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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 …
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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…
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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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Student 1901-1904Faculty Member 1904-1954Head, Department of Physics 1923-1954As a student at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (now Virgnia Tech), Frank Leigh Robeson helped draw plans for many campus building…
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Professor, Mechanical Engineering1893-1918Department Head, Mechanical Engineering1902-1913Dean of Engineering1913-1918An entertaining speaker and inspirational professor, Professor, Lingan Strother Randolph helped design and construct a campus wat…