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room schoolhouse until 1923 when a larger school was built. Schools located near
Hunting Camp Creek accommodated local students until then. With the arrival of the Virginia Hardwood Lumber Company in 1927, Bastian's population greatly increased. This increase made additional classrooms a necessity. Several small schools were built during this time. It was not until 1955, however, that the modern brick Bastian Elementary school building was built at the cost of $ 112,215.79. This building now serves as the Bland County Schoolboard Office.
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Hornbarger, who along with Jack Hager owned most of the land the town was built upon. Much of this land was later owned by both James Starks and Eli Leedy. The name "Bastian" came from the manager of Bland County's only railroad, F.E. Bastian. The children of Bastian attended a one
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Virginia Hardwood Lumber Co. Their massive generator produced enough electricity to run both the company and the town.
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