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Indivisibles of Virginia

@vaindivisibles.bsky.social

Join us this weekend! #protest #va #indivisible #fooddrive #snap #christianburg

November 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM

Billy Brown of the Rail Brothers

@hioo01.bsky.social

Happy 611 day! Here are some of my favorite photos I’ve taken of the Queen of Steam herself, Norfolk and Western 611. With photos from her July 4th 2015 trip out of Roanoke, VA. #steamtrain #queenofsteam #steamlocomotive #train #railroad

Steam locomotive Norfolk and Western 611 in Roanoke

Steam locomotive Norfolk and Western 611 on its way to Christianburg.

Steam locomotive Norfolk and Western 611 tackling the Christianburg grade.

June 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM

Moo Dog Press

@moodogpress.com

“If you ever drive through Virginia on the new interstate highway between Christianburg and Salem, and you feel a slight dip in the paving under your wheels, then loose thy shoe from off thy foot, for the place whereon thou drivest is Jean White’s horse.”

Annie Dillard

#sundaysentence

September 20, 2026 at 1:34 PM

Billy Brown of the Rail Brothers

@hioo01.bsky.social

Happy National train day everyone! Here are some of my favorites!

Norfolk and Western #611 climbing the Christianburg grade in 2015

Reading and Northern 2102 pulling a test train of hoppers in 2022.

May 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM

Dorothea Lange

@dorothealange.mastodon.ozioso.online.ap.brid.gy

Cradling wheat near Christianburg, Virginia

#christianburg #virginia #american #undefined #photography #dorothealange

The black and white photograph depicts a solitary figure in an expansive field, engaged in agricultural work. The person is dressed in attire that suggests rural labor from the early 20th century: wide-brimmed hat, long-sleeved shirt, suspenders, and trousers rolled up to reveal sturdy boots.

In their hands are sheaves of wheat or a similar grain crop, which they appear to be collecting or gathering. The field is densely populated with crops that reach nearly as high as the person’s head, indicating it's harvest time. In the background, another bundle lies next to them on the ground, and further back stands an upright straw hat, perhaps left temporarily by someone else.

The landscape around includes patches of open sky interspersed with areas where other vegetation is less dense or absent altogether. The horizon reveals a gentle rise in topography, hinting at rolling hills beyond. There's no sign of modern equipment; the tools and clothing suggest traditional farming methods.

This image captures not only an individual’s daily labor but also hints at larger themes like agriculture, rural life, possibly even social commentary on solitary work or the agrarian way of life during that period in American history.

February 8, 2026 at 4:30 AM

Dagnabitalltoheck (she/her)

@dagnabitalltoheck.bsky.social

#Christianburg
#Virginia
#NoKings

🍉 @itsnotreal28.bsky.social · Jun 14

Christiansburg, VA! #NoKings

June 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM

Dorothea Lange

@dorothealange.mastodon.ozioso.online.ap.brid.gy

Cradling wheat near Christianburg, Virginia

#christianburg #virginia #virginiacity #lange #DorotheaLange #undefined #photography #dorothealange

A black and white photograph depicts a person harvesting crops in an open field. The individual, likely male based on the attire, is wearing a wide-brimmed hat for sun protection and dark trousers while bending over to gather or cut stalks of wheat from tall grasses with what appears to be shears. In their right hand they hold another tool used for cutting down crops. To their side lies a bag possibly containing harvested crop material. The field is expansive, showing little else besides the agricultural activity taking place in it and some sparse bushes visible at one edge of the frame. Handwritten annotations on the photo indicate its location as "handi-Crops" near Virginia City, VA., date 1935 with a note that this was photographed by Lange, which is likely Dorothea Lange based on context clues from internet searches and additional information provided in text within the image indicating it's part of an administrative photography series. The photo appears to be one out of many documenting rural life during difficult economic times when photographs such as these were often used for documentation purposes or by government agencies concerned with social conditions, possibly related to New Deal era programs aimed at supporting agriculture and farm laborers.

