William Blackstone

William Blackstone (?-1675) is the first English settler of common day Boston, then known as Shawmut Point. There is little remaining information regarding his early life. He came from England and stayed in the Boston area around 1625. He lived ...

Williams Academy Black History Museum

The first Williams Academy, built in 1913, was a two-story building located between Anderson Avenue and Lemon Street. It was the site of the first government-funded, black school in Fort Myers. When the second floor was destroyed by a fire, ...

National Historic Landmark-William Blacklock House

National Historic Landmark-William Blacklock House

Constructed in 1800, this massive three-story brick house with hipped roof is an excellent example of the Adamesque style, well-proportioned, and of the highest design quality and sophistication.

The entrance is centered on the façade ...

William Blacklock House

William Blacklock House

has been designated a

National

Historic Landmark

This Site Possesses National Significance

in Commemorating the History of the

United States of America

1974

National Park Service

U.S. Department of Interior

Marker is on Bull Street, on the ...

William Black

Just northeast stood the home of William Black, the founder of Blacksburg. In 1797, he laid out a 16-block grid and petitioned the Virginia General Assembly to incorporate a town here; the legislature approved his petition on 13 January 1798. ...