Blacksburg, Virginia

Blacksburg is a town in Montgomery County, in western Virginia. In 2000, 39,284 people lived there.

History

Blacksburg was first explored by Henry Batt and John Fallam who were sent by Abraham Wood in 1671. The town is named after Samuel Black, who used to own land there. On October 2, 1872, Virginia Tech was opened with three teachers. On April 26, 2007, Seung-Hui Cho shot 32 people in the Virginia Tech massacre.

Blacksburg, Virginia Media

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  Blacksburg's old town hall

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  The downtown Post Office in Blacksburg

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  Coal Breaker of the Virginia Anthracite Coal Company at Merrimac Mines near Blacksburg, 1904

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  Intersection of Main Street and College Avenue

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  Market Square Park, home of the Blacksburg Farmers Market since 2009

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  Photo taken overlooking Bburg.

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  Blacksburg is the home of Virginia Tech

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  Downtown Blacksburg during Steppin' Out.