submitted by Rhonda Smith
Christiansburg Institute
1866-1966
The First High School for Blacks in Southwest Virginia
Founder
Capt. Charles Schaeffer
Educational Advisor
Booker T. Washington
Principals
Charles A. Marshall
Edgar A. Long
Annie L. Long
Abraham M. Walker
H. Leslie Giles
John F. Banks
Move to this site in 1898
Monument Donated by
Christiansburg Institute Alumni Association
July 6, 1966
School Bell
only building left standing of the almost 100 acres campus
See Christiansburg Institute website for more info and restoration information
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