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90-565: Christiansburg High School is located at 100 Independence Blvd. in Christiansburg, Virginia in the County of Montgomery and is located just minutes from Virginia Tech and Radford University . The school opened in 1906 and had its first graduating class of three students in 1909. The school was named for the town in which it was built. The town of Christiansburg , the county seat of Montgomery County incorporated November 10, 1792 and
180-843: A humid subtropical climate ( Köppen climate classification : Cfa ). Summers are humid with warm to hot temperatures, although the area sees significantly cooler temperatures than places of lower elevation at the same latitude, with only 5 days of 90 °F (32 °C)+ highs annually. Winters are generally cool to cold, with occasional intervening warm periods and an average of 0.9 nights of sub-0 °F (−18 °C) lows. Monthly mean temperatures range from 31.9 °F (−0.1 °C) in January to 71.7 °F (22.1 °C) in July. Snowfall averages 24.7 inches (63 cm) per season and generally occurs from December to March, although significant snowfall has been recorded outside of those months. Blacksburg
270-504: A boost of compulsory education during the second half of the 20th century. Even though there had been a place for secondary education somewhere in town since 1906, it was not until 1952 when the first facility for Blacksburg High School was built on South Main and Eheart Streets. Later it moved to new quarters and was adapted as Blacksburg Middle School. That same year, all high schools in Montgomery County began operating on
360-479: A catastrophic structural failure and collapsed, causing structural damage to other areas of the school. The school building was condemned and students attended night school on a split schedule with the Blacksburg Middle School students at their school for the remainder of the year. It was determined that repair costs would exceed $ 18 million and would not be feasible given the age of the school; it
450-599: A concentration of taverns and rest stops along the Great Wilderness Road (present-day U.S. Route 11), the original 1.1-square mile town was established on November 10, 1792, by an act passed by the Virginia General Assembly. The town of Christiansburg was later incorporated on January 7, 1833. George Washington was known to have visited Christiansburg during the early years of settlement. Frontiersman Daniel Boone resided in town for
540-683: A control point on the NS Christiansburg district which runs from Roanoke, Virginia to Bluefield, West Virginia. Blacksburg Transit provides bus transportation in Christiansburg, and operates four routes within the town, The Explorer, Go Anywhere, Commuter, and the Two Town Trolley. Blacksburg, Virginia Blacksburg is an incorporated town in Montgomery County, Virginia , United States, with
630-566: A direct connection with the City of Radford, approximately 10 miles to the west. U.S. Routes 11 and 460 dually connect Christiansburg to Roanoke to the northeast. Christiansburg is one of two incorporated towns within Montgomery County and is a member of the New River Valley Planning District. This District encompasses Floyd, Giles, Montgomery and Pulaski Counties, as well as the City of Radford. Montgomery County has
720-499: A full-fledged public school. The Christiansburg Institute was the first black high school in southwestern Virginia and was also the first high school in Montgomery County to receive accreditation with the Virginia Public School System. It remained in operation as a segregated high school until 1966 when desegregation brought its closure. By the early 1900s, Christiansburg had taken on many of the functions of
810-437: A larger square, representing the original 16 square blocks that were a part of Black's design. After Black petitioned the state legislature to establish a town at the site, the official establishment and founding of Blacksburg was January 13, 1798, on the 38.75-acre (15.68 ha) tract that he laid out. The following August 4, he signed over the deed to the town trustees . The town was named after him in his honor. In 1808,
900-519: A log cabin was built just east of Smithfield Plantation. Robert Preston, a future colonel of the 28th Virginia Infantry , lived here, as did two Virginia governors. The cabin was later added to in the mid 19th century to create a Greek Revival farmhouse now known as Solitude , which is the oldest building on the Virginia Tech campus. In 1872, the 250 acre Solitude farm became the central campus of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College, and
990-482: A middle school, and a high school. A newly renovated Blacksburg branch library was opened in 1996. In the aftermath of railroad restructuring, many rail lines were abandoned. After 24 years of abandonment and six years of planning and construction, the first phase of the Huckleberry Trail built on the old Huckleberry railbed opened in 1996. The second phase of construction was completed in 1998. In 2019,
