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Hacksburg's logo is based off the original sixteen squares of Blacksburg. | Hacksburg's logo is based off the original sixteen squares of Blacksburg. | ||
In 1772, Samuel Black purchased 600 acres in the Draper’s Meadow area; however, he did not inhabit the land. When he passed away in 1792, he split the land evenly between his two sons, John and William, each of them receiving 300 acres. | == Jistory == | ||
In 1772, Samuel Black purchased 600 acres in the Draper’s Meadow area; however, he did not inhabit the land. | |||
When he passed away in 1792, he split the land evenly between his two sons, John and William, each of them receiving 300 acres. | |||
John’s land would evolve into Virginia Tech’s campus while William’s land would become the Town of Blacksburg, of which much of the original town exists today.[https://blacksburgmuseum.org/16-squares-of-blacksburg/] | |||