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 ART DETAIL, Virginia Tech Bugle 1899 (page 25 crop).jpg
Virginia Polytechnic Institute logo in the 1899 yearbook
- Patton Hall and cars at Virginia Tech, ca 1952.jpg
A Jaguar Mark VII (left) and several Chevrolet Deluxe cars parked in front of Patton Hall, c. 1952
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Torgersen Hall bridge over Alumni Mall is an example of architecture using Hokie Stone.
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West Eggleston (left) and Owens Halls
Corps of Cadets on campus c. 1952
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Donaldson-Brown Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacskburg, Virginia
- War Memorial Pylon Virginia Tech.JPG
One of the War Memorial Chapel pylons, "Sacrifice", on a snowy day
- Patton Hall Virginia Tech.JPG
Patton Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
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