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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LD3_eastern-continental-divide-1763-proclamation_Blacksburg-VA.html
Main Street, near here, crosses a barely perceptible ridge line. This line divides water flowing east to the Atlantic Ocean, via the Roanoke River basin, from water flowing west to the Gulf of Mexico, via the New, Ohio, and Mississippi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LCT_westview-cemetery_Blacksburg-VA.html
This cemetery is the final resting place for numerous Civil War veterans. It was originally the burial ground of the Black family, for whom the town is named. The cemetery later grew in size and eventually merged with the African American graveyar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LCR_blacksburg-motor-company-building-1924_Blacksburg-VA.html
The Blacksburg Motor Company building was built by Robert and Mason Heavener, two well-respected Blacksburg businessmen. Robert Heavener was a prominent citizen serving on Town Council and the National Bank of Blacksburg Board of Directors. The a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BQ9_sussex-county-dinwiddie-county_Stony-Creek-VA.html
(obverse)Sussex CountyArea 515 Square MilesFormed in 1753 from Surry, and named for an English county. Cornwallis passed through this county in 1781. (reverse)Dinwiddie CountyArea 521 Square MilesFormed in 1752 from Prince George, and named for…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17MA_the-alwood-oak_Blacksburg-VA.html
This bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) was planted around 1895 by Professor Alwood at the site of the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station. One of many trees planted by Alwood, it is the only living member of a collection he documented to represent…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17M6_william-bradford-alwood_Blacksburg-VA.html
Professor / Department Head,Horticulture, Mycology, & EntomologyVice Director, Virginia AgriculturalExperiment Station (1888 - 1904)"The splendid service which you rendered this institution will ever be remembered, and it is my hope that some day …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17M3_george-burke-johnston_Blacksburg-VA.html
Member, English Faculty 1930 - 1933Dean, School of Applied Science and Business Administration 1950 - 1961Dean, School of Science and General Studies 1961 - 1963Dean, College of Arts and Sciences 1963 - 1965C. P. Miles Professor of English 1965 - …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTCR_april-16th-memorial_Blacksburg-VA.html
April 16th, 2007On April 16th, 2007, 32 innocent lives were lost in a senseless act of campus violence. Twenty-seven young, gifted graduate and undergraduate students died that day, two in Ambler Johnston Residence Hall, toward the south side of c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSVT_virginia-tech-war-memorial-chapel_Blacksburg-VA.html
(left pylons)BrotherhoodHonorLeadershipSacrifice (right pylons)Ut ProsimDutyLoyaltyService 1917 * 1918H. T. Barger '16 · J. C. Berkeley '12 · R. L. Butler '15 · A. V. Carlson '21 · J. F. Clemmer '20 · J. M.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSVQ_john-houston-squires_Blacksburg-VA.html
Class of 1905Master of Science 1906A distinguished scientist, John H. Squires had a brilliant career as a chemist with E.I. DuPont de Nemours, GM Corporation, and American Cyanamid. He also taught at a college and was instrumental in reorganizing …
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