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#17327943071661080-645: A part of Sealtest) opened, and The Roberts' Motel – the first of its kind in Southwestern Virginia – also debuted after the war. Virginia Tech continued to expand, and by the mid-1950s, the school owned 2,000 acres in Montgomery County and employed more than 1,400 individuals. In 1953, the Starlite Drive-In opened and continues to operate as one of the few remaining drive-in theatres in the United States. The 1950s were most noted for
1170-616: A population of 44,826 at the 2020 census . Blacksburg and the surrounding county is dominated economically and demographically by the presence of Virginia Tech . Blacksburg, Christiansburg , and the city of Radford are the three principal jurisdictions of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg Metropolitan Statistical Area , which encompasses those jurisdictions and all of Montgomery, Pulaski, and Giles counties for statistical purposes. The MSA has an estimated population of 181,863 and
1260-664: A regional center, with a bank, newspaper, Temperance Hall and photographer. Telephone service was provided by the Montgomery Intelligence Company, which was incorporated in 1886. Agriculture played an important part in the local and regional economy, and livestock were regularly driven to market down Main Street or taken to the Christiansburg Depot. A fire following a temperance march in 1900 destroyed several buildings along West Main Street in
1350-536: A time. Among records in the County Courthouse is a warrant dated 1774 for the arrest of Boone on a debt charge. The warrant was issued under King George's name but marked "Not executed – Gone to Kentucky." Boone later repaid the debt. Davy Crockett lived in Christiansburg and served as an apprentice to a local newspaper printer for a short time. Crockett also worked at John Snider's Hattery Shop, located on W. Main Street, for 18 months. William Clark , of
1440-466: A twelve-grade basis which is still county policy to this day. The Margaret J. Beeks Elementary School and the Gilbert F. Linkous Elementary School were both completed in 1963 and Harding Avenue Elementary School was built in 1972. Two years later, in 1974, Blacksburg High School moved its location to Patrick Henry Drive after 20 years of issues with overcrowding in its previous location. Jack Goodwin
1530-702: Is currently one of the faster-growing MSAs in Virginia. In the mid-1600s, English colonists were still uncertain of what lay beyond the Allegheny Mountains , whose topography and possession by native inhabitants, Tutelo -speaking tribes, were a barrier to expanded settlement by the Colony of Virginia . Abraham Wood , who commanded Fort Henry on the frontier (now the site of Petersburg, Virginia ), and operated an Indian trading post nearby, organized several expeditions to explore farther west. A passage over
1620-598: Is currently used as a restaurant called Cabo Fish Taco. It is also the oldest building on Main Street. The Baptists founded the third oldest church in the town in 1852. In 1832, Westview Cemetery was established from a few acres of land that were deeded to trustees. One of the first educational establishments started here was the Blacksburg Female Academy in 1840. The Olin and Preston Institute (re-charted as Preston and Olin Institute in 1869)
1710-551: Is located in Blacksburg and serves most of southwestern Virginia, southeast West Virginia, and northwest North Carolina. In 2003, the new building for Blacksburg Middle School students opened on Prices Fork Road adjacent to the property housing Kipps Elementary School. On April 16, 2007, Seung-Hui Cho shot 32 people dead and injured an additional 17 in the Virginia Tech shooting before committing suicide. The massacre
1800-662: Is located in the New River Valley and also sits astride the Eastern Continental Divide . It is the 15th largest municipality and the largest town in the commonwealth of Virginia. The Eastern Continental Divide traverses the Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport . The tallest building in Blacksburg is Slusher Tower , a twelve-story residence hall on the Virginia Tech campus. The building with
1890-416: Is served primarily by US 460 , a four-lane highway that connects I-81 at Christiansburg, 10 miles to the south, and to I-77 at Princeton, West Virginia. Driving from Blacksburg to its larger metro neighbor, Roanoke , via US 460 and I-81, usually requires less than an hour. Blacksburg Transit (BT) provides bus transportation primarily to and from the campus of Virginia Tech . Students and faculty ride
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#17327943071661980-472: Is the deadliest mass shooting on a college campus since the University of Texas tower shooting in 1966. On January 21, 2009, Zhu Haiyang decapitated Yang Xin at Virginia Tech in the first campus murder since the Virginia Tech shooting. On February 13, 2010, following a snowstorm that dropped two feet of snow on the area, the gymnasium roof on the previously occupied Blacksburg High School suffered
