Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (or Virginia Tech) is a public land-grant university in Blacksburg, Virginia. The campus was first opened in 1872 as a farming and mechanical college and covers 2,600 acres. It is also one of only a few public universities in the United States to have a corps of cadets.

The Virginia Tech massacre, which happened on the 16th of April 2007, was a tragedy in the history of the University. A student of the university named Cho Seung-Hui killed 32 people before killing himself. This became the worst school-related massacre in United States history.

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Burruss Hall at Virginia Tech.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute logo in the 1899 yearbook
A Jaguar Mark VII (left) and Chevrolet Deluxe cars parked in front of Patton Hall, ca 1952
Torgersen Hall bridge over Alumni Mall is an example of architecture using Hokie Stone.
A picture of West Eggleston and Owens halls on the Virginia Tech campus.
Corps of Cadets on campus ca 1952
Donaldson-Brown Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacskburg, Virginia
One of the War Memorial Chapel pylons, "Sacrifice", on a snowy day
Patton Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia

References

"Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University". vt.edu. Retrieved 2008-06-28.

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