Virginia Tech: Airport Expansion – Blacksburg VA

City:
Blacksburg, VA

Site Type:
Airports, Infrastructure and Utilities

New Deal Agencies:
Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Completed:
1940

Description

The airport at Virginia Tech, now known as Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport, was enlarged as part of a Work Projects Administration (WPA) project completed in 1940.

Source notes

"Ten Buildings Dedicated," The New York Times, August 11, 1940: https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1940/08/11/94836807.pdf

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on July 13, 2022.

Location Info

1601 Tech Center Dr.
Blacksburg, VA 24060

Location notes: General location marker

Coordinates: 37.208, -80.410

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