2070-434: Is the dividing line between the sections. John Black's property was later developed as the majority of the central campus of Virginia Tech. In 1797, William Black laid out a small grid of streets and lots comprising 16 blocks on a portion of his land. The original town was limited to the area bounded by present-day Draper Road, Jackson Street, Wharton Street, and Clay Street. The town logo contains 16 small squares that create
2160-677: Is the site of the Blacksburg Electronic Village or BEV, conceived as a computer networking project of Virginia Tech in 1991 and officially born in 1993 as a way to link the town together using the Internet . This project quickly ushered the town into what is being called the Information Age . In 1994, Montgomery County Public Schools completed construction of Kipps Elementary School at 2801 Prices Fork Road. By this time, Blacksburg had five elementary schools,
2250-689: The Blue Ridge to the Colony of Virginia . Following another cession at the 1744 Treaty of Lancaster , however, there was a dispute between the tribe and colonists over whether the new boundary was the Alleghenies or the Ohio River . The site of Blacksburg lay just within this disputed zone. By the 1740s, the Wood's River Land Company, represented by Colonel James Patton , gained a large tract of land within present-day southwest Virginia . Part of
2340-489: The United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 14.3 square miles. The town is located at the crossroads of three major highways: Interstate 81, U.S. Route 460 and U.S. Route 11. I-81 forms the primary north–south thoroughfare from Maryland to Tennessee; U.S. Route 460 links Christiansburg with the town of Blacksburg, approximately a half mile to the north; and U.S. Route 11 provides
2430-476: The Virginia Anthracite & Coal Railroad , which later became known as the "Huckleberry." Traffic in Blacksburg increased sufficiently enough that by January 1913 the town voted against allowing cows to continue to roam in town. The first filling station was opened in 1919 and at the time was the only one between Roanoke, Virginia , and Bluefield, West Virginia . The town's first landing strip
2520-526: The 1830s through the 1850s, he often stayed in Christiansburg to depict town scenes. After the Civil War, Miller retired to Christiansburg and spent his last 20 years living with relatives and friends. The Montgomery Museum and Lewis Miller Regional Art Center, located at 300 Pepper Street SE, is named for him. During the Civil War, many men from the Christiansburg area served in the Confederate army in
2610-561: The 1970s and 1980s, and two annexations added approximately 3,799 residents. A 1988 annexation incorporated Belmont Farms, the New River Valley Mall (which was under construction on the effective date), what had been the Virginia Tech Horticulture Farm (on the northern end of town) and the top of Christiansburg Mountain (on the eastern end of town). The town underwent two boundary adjustments in
2700-750: The 1990s, which incorporated the Falling Branch Industrial Park and a portion of the Marketplace shopping center and the Christiansburg Industrial Park. In 2000, the Spradlin Farms area began development, providing an additional retail space to the town. In 2002, a large portion of both Blacksburg and Christiansburg, as well as a portion of Montgomery County, were designated as a part of an "urbanized area" based upon 2000 Census figures. In 2007,
2790-532: The 2013 fall semester is located at 3401 Bruin Lane, behind the current Blacksburg Middle School and Bill Brown Football Stadium. Blacksburg is governed by a Town Council of six members and a mayor. Elections take place in November of odd-numbered years. Council members are elected for four-year terms. The town’s mayor is an elected office. By tradition, the town's vice-mayor is the councilperson who received
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2880-459: The BT fare free with a flat payment included in the cost of tuition. Virginia Tech subsidizes BT for this service. Transportation is available to anyone for a fee, and during special events the service is often free. Blacksburg Transit also offers shuttle service to non-students on Virginia Tech Football game days for $ 5 to be transported from outlying parking areas to the stadium. The Smart Way Bus,
2970-636: The Batts and Fallam party claimed all of the lands comprising the river's drainage basin for King Charles II . However, the region was not yet open to English patent . In 1700, Seneca warriors of the Iroquois Confederacy based in New York and Pennsylvania, overran the entire area, driving out the other bands. As early as 1718, the Seneca had agreed to sell the parts they had conquered east of
