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Yellow Sulphur Springs hotel, built in 1810. Image c. 1924.

Yellow Sulphur Springs Resort in Montgomery County, VA.

Small, frame two-room dwelling in Keister's Addition. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.

Wilson Street residential area. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.

Western Auto Store, built in about 1960. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.

Large, American Foursquare dwelling in Blacksburg built by one of the town's most active contractors. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit…

Well-preserved, two-story, central-passage-plan dwelling. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.

Combination store and dwelling from the nineteenth century, which used to house Conway's drugstore and residence. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time…

VPI campus as of 1891.

Old Miles Stadium in Blacksburg, VA, photographed from the water tower.

Earl Palmer photograph of the front of a train on the Huckleberry line.

Tipple at the Merrimac Mine, Fall of 1910.

The back of the Huckleberry Train, stuck in the snow.

Terrace View apartments, the first large student complex, was built in 1970.

Strouble's Creek, Blacksburg, VA.

Colonial-style apartments built to accommodate the rising student population at Virginia Tech. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit…

Stream, presumably in Blacksburg. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.

Interior of St. Paul's African Methodist Episcopal Church. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.

St. Paul's African Methodist Episcopal Church, built around 1901. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.

St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, dating from the 1930s. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.

Originally used by the Catholics in Blacksburg, the parish left the building in the 1970s and it was adapted for use by an Anglican Parish. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions…

Two-story, two-room structure, one of the earliest domestic structures remaining in the Blacksburg residential district. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the…

Exterior of Smithfield Plantation in Blacksburg, VA, covered in snow.

Exterior of Smithfield Plantation in Blacksburg, VA.

Log house at Smithfield Plantation, Blacksburg, VA.

Small pond, presumably in Blacksburg. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.

Sheriff Camper House, built in about 1910, with a unique plan. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.

Second building of the Lyric Theatre, completed in 1930. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.

Roanoke Street, historic route of the northerly road from Botetourt County that led southwest toward Tennessee and Kentucky. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at…

Ellett's Drugstore Building refaced in 1934 to create a portion of the William Preston Hotel. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.

The VPI Corps of Cadets lines up on the Huckleberry Trestle.

Progress Street residential area. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.

Two-story, two-room Price House on the northeast side of Wharton Street. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.

Preston family burying ground at Smithfield Plantation, Blacksburg, VA.

Presbyterian Manse built in 1907, a traditional house plan with classical elements. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.

Revival-style educational building built by the Presbyterian congregation in 1926. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.

Plank and Hoge Store, later known as the Corner Drug Store. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.

Plank and Hoge building in downtown Blacksburg from the early 1920s. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.

A false front added to the building in the twentieth century fell off in 1986, allowing a partial restoration of the building. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created…

Meeting house used by Blacksburg's Presbyterian and Methodist congregations until 1847. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.

Built in the early twentieth century by the Blacksburg Milling and Supply Company. Later rehabilitated in the 1940s. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the…

Old Hotel at Yellow Sulphur Springs in Montgomery County, VA.

Alternate view of the new Huckleberry Station/Depot, built in 1911-1912.

Tipple at the Merrimac Mines, Fall of 1923.

Merrimac Mines in Blacksburg, VA.

House belonging to Dora Mayes, who served Blacksburg for many years as a midwife. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.

Two-story frame house dating from the third quarter of the nineteenth century. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.

Main Street Blacksburg, VA, circa 1925, prominently featuring Corner Drug Store.

Main Street, Blacksburg, VA, circa 1940-1959.

Looking south on Main Street, Blacksburg, VA. Even in 1925, parking space was at a premium.