1 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg — Coal Car —

Near Merrimac Road at Virginia Route 701, on the left when traveling north.

2 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg — Coal Car Hoist —

Near Merrimac Road at County Route 701, on the left when traveling north.

3 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg — Hoist Foundation —

Near Merrimac Road at Virginia Route 701, on the left when traveling north.

4 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg — KG-25 — Price's Fork —

On Prices Fork Road (Virginia Route 685) east of Thomas Lane ( Route 737), on the right when traveling west.

5 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg — The Commissary —

Near Merrimac Road at Route 701, on the left when traveling north.

6 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg — The Hotel —

Near Merrimac Road at Route 701, on the left when traveling north.

7 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg — The Tipple —

Near Merrimac Road at Route 701, on the left when traveling north.

8 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg — I-2-a — Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University —

On Pandapas Pond Road (U.S. 460) at Forest Service Road (Road P188-2), on the right when traveling east on Pandapas Pond Road.

9 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Downtown — Alexander Black House — 1897 —

On Draper Road SW south of Lee Street SW, on the right when traveling south.

10 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Downtown — Blacksburg Motor Company Building 1924 —

On South Main Street (Business U.S. 460) at Clay Street SW, on the left when traveling west on South Main Street.

11 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Downtown — Five Chimneys — 1852 —

On Draper Road Southwest north of Clay Street Southwest, on the left when traveling north.

12 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Downtown — The Armory — 1936 —

On Draper Road NW at Jackson Street NW, on the right when traveling south on Draper Road NW.

13 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Downtown — The Cellar Building — Ca. 1890 —

On College Avenue Extension at North Main Street (Business U.S. 460), on the right when traveling west on College Avenue Extension.

14 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Downtown — Thomas-Conner House — 1878 —

On Draper Road SW at Wall Street, on the right when traveling south on Draper Road SW.

15 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Downtown — KG-24 — William Black —

On North Main Street (Business U.S. 460) at Jackson Street NE ( Route 785), on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.

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16 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Downtown Eastside — To the Memory of the Confederate Dead —

Near Jackson Street Northeast at Owens Street Northeast.

17 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Downtown Eastside — Westview Cemetery — Confederate and Union Burial Ground —

Near Owens Street at East Roanoke Street, on the right when traveling west.

18 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Hethwood - Prices Fork — Restoring Stroubles Creek —

Near Stroubles Creek Road south of Foxridge Lane.

19 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Mountain View — Eastern Continental Divide & 1763 Proclamation Line —

On South Main Street (Business U.S. 460) at Graves Avenue, on the right when traveling west on South Main Street.

20 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — 1820 Slave Cabin — Historic Smithfield Plantation —

On Smithfield Plantation Road 0.1 miles Smithfield Road, on the right when traveling south.

21 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — April 16th Memorial — We Remember —

Near Drillfield Drive 0.1 miles west of Stanger Street.

22 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Carol Montgomery Newman — (1879-1941) —

On Drillfield Drive at College Street, on the right when traveling north on Drillfield Drive.

23 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Charles Henry Burchard — (1915-1990) —

Near West Turner Street west of Stanger Street.

24 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Clinton Harriman Cowgill — (1897-1975) —

Near West Turner Street west of Stanger Street.

25 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Earl Bertram Norris — (1882-1966) —

Near Drillfield Drive west of Stanger Street.

26 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Enslaved People and the Prestons / From Plantation to College Campus —

Near West Campus Drive at Drillfield Drive, on the right when traveling south.

27 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Frank Leigh Robeson — (1884-1974) —

Near West Campus Drive north of Drillfield Drive.

28 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Frederick Dewey Durham — (1899-1998) —

On Barger Street west of Stanger Street, on the right when traveling west.

29 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — George Burke Johnston — (1907 - 1995) —

Near West Campus Drive at Perry Street.

30 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Harvey Lee Price — (1874-1951) —

On Drillfield Drive 0.1 miles east of West Campus Drive, on the right when traveling east.

31 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — John Edward Williams — (1867-1943) —

On Drillfield Drive 0.1 miles east of Greenhouse Road, on the right when traveling west.

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32 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — John Houston Squires — (1882-1934) —

On Alumni Mall (Virginia Route 314) west of North Main Street (Business U.S. 460), on the right when traveling east.

33 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — John McLaren McBryde — (1841-1923) —

On Stanger Street north of Drillfield Drive, on the left when traveling north.

34 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — John Redd Hutcheson — (1886-1962) —

On Drillfield Drive 0.1 miles east of West Campus Drive, on the right when traveling east.

35 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — John William Hancock Jr. — (1904-1994) —

Near West Turner Street west of Stanger Street.

36 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Julian Ashby Burruss — (1876-1947) — President 1919-1945 —

On Drillfield Drive 0.2 miles east of Greenhouse Road, on the right when traveling west.

