Millstone – Gathering Blacksburg History

Preston Grist Mill and Dam on Big Spring and Stroubles Creek

Newly examined Montgomery County court records reveal intriguing clues about James Patton Preston’s early grist mill on Stroubles Creek, including references to a mill house, neighboring landowners, and a “mansion.”

Sunnyside-Toms Creek Memorial Park, 2001

Sunnyside – Toms Creek Memorial Park is located on Glade Road, next to Fairview Community Church, 3766 Glade Road, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24060. Sunnyside-Toms Creek Veterans Association Memorial A Brief History of Our Memorial On a sunny afternoon in September, approximately 500 residents and friends of the Sunnyside and Toms Creek communities gathered to dedicate aContinue reading “Sunnyside-Toms Creek Memorial Park, 2001”