Christiansburg, originally known as "Hans Meadows," was established in 1792 and named for Colonel William Christian noted Colonial and Revolutionary Indian fighter. It became an important place on the route to the West. On May 10, 1864, Averell . . . — — Map (db m23905) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m41424) HM
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Christiansburg
Presbyterian Church
has been registered as a
Virginia
Historic
Landmark . . . — — Map (db m209277) HM
The African American Memory & Storyboard Project is a partnership of Christiansburg Institute Inc., Montgomery Museum of Art & History, and the community to memorialize the sometimes challenging, often joyful history of African Americans in . . . — — Map (db m209270) HM
Christiansburg, a town in turmoil during the war, supported the Confederacy. Its strategic location in the New River Valley made it a military objective, prompting President Abraham Lincoln to order Federal troops toward the area in 1861. . . . — — Map (db m193952) HM
Recently emancipated African Americans yearned for education after the Civil War. They worked to build schools and educate themselves, often with assistance from the Freedmen's Bureau.
Freedmen's Bureau agent, Captain Charles Schaeffer, helped . . . — — Map (db m209264) HM
In this town occurred the duel between Thomas Lewis and John McHenry in May, 1808. This was the first duel with rifles known to have taken place in Virginia. It resulted in the death of both men. Dr. John Floyd, later Governor of Virginia and . . . — — Map (db m41422) HM
To the memory
of Montgomery’s sons
who fell in the
Lost Cause
and to
all the Confederate dead
who lie beneath her soil.
This monument
is erected by her daughters
1861-1865
In this county
lie the remains of
300 . . . — — Map (db m41453) HM
Dedicated to the
memory of these
citizens of Mont-
gomery County,
Virginia, who made
the supreme
sacrifice in the
service of our
country in the
world conflicts
Sponsored and erected by
the Montgomery County
American . . . — — Map (db m41445) WM
Slavery is one of the defining stories of America, impacting political, economic, and cultural life. Enslaved men and women, denied the basic right of freedom, made important contributions in Montgomery County.
Almost from its earliest days, . . . — — Map (db m209259) HM
