25 Oct Original 16-Block Grid, Blacksburg
The original town of Blacksburg (the largest town in Virginia) consisted of sixteen square blocks, each made up of 4 lots. Many of the buildings are original 100 to 200-year-old structures....
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25 Oct New Perspectives on the Civil War Era: The Families� Civil War
A free lecture and discussion with Dr. Holly Pinheiro, part of the “New Perspectives on the Civil War Era” speaker series. Dr. Pinheiro will discuss his research examining every Philadelphian-born African American man who served in a Pennsylvanian United States Colored Troops regiment. He investigates their families from 1850 to the 1930s to argue that northern freeborn African Americans fought against systematic racial oppression throughout their entire lives....
25 Oct New River Bridge, Radford
New River Bridge, Radford, Trails sign at far west end of Bisset Park off Route 11 - Union troops attacked and burned this critical railroad bridge May 10, 1864, following their victory at Cloyd's Mountain the day before. The bridge was back in action in a month and survived until the last days of the war....
25 Oct Montgomery Museum and Lewis Miller Regional Art Center
The museum is located in the old Manse for the Christiansburg Presbyterian Church. The home was built around 1852. It showcases regional historical displays and rotating local artwork. The permanent collection includes several original Lewis Miller drawings. Hours: 10:30AM-4:30PM Tuesday-Saturday...
25 Oct Montgomery White Sulphur Springs
A monument marks the location of the Montgomery White Sulphur Springs Resort. During the Civil War the resort was ran by the Confederate Government as a General Hospital. Wounded, sick, and recovery soldiers filled the spacious resort and were cared for by Catholic Nuns, local slaves, and military personnel. More that 200 soldiers died at the hospital and are mostly buried in unmarked graves. Montgomery White Sulphur continued to be a resort in...
25 Oct Montgomery County Court House
The county courthouse is the home to the vital records for the county. In the records vault one can find, marriage records, wills, land transfers, birth and death records, and numerous other archives. Most are the original documents. Assistants are on site during normal business hours. Hours: 9:00am-5:00pm weekdays...
25 Oct Montgomery Floyd Regional Libraries
The local library system has three locations throughout the county, Christiansburg, Blacksburg, and Meadowbrook. They all contain local history and genealogical data. Blacksburg is located at 200 Miller Street, and Meadowbrook at 267 Allegheny Springs Rd., Shawsville, VA. Hours: 9am-8pm Weekdays, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 1pm-5pm...
25 Oct Marion – Downtown Historic District
Downtown’s alive with arts, music, drama, shopping and dining. Anchor renovations include the 1929 Lincoln Theatre and the 1927 General Francis Marion Hotel. Add unique antiques, art galleries, restaurants and shopping. Catch a live taping of Song of the Mountains, a PBS series celebrating the region’s Scots-Irish, mountain, bluegrass and country musical heritage....
25 Oct Mary Draper Ingles Monument
In the more than 250 years since Mary Draper Ingles was captured by Shawnee warriors, escaped and made her historic return journey to the New River Valley of Virginia, much has been written and produced about the preeminent colonial heroine. Mary represents hundreds of women who survived capture and returned to their log cabin homes during the early settlement of the region west of the Alleghenies.Today a 22-foot obelisk stands in her honor in the...
25 Oct Matthews Living History Farm and Museum
The Mathews Living History Farm and Museum is a non-profit, historical and educational foundation which operates a circa 1900 homestead farm. Farm animals, working tools and equipment of the period, a demonstration garden and scheduled events and activities for the family make this a wonderful place to spend the day. ...