Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Use this for collections relating to Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Southwest Virginia, West Virginia, and Appalachia.Found in 1734 Collections and/or Records:
Plat of Survey of Property to be Acquired by the Town of Blacksburg (revised)
Plat of the H. D. Linkous Land, Now Kacc, Price Mountain
Map shows the H. D. Linkous land at Price Mountain, near Blacksburg, Virginia.
Pocahontas, Virginia, Carte de Visite,
The collection consists of a carte de visite of an unidentified man taken by photographer P.W. Poff from Pocahontas, Virginia.
Stephen F. Poindexter Civil War Letter,
Points of Interest, City of Richmond, Virginia, and Environs
Map shows various points of interest within the city of Richmond, along with an index.
Population Near Hampton Roads, Va.
Map shows the population of the United States with Norfolk at the center, demonstrating the population density of the eastern seaboard. Map was published in conjunction with the commemoration of the settlement of Jamestown. Map is foldable, and cover, which contains an engraving of a Native American man, remains intact.
J. C. Porter Photograph Album
Scrapbook of approximately 240 (all ca. 1880) photographs of structures and scenes in several southwestern Virginia counties, including Bland, Craig, Giles, and Smyth. Includes photographs of a Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad station in New Castle and Mountain Lake resort hotel, both in Giles County. Photographs believed to have been taken and compiled by Porter. Images available online.
Portion of Campus, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Map shows the VPI campus circa 1922.
Post Route Map of the State of Virginia, Showing Post Offices with the intermediate distances on mail routes
Map shows locations of post offices and routes. Includes explanations, which identify extant and discontinued post offices, as well as frequencies and types of routes.
Postcards from Appalachia,
Postcards from Appalachia contains postcards depicting various landmarks, locations, and scenery in the Appalachian region during the first half of the 20th century.