3060-614: The Blacksburg Rotary Mountain Bike Skills Park opened with funding from Blacksburg Parks and Recreation and donations. On July 8, 1997, ground was broken for the experimental " Smart Road " project. The second phase of construction was completed in 2002. The road is currently closed to the public and used as a research test bed for the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute. A National Weather Service office
3150-704: The Christiansburg High School site, was used as a Confederate headquarters. The nearby Montgomery White Sulphur Springs resort in Ellett Valley was utilized as a hospital from 1861 to 1865. Near the end of the war, Union General George B. Stoneman and his men were in Christiansburg and had established headquarters in the Rice D. Montague home, which still stands at 109 E. Main Street. His men were stationed there when news came of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox. Following
3240-503: The Christiansburg-area segment was opened. About half that amount of time passed before the U.S. Route 460 bypass opened in 1969. In the 1970s, Virginia Tech was annexed into the town and the town acquired other land. Together with the effect of the annexations, the population grew from 9,000 people to 30,000 during this decade. Replacing the old public bus system, Blacksburg Transit began running in 1983. Blacksburg
3330-706: The Civil War, the population of Christiansburg experienced a decline that continued throughout the 19th century. In 1870, there were 864 people in the town, and by 1900, there were only 659. Captain Charles S. Schaeffer, an agent of the Freedmen's Bureau, founded the Christiansburg Normal Institute (renamed the Christiansburg Industrial Institute) in 1866. The school was formed as a private primary school for
3420-735: The Courthouse in 1826. Ten years later, a public privy was built near the public square, and a new courthouse was constructed in March 1836 in the east corner of the public square. The Christiansburg (Cambria) Depot in the community of Cambria was established on the Virginia Tennessee Railroad line in 1854. Downtown Christiansburg was the site of the Lewis-McHenry Duel on May 9, 1808. The rifle duel between Thomas Lewis and John McHenry, which killed both men, led to
3510-531: The Depot, and the Depot area community was eventually incorporated as the town of Cambria in 1906. The completion of U.S. Route 11 – the first interstate highway in America – was celebrated in Christiansburg when the last link passing through downtown was hard surfaced in 1926. By 1929, Virginia Polytechnic Institute was providing employment for the area's citizens through academic positions and mining jobs related to
3600-510: The Draper's Meadow area for his sons John and William in 1772. Smithfield Plantation , built in approximately 1774 by Colonel William Preston , was developed on the original Draper's Meadow site, near the current location of the Duck Pond on the Virginia Tech campus. When Samuel Black died in 1792, the land was evenly divided into two sections by his sons. The road now known as Draper Road
3690-610: The French or British as it suited them, plus its location through gaps into the Alleghenies further west, the area's development was viewed with increasing apprehension by the French and their Indian allies. In July 1755, during the French and Indian War , hostile Shawnee Indians equipped and armed by France attacked the frontier outpost at Draper's Meadow, which then had around twenty pioneer settlers. About four settlers were killed in
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3780-542: The Gardner Zink Mill west of town and the Chrisman Mill along Crab Creek (on what is now State Route 661/Chrisman Mill Road). These two mills were responsible for the centralization of a number of area milling operations in the late 1700s. New streets were laid out during the early 1800s, and additional construction included a number of churches and a public well and pumps, which were placed just north of
3870-817: The Mississippi and Chesapeake watersheds the official boundary between their Virginia colony and native peoples. It remained so until 1768, when native claims to the land including Blacksburg were cleared by the Treaty of Hard Labour with the Cherokee , and the Treaty of Fort Stanwix with the Six Nations (Iroquois Confederacy). The Shawnee finally abandoned their claim to this territory in 1774 following Dunmore's War . Samuel Black, whose family settled in Staunton, Virginia , bought 600 acres (2.4 km ) of land in
3960-711: The Musical, Tarzan the musical, Burnt Part Boys, James and the Giant Peach, and Newsies. Mountain Academic Competition Conference (MACC) is a high school quiz bowl league of the Academic Competition for Excellence . The MACC team consists of teams including math, English, science, social studies, and all-around. The math team made it to semifinals of the eastern division MACC tournament and finished third in their division for