37 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Lingan Strother Randolph — (1868-1922) —

Near West Turner Street west of Stanger Street.

38 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — KG-10 — Mary Draper Ingels —

On Duckpond Drive near W Campus Drive, on the right when traveling south.

39 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Native Stewardship / The Monacan Peoples —

Near West Campus Drive at Drillfield Drive, on the left when traveling north.

40 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Paul Ernest Torgersen — (1931- ) —

On Stanger Street at VPI Mall, on the right when traveling north on Stanger Street.

41 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Paul Neyron Derring — (1894-1973) —

Near West Campus Drive at Perry Street.

42 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — People and Place / Land Grant College —

On Alumni Mall (Business U.S. 460) west of North Main Street, on the right when traveling west.

43 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Revolutionary War Patriots —

Near Smithfield Plantation Road 0.1 miles south of Smithfield Road.

44 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Robert James Davidson — (1862-1915) Professor 1891-1915 — Dean, Scientific Department 1903-1913 Dean, Department of Applied Science 1913-1915 —

On Drillfield Drive 0.1 miles east of Greenhouse Road, on the right when traveling west.

45 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Roy Jay Holden — (1870-1945) —

Near Stanger Street north of Drillfield Drive.

46 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Site Of The Law Offices Of Wm. Ballard Preston — Historic Smithfield Plantation —

Near Smithfield Plantation Road 0.2 miles Smithfield Road, on the right when traveling south.

47 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Slaves' Garden — Historic Smithfield Plantation —

Near Smithfield Plantation Road 0.1 miles south of Smithfield Road, on the right when traveling south.

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48 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Smithfield Plantation — Historic Smithfield Plantation —

Near Smithfield Plantation Road 0.2 miles south of Smithfield Road, on the right when traveling south.

49 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — I-20 — Solitude —

On Greenhouse Drive at Drillfield Drive, on the right when traveling south on Greenhouse Drive.

50 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Student Diversity —

Near Kent Street south of Drillfield Drive, on the right when traveling south.

51 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — The Alwood Oak — Dedicated October 14, 2011 in tribute to William Bradford Alwood —

On Drillfield Drive, on the left when traveling west.

52 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — The Early Years / Campus Over Time —

On Alumni Mall west of North Main Street (Business U.S. 460), on the right when traveling east.

53 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — The Stroubles Creek Watershed and the Duck Pond —

Near Duckpond Drive near Smithfield Road.

54 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Theodorick Pryor Campbell — (1861-1928) —

On Drillfield Drive 0.2 miles south of Kent Street, on the right when traveling north.

55 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Thomas Barksdale Hutcheson — (1882-1950) —

On Drillfield Drive 0.1 miles east of West Campus Drive, on the right when traveling east.

56 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Thomas Marshall Hahn Jr. — (1926-   ) —

Near West Campus Drive east of Duckpond Road.

57 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Thomas Oldham Sandy — (1857-1919) — State Demonstration Agent 1907-1917 —

On Drillfield Drive 0.1 miles east of West Campus Drive, on the right when traveling east.

58 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Time Capsule — Virginia Tech 150 (1872-2022) —

On Drillfield Drive 0.1 miles south of Stanger Street, on the right when traveling south.

59 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — I 2d — Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University —

On Alumni Mall (Virginia Route 314) at North Main Street (Business U.S. 460), on the right when traveling west on Alumni Mall.

60 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — I-23 — Virginia Tech Airport —

On Tech Center Drive 0.1 miles east of Kraft Drive, on the right when traveling west.

61 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Virginia Tech War Memorial Chapel — "That I May Serve" —

On Drillfield Drive at Alumni Mall ( Route 314), on the left when traveling north on Drillfield Drive.

62 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — William Addison Caldwell —

Near Stanger Street 0.1 miles north of Drillfield Drive, on the right when traveling north.

63 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — William Bradford Alwood — (1845 - 1946) —

On Drillfield Drive, on the right when traveling west.

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64 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — William Frank Henderson — (1853-1935) —

Near Alumni Mall (Virginia Route 314) west of North Main Street (Business U.S. 460).

65 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — William MacFarland Patton — (1845-1905) —

On Drillfield Drive west of Alumni Mall, on the left when traveling west.

66 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Women's History / Women on Campus —

On Drillfield Drive at Kent Street, on the right when traveling north on Drillfield Drive.

67 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Virginia Tech — Cemetery Landscape — Historic Smithfield Plantation —

Near Smithfield Plantation Road 0.2 miles south of Smithfield Road, on the left when traveling south.

68 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Virginia Tech — K-64 — Founding of the Future Farmers of Virginia —

On Southgate Drive north of Bypass U.S. 460, on the right when traveling north.

69 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Virginia Tech — Liberty and Justice for All —

On Smithfield Plantation Road 0.1 miles south of Smithfield Road.

