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New River in Montgomery County, Virginia. Virginia's New River Valley region, colloquially named, is a four-county area along the New River in Southwest Virginia in the United States, including such major features as Claytor Lake, part of the Jefferson National Forest, the city of Radford, the town of Blacksburg, and the river itself, including the Pulaski terminus of the New River Trail State ...
Location of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford Metropolitan Statistical Area in Virginia. The Blacksburg-Christiansburg Metropolitan Statistical Area, [1] formerly the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford Metropolitan Statistical Area, [2] is a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) located in the New River Valley of Southwest ...
By 1988, the New River Valley Mall, located in the neighboring town of Christiansburg, was opened [19] and the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center had its first ground-breaking ceremony. [17] After construction of Virginia's portion of Interstate 81 began in 1957, nine years passed before the Christiansburg-area segment was opened. [22]
The town is located near the site of the Volvo Group Trucks Operations New River Valley Cab and Vehicle Assembly plant, [5] and near the KORONA Candles Inc. factory. The New River Valley Regional Jail is located in Dublin, Virginia, and it serves the counties of Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Pulaski, Wythe, and the City of Radford, VA.
Kentland Farm Historic and Archeological District is a historic home, archaeological site, and national historic district located near Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. The district encompasses a complex of 19th century agricultural outbuildings associated with a Federal and Greek Revival style brick dwelling built 1834–1835.
The wilderness lies north of and in close proximity to Blacksburg, Virginia. It extends for about 8 miles along the northwest slope of Brush Mountain, bounded to the east by a power line, to the northwest by Craig Creek and private property, and to the southeast by Forest road 188.1 along the crest of the mountain. [1] There are no trails in ...
An outdoor drama is performed each summer in Radford, Virginia titled, "Walk to Freedom: The Mary Draper Ingles Story," which details the events during the attack at Drapers Meadows and Mary Draper Ingles' trek through the wilderness to reach her home in the New River Valley. [25] [26] The original play, "The Long Way Home," ran from 1971 to ...
Uptown Christiansburg (formerly New River Valley Mall) is an enclosed shopping mall in Christiansburg, Virginia, United States. Opened in 1988, it now features Kohl's, Belk, Homegoods, and Dick's Sporting Goods as its major anchor stores.