4050-558: The New River Center was constructed just north of the New River Valley Mall , which added another large retail development to the town. Also in 2007, the town of Christiansburg and Montgomery County agreed to an adjustment, which brought 49.816 acres and approximately 66 persons into Town (with one single-family house and Wheatland Retirement Community accounting for the population). In a 2009 boundary adjustment,
4140-552: The Shenandoah Valley under General T.J. "Stonewall" Jackson . Christiansburg was invaded several times by Union Forces operating under W.W. Averell, and in 1864, the Union Army burned all of the Christiansburg Depot structures except the passenger station. Confederate forces were active within the Christiansburg area and occupied a number of buildings in and around the town. The Lattimer Plantation, which once stood on
4230-493: The Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College opened on October 2, 1872, with a faculty of three members. The college grew and became known as Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI), later, "and State University" was added to the name, which shortly afterward became informally referred to as Virginia Tech. It is now officially called Virginia Tech. It is Virginia's land-grant university . A fire-fighting unit
4320-648: The attacks, and five were taken captive to Kentucky by the Shawnee, among them Mary Draper Ingles , who later escaped. The memorial to Draper's Meadow massacre was dedicated on a bridge located near Duck Pond. By the end of the war, Draper's Meadow was deserted. By the Treaty of Easton (1758), and again by the Royal Proclamation of 1763 , the British Crown made the Allegheny ridge separating
4410-403: The average family size was 2.86. In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males. The median income for a household in the town
4500-417: The band a Virginia State Honor Band. All three choral groups received superior ratings as well, making CHS a Virginia Blue Ribbon school. Musicals produced by CHS include, but are not limited to: Footloose, Little Shop of Horrors, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Godspell, The Last Five Years, Forever Plaid, Seussical, Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, Beauty and the Beast, Ragtime, Just So, The Civil War, Seussical
4590-427: The depot was closed, the empty cars were picked up, and the tracks were immediately removed. After years of effort by the citizens of the town a trail was constructed on the former railroad right-of-way and, after years of construction, funding and planning issues the Huckleberry Trail was opened to the public on December 1, 1998. 190 years after its original construction, the newly renovated Smithfield Plantation house
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#17327943071664680-409: The downtown area. Despite this fire, Christiansburg experienced vigorous growth in the first decade of the 20th century, growing from 659 persons in 1900 to 1,568 in 1910. The success of the Norfolk and Western Railroad's Christiansburg Depot, which served as the main shipping point for much of Montgomery County, contributed to much of this growth. Several new houses were built between the town center and
4770-424: The education of black children and was located on Zion Hill, between the town and the old Christiansburg (Cambria) Depot. Booker T. Washington served as superintendent of the institute from 1896 until his death in 1915 and was instrumental in expanding the curriculum to include both classical instruction and practical instruction in industry and the trades. The school was relocated to Lattimer Plantation in 1898 and
4860-506: The famous Lewis and Clark Expedition , resided in Christiansburg. He lived in downtown Christiansburg in the existing house at 109 E. Main Street, which is commonly known as the Montague home. Meriwether Lewis also visited Christiansburg on occasion. Christiansburg experienced significant growth in the early 1800s, and by 1840, the population had grown to 400. Most residential growth was confined to Main Street and Cross Street (now Franklin Street). Several industrial complexes developed around
4950-441: The highest elevation is actually Hoge Hall (formerly Lee Hall ), another residence hall , which until May 17, 2009, was home to the transmitter of campus radio station WUVT . The tower for WUVT now sits atop Price Mountain. Due to its elevation, the climate of Blacksburg is a hot-summer humid continental climate ( Köppen climate classification : Dfa ), being cooled down from the lowland areas of Virginia, all of which possess
5040-412: The highest number of votes in the most recent election and is formally elected by council at the first meeting of the new year. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 19.89 square miles (51.5 km ) of which 19.89 square miles (51.5 km ) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km ), or 0.10%, is water. At 2,080 feet (634 m) above sea level, Blacksburg
