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Just northeast stood the home of William Black, the founder of Blacksburg. In 1797, he laid out a 16-block grid and petitioned the Virginia General Assembly to incorporate a town here; the legislature approved his petition on 13 January 1798. On 4 August 1798, he deeded the 38?-acre site to the town's trustees, who included his brother and himself. Black served as a justice of the peace before moving to Ohio. He died there in 1850 at the age of 84 and he was buried in Pike Township, Clark County.
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| HM Number | HMRRD |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | KG 24 |
| Year Placed | 1998 |
| Placed By | Department of Historic Resources |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Thursday, October 9th, 2014 at 1:46am PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 551919 N 4120560 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 37.23011667, -80.41471667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 37° 13.807', W 80° 24.883' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 37° 13' 48.42" N, 80° 24' 52.98" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 540, 434 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 200-208 N Main St, Blacksburg VA 24060, US |
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