Christiansburg in Montgomery County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Christiansburg Industrial Institute
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 3, 2011
1. Christiansburg Industrial Institute Marker
In 1866, Captain Charles S. Schaeffer, a Freedmen's Bureau agent, organized a school for blacks on the hill just to the southeast. Charles L. Marshall of Tuskeegee Institute became principal of the school in 1896. Under his guidance and with support from Philadelphia Quakers, a library, dormitories, classrooms, shops, and barns were constructed. Both academic and industrial classes were offered at the institute until 1947 when it became a public high school. In 1966, the institute graduated its last class, and its property was sold at public auction.
Erected 1988 by Department of Conservation and Historic Resources. (Marker Number K-68.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Quakerism, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1866.
Location. 37° 8.562′ N, 80° 24.896′ W. Marker is in Christiansburg, Virginia, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of North Franklin Street (Business U.S. 460)
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Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Highlands, and in the New River Gorge. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Christiansburg Institute (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Oaks (approx. 0.9 miles away); Slavery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Education (approx. 0.9 miles away); Community Life (approx. 0.9 miles away); Montgomery County Confederate Monument (approx. 0.9 miles away); Confederate Christiansburg
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 3, 2011
2. N Franklin St (facing north)
Also see . . .
1. Christiansburg Institute. (Submitted on April 4, 2011.)
2. Christiansburg Institute. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on November 10, 2021.)
Photographed by Roanoke Times and World News, 1934
3. Christiansburg Industrial Institute campus in 1934
Christiansburg Institute, Digital Library and Archives (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,386 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 4, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 3. submitted on April 4, 2011.