5130-461: The house, after the death of its owner in the following decade, served as a college infirmary from 1882 to 1886. It was later used for faculty housing. According to records of the Post Office Department of the National Archives and Records Administration , the post office was established as "BLACKSBURGH" on April 8, 1827. The name was changed to the current spelling (without the "h") in 1893. The Methodists had built two cabins to worship in since
5220-608: The largest and most rapidly growing population within the Planning District. As of the census of 2000, there were 16,947 people, 7,093 households, and 4,766 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,217.0 people per square mile (470.1/km ). There were 7,430 housing units at an average density of 533.6 per square mile (206.1/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 93.13% White , 4.83% African American , 0.21% Native American , 0.41% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.48% from other races , and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.99% of
5310-404: The number of devastating fires that occurred in town. In 1954, Roses' 5&10 and Cavalier Furniture were both destroyed. Catastrophe struck again in 1956, destroying most of the businesses on East Main Street. In a single fire, the town lost the City Market, Royal Cafe, Smith & Jones, Jennings Barber Shop and Interiors by Richard. Fires in 1957 claimed Simmons Shoe Shop, the Blue Moon Lunch and
5400-426: The passage of the Barbour Bill in 1810, outlawing dueling in Virginia. Former town resident Dr. John Floyd was the attending surgeon at the Lewis-McHenry duel and later governor of Virginia, as well as a member of Congress. He was also the father of John Buchanan Floyd, who served as governor of Virginia from 1849 to 1852. Pennsylvanian artist Lewis Miller was fascinated with Montgomery County's scenery, and throughout
5490-408: The population. There were 7,093 households, out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and
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#17327943071665580-421: The rebuilt Jennings Barber Shop. A major fire on Main Street (now Cambria Street, N.E.) in Cambria in 1959 destroyed many of the oldest and most historic buildings there. Having lost most of its taxpaying enterprises and faced with failing utilities, the town of Cambria proposed and was accepted for consolidation with the Town of Christiansburg on December 31, 1965. The town of Christiansburg continued to grow in
5670-429: The record for the longest state championship winning streak in Virginia athletic history. On September 17, 2015, at approximately 7:45 A.M. around 25 students arrived to Christiansburg High School wearing attire that violate the school's dress code. Upon entry to the school building, the students were asked to comply with the dress code. While some students complied, those who did not were placed in In-School-Suspension,
5760-499: The ridge was finally found in 1671 when explorers Batts and Fallam, sent by Wood, reached the present-day location of Blacksburg, Virginia. Their expedition followed Stroubles Creek , through the current locations of the town and campus of Virginia Tech , to what they named Wood's River. They reported the area as inhabited by the Monacan and Moneton , Siouan -speaking groups, but the Virginian colonial legislature had authorized Wood to claim it. Accordingly, on September 17, 1671,
5850-401: The river, there were several Native American encampments, and conflicts were common between those tribes and the early settlers. As settlers began moving into present-day Christiansburg, they discovered that area was also inhabited by the Shawnee and other Native American tribes, who had discovered the river some years prior. In the late 1600s, Dutch priest Friar Hans arrived in the region; it
5940-522: The school's coal-operated power plant. The depression years were notable for Christiansburg for an unusual reason: Christiansburg's Post Office was one of approximately two dozen locations in Virginia to receive Mural American Artwork or sculptures, which were created through Roosevelt's Works Project Administration. Christiansburg's mural is entitled Great Road and was completed in 1938 by John DeGroot. Following World War II, Christiansburg rapidly industrialized. The Southern Dairies Plant (which later became
6030-501: The season, the social studies team 3rd, and the all-around team 4th. Christiansburg won the state championship in scholastic bowl in 2011, and placed as runner-up in 2012 to rival Cave Spring. Christiansburg's academic team placed 21st in the nation at the NAQT HSNCT tournament in 2012. Athletic teams are known as the Blue Demons, with the school colors being blue and gold. The Christiansburg Blue Demons wrestling team won 17 straight state titles from 2002 through 2018. This stands as
