Charles Owen came to work for the college in1890 as the janitor in Barracks No. 1. He soon assumed the duty of snare drummer to beat out the first call to Reveille.
Christ Episcopal Church in Blacksburg, March 1879. Construction began in April 1875. First service held in the building in March 1879. Consecrated on September 25, 1887. Located on the SE corner of Jackson and Church Streets.