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Local/Regional History and Appalachian South

 Subject

Subject Source: Local sources

Scope Note: Use this for collections relating to Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Southwest Virginia, West Virginia, and Appalachia.

Found in 1980 Collections and/or Records:

Map of the Southern States of America, Comprehending Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Territory South of the Ohio, North Carolina, Tennessee Governmt. South Carolina & Georgia (reproduction)

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0016
Abstract

This reproduction is a negative print of the original, absent any colors identifying state boundaries.

Dates: 1795

Map of the State of Virginia (facsimile)

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0047
Abstract Map contains an engraving depicting the central campus of the University of Virginia, and a view of Richmond (from the west). Ornamentation surrounding the title depicts Natural Bridge and Harper's Ferry flanking a depiction of the state seal and motto (Sic Semper Tyrannis). Contains brief discussion concerning the creation of the map and geological remarks. Tables include listings of Virginia's population, a list of steamboat routes, abbreviations and references, deviations from magnetic...
Dates: 1826, 1859

Map of the State of Virginia from the Latest Authorities

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0045
Abstract

Map contains no date or statement of responsibility.

Dates: ca. 1844

Map of the Town of Blacksburg

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0789
Abstract

Map of the town of Blacksburg. Traced by L. R. Holman, January 26, 1935. A. Murrill, State Certified Engineer. Retraced by C. F. Wilkinson, April 30, 1946. 18 x 20 in. [Folder D-3]

Dates: 1935 (retraced 1946)

Map of the Town of Manchester

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0158
Abstract

Map shows the layout of blocks in Manchester, Virginia, along with numbered plots within those blocks. It also contains a list of references that identify points of interest within the town. Note: Manchester is now a part of Richmond.

Dates: 1873

Map of the Virginia Experiment Station Farm and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Campus

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0357
Abstract

Map shows the Virginia Experiment Station Farm and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Campus in 1911, with some annotations.

Dates: 1911

Map of the Virginia Kentucky and Ohio Railroad Connecting the Railroads of Virginia With the Railroads of Kentucky...

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0822
Abstract

Map of the Virginia Kentucky and Ohio Railroad Connecting the Railroads of Virginia with the Railroad of Kentucky on the Shortest Route East and West from the Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic Ocean. New York: G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. 182 William St., [ca. 1880]. Includes text extracted from reports of General Herman Haupt and Professor J. P. Lesley regarding timber, salt, gypsum, iron, marble, livestock, coal, and agriculture.

Dates: undated, likely c.1880

Map of Town of Blacksburg and Montgomery County,

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0772
Abstract

Map of Town of Blacksburg and Montgomery County. Noonkester Real Estate, [1973?]. 2 sides. 18 x 22 in. [FOLDER D-6]. Map shows town of Blacksburg, Virginia, with a map of Montgomery County on the reverse. It contains demographic information, as well as a road index. Blacksburg map shows corporate limits as of 1973; Montgomery County map shows roads as of December 31, 1976.

Dates: [1977?]

Map of Town of Blacksburg and Montgomery County

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0279
Abstract

Map shows town of Blacksburg, Virginia, with a map of Montgomery County on the reverse. It contains demographic information, as well as a road index. Blacksburg map shows corporate limits as of 1973; Montgomery County map shows roads as of December 31, 1976.

Dates: [1977?]

Map of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College Farm and Grounds

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0231
Abstract

Map shows the farm and grounds of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College. It contains field notes and a table of areas, which defines the acreage of various plots. Two hand-written notes are also on the map, one from Blackford in 1881, and one unsigned, but dated 1902.

Dates: 1881, 1902