6120-421: The season. The English team finished 1st for the season and 1st at the tournament, making them eligible to go to the Super MACC tournament. At Super MACC, they lost to Carrol County High School in the semi-finals; Carrol County ended up winning the Super MACC tournament. The social studies and science teams made it to semifinals, and the all-around team did not advance to semifinals. The science team finished 4th for
6210-439: The southern edge of Christiansburg. U.S. Route 11 runs east–west through the town. U.S. Route 460 goes north from Christiansburg to Blacksburg , the location of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University . Historically, several Norfolk and Western / Southern Railway trains a day, the Birmingham Special , the Pelican and the Tennessean , made stops at Christiansburg station . Today, Christiansburg serves
6300-521: The standard disciplinary procedure for this type of infraction. Around 17 students in In-School-Suspension proceeded to disrupt the school environment through loud displays and behavior, as a result of the continued disruption, the students were issued a One-Day Out-Of-School-Suspension. After the initial protest, there were smaller protests that occurred. On October 31, 2016, at approximately 9:00 A.M. around 5 students arrived to Christiansburg High School with Confederate flags attached to their vehicles. When
6390-436: The students parked their vehicles on school grounds they were asked to comply with the schools Parking Permit Contract, which you have to sign to obtain a parking permit, all of the students complied and removed the Confederate flags off of their vehicles. Christiansburg, Virginia Christiansburg (formerly Hans Meadows ) is a town and the county seat of Montgomery County, Virginia , United States. The population
6480-494: The top of the hill, where it now intersects the Alumni Mall. By October the town's second stoplight was installed on Main Street at Roanoke Street and was synchronized with the original one at Main and College. The establishment of official law enforcement began in 1937 when Officer Dave "Highpockets" Sumner became the first Blacksburg police officer. The first police car was purchased nine years later. Blacksburg experienced
6570-537: The town added the area of the Christiansburg Middle School, Harkrader Sports Complex and former Harkrader Farm, which brought in 170.318 acres and approximately six residents. A "friendly sign war" between local businesses in the community went viral in 2021. Christiansburg is located at 37°5′28″N 80°24′28″W / 37.09111°N 80.40778°W / 37.09111; -80.40778 (37.141164, −80.407700). According to
6660-464: The town's founding, but they did not build a more permanent structure until 1830, when they constructed a brick church. The Presbyterians were the next Christian denomination to build a church within Blacksburg's limits. In 1848 they built their first brick building at 117 South Main Street. Though still standing, this building has not been used as a church for many years. It was once South Main Café, but
6750-562: The tract became Montgomery County and Pulaski County and was sold to Virginian, Irish, Scots-Irish, and English settlers as a reward for their services during the American Indian Wars and other wars. The Draper and Ingles families were among those who built their homes at Draper's Meadow by 1748; this area was between the present location of the campus and the subdivision of Hethwood. Because of its strategic location between powerful Indian nations, who alternately allied with
6840-501: Was $ 40,851, and the median income for a family was $ 47,428. Males had a median income of $ 35,139 versus $ 23,398 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 19,579. About 6.4% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line , including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over. The population for 2004 was 17,926 which is an increase of 979 from the 2000 census. Of this 8,151 (48.1%) are male and 8,796 (51.9%) are female. New River Valley Mall
6930-594: Was 23,348 at the 2020 census , up from 21,041 at the 2010 census. Christiansburg, Blacksburg and the city of Radford are the three principal municipalities of the Blacksburg–Christiansburg Metropolitan Statistical Area , which encompasses those municipalities, all of Montgomery County, and three other counties. In 1671, the New River was discovered by early settlers of German, French, Scot-Irish and English descent. Along
7020-475: Was a Methodist-sponsored academy established in 1851. The first bank in Montgomery County, Blacksburg Savings Institution, was established in 1849. The first newspaper published in Blacksburg was the Montgomery Messenger . Its first issue was printed in 1869. In 1871, the village that became known as Blacksburg was incorporated and Thomas W. Jones became the first mayor. One year later,
7110-512: Was appointed the first chief of police by the Blacksburg Town Council in 1954. Jan Olinger was made the first female police officer in 1976. 1958 marked the beginning of the end for the railroad that came to be known as the "Huckleberry." In the 1960s, however, railroads underwent restructuring. Passenger service came to an end on July 25. On June 30, 1966, the last freight train arrived at the Blacksburg depot. Within 24 hours,
