Blacksburg, Virginia (Then and Now Series)

by Terry K. Nicholson, Terri L. Fisher

Overview

Blacksburg has always been on the frontier's edge: pushing the boundaries of westward expansion in Colonial Virginia, as a leader in agricultural and mechanical education with the founding of a land-grant university in 1872, and home to a leading research institution known today as Virginia Tech. The history revealed by numerous historic structures is the foundation that makes Blacksburg "a Special Place."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738592411
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	06/25/2012
Series:	Then and Now Series
Pages:	96
Sales rank:	1,213,432
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Terry K. Nicholson is Blacksburg's museum administrator. His wife and coauthor, Terri L. Fisher, has written several local and state history books.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction ix

1 The Heart of Downtown 11

2 Municipal-Owned Historic Buildings 23

3 Worship and Education 35

4 The Town Expands 43

5 Residences 51

6 Town and Campus Meet 63

7 Campus 81