70 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Virginia Tech — Preston Cemetery — Historic Smithfield Plantation —

Near Smithfield Plantation Road south of Smithfield Road.

71 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Virginia Tech — KG-9 — Smithfield —

On Southgate Drive north of Bypass U.S. 460, on the right when traveling north.

72 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Virginia Tech — Smithfield Blacksmith Shop — Historic Smithfield Plantation —

On Smithfield Plantation Road, on the right when traveling south.

73 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Virginia Tech — KG-27 — Virginia 4-H State Congress —

On Southgate Drive north of Bypass U.S. 460, on the right when traveling north.

74 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Virginia Tech — I 2-e — Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University —

On Southgate Drive north of Bypass U.S. 460, on the right when traveling north.

75 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Virginia Tech — William Ballard Preston — The Preston Resolution —

Near Smithfield Plantation Road 0.1 miles south of Smithfield Road.

76 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Christiansburg — K-72 — Christiansburg —

On Roanoke Street (U.S. 11) 0.1 miles east of Depot Street ( Route 111), on the right when traveling south.

77 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Christiansburg — K-68 — Christiansburg Industrial Institute —

On North Franklin Street (Business U.S. 460) at Scattergood Drive NE, on the right when traveling north on North Franklin Street.

78 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Christiansburg — Christiansburg Institute — The First High School for Blacks in Southwest Virginia — 1866 - 1966 —

On Scattergood Drive NW 0.1 miles west of North Franklin Street (Business U.S. 460), on the right when traveling west.

79 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Christiansburg — Christiansburg Presbyterian Church —

On West Main Street (U.S. 11) west of Hickok Street NW, on the right when traveling west.

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80 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Christiansburg — Community Life — African Americans in Montgomery County —

On East Main Street (U.S. 11) at North Franklin Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.

81 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Christiansburg — Confederate Christiansburg —

On North Franklin Street (Business U.S. 460) at East Main Street (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling west on North Franklin Street.

82 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Christiansburg — Education — African Americans in Montgomery County —

On East Main Street (U.S. 11) at North Franklin Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.

83 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Christiansburg — K-71 — Lewis-McHenry Duel —

On West Main Street (U.S. 11) at South Franklin Street, on the right when traveling north on West Main Street.

84 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Christiansburg — Montgomery County Bicentennial — 1776-1976 —

On West Main Street (U.S. 11) at North Franklin Street (Business U.S. 460), on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.

85 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Christiansburg — Montgomery County Confederate Monument —

On North Franklin Street (Business U.S. 460) at East Main Street (U.S. 11), on the left when traveling south on North Franklin Street.

86 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Christiansburg — Montgomery County War Memorial —

On West Main Street (U.S. 11) at South Franklin Street, on the right when traveling north on West Main Street.

87 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Christiansburg — Slavery — African Americans in Montgomery County —

On East Main Street (U.S. 11) at North Franklin Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.

88 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Christiansburg — The Oaks — 311 East Main Street —

On East Main Street at Park Street, on the right when traveling north on East Main Street.

89 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Christiansburg — Veterans' Monument Park — 🇺🇸 —

On West Main Street at South Franklin Street, on the left when traveling west on West Main Street.

90 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Elliston — K-67 — Fotheringay —

On Roanoke Road (U.S. 11/460) at Graham Street, on the left when traveling east on Roanoke Road.

91 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Elliston — Z-105 — Montgomery County / Roanoke County —

On Roanoke Road (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling south.

92 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Ironto — The “Bowstring” Truss Bridge —

Near Interstate 81N at milepost 129, 0.9 miles north of North Fork Road ( Route 603), on the right when traveling north.

93 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Lafayette — Bow String Arch Truss — Oldest metal bridge in Virginia —

On Northbound Rest Area (Interstate 81 at milepost 129).

94 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Lafayette — KG-12 — Montgomery White Sulphur Springs —

On Northbound Rest Area (Interstate 81 at milepost 129), on the right when traveling north.

95 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Newport — Z-83 — Giles County / Montgomery County —

On Virginia Avenue (U.S. 460) at Forest Service Road (Road 269), in the median on Virginia Avenue.

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96 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Riner — Armed Forces Memorial — 🇺🇸 —

On Riner Road (Route 8) south of Cloverlea Drive, on the right when traveling north.

97 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Riner — Z-81 — Floyd County / Montgomery County —

On Riner Road (County Route 8) just south of Homestead Road.

98 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Shawsville — KG-3 — American Revolution on the Frontier —

On Alleghany Spring Road (Virginia Route 637) 0.5 miles south of Slusher Lane, on the right when traveling south.

99 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Shawsville — K-73 — Fort Vause —

On Oldtown Road (Virginia Route 753) east of Basham Hollow Road, on the right when traveling west.

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