7200-665: Was built as part of the Hethwood development. During 1981, the Blacksburg Community Center opened. It cost the town $ 1.2 million to build. By 1988, the New River Valley Mall, located in the neighboring town of Christiansburg, was opened and the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center had its first ground-breaking ceremony. After construction of Virginia's portion of Interstate 81 began in 1957, nine years passed before
7290-498: Was built in 1929 and was 1,800 feet (548.64 m) in length. The grass landing strip was given airport status in 1931 and later became Virginia Tech Airport . Local buses began to make their rounds for the first time in 1947. The town's first theater was built in 1909. It was a precursor to the Lyric Theatre on College Avenue. In the spring of 1935, Main Street was strung with ten street lights from Roanoke Street northward to
7380-662: Was built in 1970. The Blacksburg Branch of the Montgomery County Library was opened the same year. Ten years later, it was moved into the facility that used to house the Blacksburg Lumber Company on Draper Road. In 1971, Blacksburg ratified a new charter and LewisGale Hospital Montgomery was built. The University Mall shopping center opened that year as well. In the mid 1970s the Foxridge apartments, an even larger student apartment complex,
7470-530: Was decided not to repair the building. Before the school year of 2013-14 Blacksburg High School was operating on a normal schedule out of the Blacksburg Middle School building on 3109 Prices Fork Road, and the middle schoolers were going to school in the old Christiansburg Middle School. The original Blacksburg High School building was vacant until it was demolished in the Summer of 2011. The newly constructed school building of Blacksburg High School which opened for
7560-417: Was named Hans Meadow after him in the early 1700s. In the 18th century, the region was settled by pioneers from Pennsylvania and eastern Virginia. In 1776, Montgomery County was formed from part of Fincastle County. The City of Radford, as well as parts of Floyd, Giles and Pulaski counties, were all subsequently formed from Montgomery County land. The town of "Christiansburgh" – as it was originally spelled –
7650-484: Was named after Colonel William Christian , one of the first justices. Colonel William Christian studied law with Patrick Henry and courted and married Henry's sister, Ann. The school also is a part of the region that sends students to SWVGS (Southwest Virginia Governor's School) in Pulaski County. The Christiansburg Blue Demon marching band and the symphonic band received superiors at the festivals, making
7740-530: Was named in honor of Colonel William Christian , who was an early settler in the region. He was one of the first justices of Fincastle County, a member of the Virginia Legislature, and brother-in-law of Patrick Henry . Theodore Roosevelt , in his history The Winning of the West, later wrote that Colonel Christian was a "noted Indian fighter" and a "very gallant and honorable man." Developing from
7830-406: Was organized within the university in 1899. The town bought its first fire truck 43 years later. The Blacksburg First Aid and Life Saving Crew was founded in 1951 and renamed Blacksburg Volunteer Rescue Squad in another addition to the growing amount of emergency services. The first automobile came through the town in 1901. Three years later the train entered Blacksburg from Christiansburg using
7920-415: Was re-opened in 1964. The amount of commercialization in the area began to increase in the mid-1960s. The Corning Glass Works (now called Corning Incorporated ), based in upper New York State, opened a manufacturing facility in 1964 that is located south of Blacksburg. The Blacksburg Municipal Building on South Main Street was constructed in 1969. Terrace View apartments, the first large student complex,
8010-547: Was renamed Uptown Christiansburg in 2020. A branch of the New River Community College is located there. There are two movie theaters in Christiansburg, including Starlite Drive-In, a drive-in theater . Christiansburg maintains public parks, an aquatic center, a recreation center, and the Huckleberry Trail . The recreation center offers bike rentals, basketball courts, a track, racquetball courts, and multi-purpose rooms. Interstate 81 runs along
8100-629: Was significantly expanded in the following years, growing to 14 buildings and 185 acres. George Washington Carver and other members of the Tuskegee University staff visited CII, and prominent industrial engineer John Wines Lester lived on the CII campus. The Institute came under lease by the Montgomery County School System in 1935. The property was transferred to Montgomery County Schools in 1947, establishing it as
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