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1965 Map of Blacksburg

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Blacksburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The growing college town of Blacksburg and its industrial neighbor Christiansburg dominate this Montgomery County survey, which was updated with purple photogrammetric revisions in the late 1970s. The campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute is shown in detail, featuring landmark structures like Lane Stadium, the Coliseum, and the VPI Airport. The landscape transitions from the academic and commercial centers to the surrounding ridges of Brush Mtn and Price Mountain.

Rural heritage remains visible in the outlying areas, where legacy sites like Kanodes Mill on Toms Creek and the long-standing Yellow Sulphur Springs provide evidence of earlier regional industry and tourism. Transportation patterns are defined by the Norfolk and Western rail lines that connect smaller settlements like Merrimac and Vicker. Local genealogy is supported by the inclusion of several country churches and cemeteries, such as New St Peters Ch and Shaffer Memorial Cem.