the February 25, 1943 Virginia Tech.
Poem and card from the Cambridge Springs Prison
Handmade card and poem titled "A Child Loaned" from the female inmates of Cambridge Springs Prison.
Montgomery--Blacksburg
An article by Thomas N. Conrad (V.A.M.C. president from 1882 to 1886) from the Blacksburg Post, December 10, 1896.
In Old Blacksburg
An article in the Blacksburg Home News, September 9, 1916, describing the state of the town.
Untitled Speech
Untitled inspirational speech aimed at students within the geology program.
How to Catch a Genius
A comedic play in two acts about the social and family aspects of recruiting a new professor.
Whiskey for the Cat
Chapter one of a fictional crime drama about marijuana being discovered on a college campus.
Marriages in 1893
List of marriages in 1893 by Rosanna Croy Dawson.
A Sheat for Axidents an Curious Things
List of accidents and odd occurences by Rosanna Croy Dawson, from her diary, "Blacksburg in 1898."
A Sheat for Moving
List of people who moved and where they moved to.
A Sheate for Preserving
Records of what Dawson preserved in 1898 and when.
A Sheat for the Garden
Records of planting and other work done in the family garden in 1898.
A Sheat for flour and cornmeal for this year
Records of household quantities of flour and cornmeal.
A Sheat for lamp oil
Records of household quantities of lamp oil.
Deaths in 1893
List of deaths in 1893.
A Sheat for Births
List of births in 1898.
A Sheat for Deathes
List of deaths in 1898.
A Sheat for Marrages
List of marriages in 1898.
A Sheat for Church Things
Records of events at the church in 1898.
Sheat for Will Washington for Wood cutting an other work he does for us
Records of the work Will Washington did for the Croy Dawson family in 1898.
Rosanna Croy Dawson on Tilda Gray
Dawson on Tilda Gray in her 1890 diary.
A Sheat for butter
Records of butter in the household in 1898.
A Sheat for Most Anything
Records from 1898 of shopping and household visits.
A Sheat about the burning an building of the Alx Blacks house
Record of the building of the Alex Black House in Blacksburg, VA.
Sheat for Little Things
Record of small events in the life of Rosanna Croy Dawson in 1898.
Sheet for the Children
Record of gifts received in 1898.
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.
Nostalgia
Keith Furr recalls life in Blacksburg during the 1960s in an email to Laura Katz Smith in 1996.
Social Study of the Blacksburg Community
Excerpts from the 1935 article by William Edward Garnett, rural sociologist.
Early Blacksburg
Letter in the April 20, 1932, Montgomery News Messenger about the town spring.
Blacksburg, Virginia
Blacksburg, VA, history from 1748 to 1900 by D. McCombs in 1981.
A Brief History of the Blacksburg Area
A recollection of the town and its history by R.D. Michael.
The Laying Out of Blacksburg
A description of the original laying out of the town, by Daniel Pezzoni in March, 1984.
Situation in 1896
An introduction to the town for incoming VPI students, printed in the Blacksburg Post.
Blacksburg in 1931
A newspaper article from the Montgomery News Messenger, January 6, 1932, discussing the town and its progress.
From the Past: Blacksburg Weathers Depression
Record of progress in the town by Rebecca Price in 1932, as reprinted in the News Messenger Bicentennial Edition, July 1, 1976.
Roberts, Thorp & Co. Thirty-Fourth Annual Descriptive Circular
A circular produced by Roberts, Thorp & Co. advertising the products that the company produces. This circular primarily focusses on a product called the "vibrating invincible thresher".
In and Out of Context: Blacksburg's "Roots"
J.M. Robertson's article from the winter 1977 edition of Context.
Paperclip Angel with letter
Metal angel made by Shawn Roberge with accompanying letter.
When Motorcycles and Cars Came to Blacksburg
Excerpt from Ellison Smyth's Retrospect (Pocahontas Press) printed in the February 14, 1993 Roanoke Times and World News.
Facts About the Blacksburg Community
A compilation of various facts and bits of information about the town by Leland B. Tate.
Notes on Blacksburg
Short article by Goodridge Wilson from the Roanoke Times, describing some of Blacksburg's early history.
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.
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