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When he passed away in 1792, he split the land evenly between his two sons, John and William, each of them receiving 300 acres. | 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/] | 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/] | ||
You can go on a walking tour of the original 16 squares by clicking [http://tobweb.org/WalkingTour/ Here] | |||