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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.
Origins of the Name
A short newspaper article describing the origins of Blacksburg's name.
Map of Blacksburg Civilian Defense Zones
Map of defense zones and list of volunteers from the March 1942 Montgomery News Messenger.
1558 Register in County for Draft
The July 8, 1942 edition of the Montgomery News Messenger reports that the number of young men registering for the draft exceeds estimates.
Cannon Won by Techmen to go to Scrap Drive
Article on October 22, 1942 in the Virginia Tech reports that Corps cannons launch scrap drive.
Blacksburg Baptists Dedicate New Edifice
Newspaper article from the Roanoke Tribune describes the dedication of the First Baptist community's church.
New VPF Company Forming at Blacksburg
Article in the February 10, 1943 Danville Register about the new Blacksburg company for the Virginia Protective Force.
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.
Forward March
Article from the February 25, 1943 Virginia Tech about Techmen going to war.
Stores Will Close, Freeing Manpower
Short article in the April 28, 1943 Montgomery News Messenger indicates stores will close early on Wednesday to cooperate with Victory Garden program.
Notes on Blacksburg
Short article by Goodridge Wilson from the Roanoke Times, describing some of Blacksburg's early history.
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.
Blacksburg Water Supply Hearing Slated Sept. 1
Article in the August 20, 1954 Roanoke Times about proposal for New River source.
Town of Blacksburg, VPI Approve Water Authority
Article in the September 2, 1954 Roanoke Times about the creation of the water authority.
VPI Visitors OK Entry of Christiansburg into Proposed Joint Water Authority
Approval to amending the charter of the Blacksburg-Virginia Tech Water Authority to include Christiansburg was voted by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors after a public hearing in Blacksburg in February 1955.
Interesting Facts about Blacksburg
A newspaper articlel about the geography of Blacksburg from the March 21, 1957 Montgomery News Messenger.
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.
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.
Junior Women Form to Do Something Worthwhile
From the Centennial edition of the Montgomery News Messenger, an article about the Junior Women's Club in Blacksburg.
Mayors of Blacksburg from 1871 to present
List of Mayors who have served the Town of Blacksburg from 1871 to the present.
Antiquities of Blacksburg
Article from the Virginia Tech Engineer by Howard Shaeffer Avery, VPI class of 1928.
VPI Historical Index
Ralph M. Brown's extracts from the V.P.I. Historical Index, 1872-1938.
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.
Social Study of the Blacksburg Community
Excerpts from the 1935 article by William Edward Garnett, rural sociologist.
Facts About the Blacksburg Community
A compilation of various facts and bits of information about the town by Leland B. Tate.
A Brief History of the Blacksburg Area
A recollection of the town and its history by R.D. Michael.
Church Trends
A pamphlet produced by the Blacksburg Ministerial Association, describing the churches in Blacksburg from 1934-1953.
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.
Data About the Town of Blacksburg
Information about Blacksburg, VA, in 1966, prepared by the Chamber of Commerce.
In and Out of Context: Blacksburg's "Roots"
J.M. Robertson's article from the winter 1977 edition of Context.
Blacksburg, Virginia
Blacksburg, VA, history from 1748 to 1900 by D. McCombs in 1981.
The Laying Out of Blacksburg
A description of the original laying out of the town, by Daniel Pezzoni in March, 1984.
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.