Talk:Blacksburg, Virginia

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[edit] massacre

Of all history to be named of blacksburg, why is the massacre all that's notable, or notable at all?

is Lee hall really tallest in Blacksburg? i thought it is Slusher Tower; which has 12-floor

Isn't there some hill that's even higher? Can't think of the name of it at the moment. --Aciel 18:35, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I think the Hill Municipal Golf Course is the highest point in Blacksburg. You can see the roofs of buildings on campus from the pro shop.

Slusher tower is definatly not the highest point in blacksburg it is 12 stories so it is probably 120 feet tall and the elevation of that point is 2040 feet. That adds to 2160 feet, obviously this approximate because I do not know the exact height of slusher tower. My house in on Locust ave is 2200 feet which is taller than the top of slusher tower. The golf corse is 2300 feet tall. Those are just two places in town that are definatly taller than slusher tower, I'm sure there are many more. I changed it to say that slusher tower is the tallest building instead of the highest point. I got the information from TopoZone.com. I am going to the Tech library to look at an actual USGS Topo map and I will locate the highest point. I think Aciel may be right, I also remeber in history class in elementry school learning about Prices Mountain or something that is the tallest point in Blacksburg. --Xlax999999 17:42, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

Lee Hall is the highest point on campus.

Removed the statement that Va Tech is the largest population university in Virginia, as Virginia Commonwealth University has between 29,000 and 31,000.

I believe George Mason is the largest (# of students) university in the state.

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changed "are the three principal cities of the" to "are the three principal jurisdictions of the", as Blacksburg and Christiansburg are towns, not cities.

--- On April 16, 2007, 22 people were killed on the Virginia Tech campus, including the gunman. This was the highest death count for a school shooting in U.S. history.

[edit] Remove VT massacre sentence from first paragraph

I think the sentence that reads: "On April 16, 2007 an unidentified person opened fire on the campus killing 32 and wounding 20 before commiting suicide. [1]." In the first paragraph ought to be removed. It doesnt belong in the first paragraph. Though it was a significent event, this is an awkward place for it. The section in the middle of the article is sufficient.

I will delete it. If someone feels strongly against this, go ahead and put it back. W/e. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Bobbyschultz (talk • contribs) 03:13, 17 April 2007 (UTC).

I don't really think that the shooting event needs to be mentioned as much if only just a link to the main article. Information about the town itself doesn't need to have the details predominately displayed about the shooting. Virginia Tech is in the town of Blacksburg but they are two separate entities. 1987olds442 20:30, 21 May 2007 (UTC)