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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRRT_montgomery-county-confederate-monument_Christiansburg-VA.html
To the memoryof Montgomery's sonswho fell in theLost Causeand toall the Confederate deadwho lie beneath her soil.
This monumentis erected by her daughters1861-1865
In this countylie the remains of300 Confederate soldiersfromsister Southern s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRRL_montgomery-county-war-memorial_Christiansburg-VA.html
Dedicated to thememory of thesecitizens of Mont-gomery County,Virginia, who madethe supremesacrifice in theservice of ourcountry in theworld conflicts
Sponsored and erected bythe Montgomery CountyAmerican Legion Post No. 59in co-operation with …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRR2_christiansburg-industrial-institute_Christiansburg-VA.html
In 1866, Captain Charles S. Schaeffer, a Freedmen's Bureau agent, organized a school for blacks on the hill just to the southeast. Charles L. Marshall of Tuskeegee Institute became principal of the school in 1896. Under his guidance and with suppo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRR1_lewis-mchenry-duel_Christiansburg-VA.html
In this town occurred the duel between Thomas Lewis and John McHenry in May, 1808. This was the first duel with rifles known to have taken place in Virginia. It resulted in the death of both men. Dr. John Floyd, later Governor of Virginia and memb…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFUB_christiansburg_Christiansburg-VA.html
Christiansburg, originally known as "Hans Meadows," was established in 1792 and named for Colonel William Christian noted Colonial and Revolutionary Indian fighter. It became an important place on the route to the West. On May 10, 1864, Averell ra…