February 8, 2026 at 6:39 AM

Christopher Jay

@s1ckh4nds.bsky.social

Day 2, stop 5. It's Game Time At The Superbowl, Christianburg, VA. Yes, that's the actual name of this place. Not just me trying to be cute. #arcade #roadtrip #arcaderoadtrip

Miscellaneous games in the back corner, including Guitar Hero.

The usual carnival games and basketball hoops.

March 11, 2026 at 9:42 PM

Art for Good

@terryikon.bsky.social

Thanks to the buyer from Christianburg, VA who chose "Pastel Dahlia" for a fleece blanket! fineartamerica.com/saleannounce...

December 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM

Art for Good

@terryikon.bsky.social

Thanks to the buyer from Christianburg, VA who chose "Pastel Dahlia" for a fleece blanket. fineartamerica.com/saleannounce...

December 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM

Jon Martin Kitchen

@kitchen5203.bsky.social

Then, my mother and father moved out to a Civil War era Plantation home, which was used by the Railroad Station Masters when the train Station was built in Christianburg. That's where I actually saw a spirit on the stairwell, and fell down the stairs. In that house, the dogs refused to go upstairs.

November 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM

William

@byrneout44.bsky.social

#Virginia { NEW }
#MayDayStrong #DayOfAction #MayDay #May1
#50501
Mobilize VA tinyurl.com/53ate7ks
#Blacksburg
#Christianburg
#Lynchburg
#Roanoke

#MAY3 Saturday
#Fredericksburg

#Pritzker calls for MASS PROTESTS and DISRUPTION
#MayDayStrong #MayDay
People’s Unity Project

April 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM

leno’s wrister

@nalvemel0dy.bsky.social

unironically wish i could go back and watch it (2017) in the christianburg regal for the first time, and then at the lyric again the following halloween followed by a walk down main to the bus stop to stand in the cold and wait for the minute ride back to ascot. my heart feels hollow.

October 4, 2025 at 1:35 AM

Drew but 9/18/99 Boogie On

@drewphish.bsky.social

🤣🤣🤣

My credit card was used at a Cracker Barrel in Christianburg, VA at around 8:00 ET which should absolve me of any possibility of being in Dayton during the hours in question

October 11, 2023 at 6:24 PM

🍁🇨🇦🍁 + ⭐️🇺🇲⭐️

@ladybuglady24.bsky.social

‼️Protests are building.
‼️Voices are becoming louder
This was in Christianburg, VA (a tad of irony when you consider the city's name). Our local news is capturing the fact that Repubs and Dems are joining forces against this new, corrupt Kakistocracy and Oligarchy.

‘We are not going silently.’ Dozens of protesters chant in Downtown Christiansburg

Layoffs, education, healthcare, national security, affordable housing and the price of eggs were a few topics for dozens of protesters Saturday in downtown Christiansburg.

www.wdbj7.com

February 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM

Alerts from NWS Louisville KY (UNOFFICIAL)

@sdf.nws-bot.us

Special Weather Statement issued August 13 at 5:14PM EDT by NWS Louisville KY
Additional Details Here.

At 514 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Shelbyville, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Shelbyville, Eminence, Simpsonville, Pleasureville, North
Pleasureville, Montclair, Elmburg, Old Christianburg, Hatton, and
Defoe.

August 13, 2026 at 9:30 PM

Alerts from NWS Louisville KY (UNOFFICIAL)

@sdf.nws-bot.us

Special Weather Statement issued August 12 at 4:50PM EDT by NWS Louisville KY
Additional Details Here.

At 449 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles southwest of Owenton, moving southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.

Locations impacted include...
Frankfort, New Castle, Eminence, Pleasureville, Smithfield, Longlick,
Stonewall, Harvieland, Elmville, and Old Christianburg.

August 12, 2026 at 9:00 PM

Alerts from NWS Louisville KY (UNOFFICIAL)

@sdf.nws-bot.us

Special Weather Statement issued August 1 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Louisville KY
Additional Details Here.

At 700 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Carrollton to 10 miles southeast of
Taylorsville. Movement was northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Shelbyville, New Castle, Eminence, Pleasureville, Campbellsburg,
Wayside, Anderson City, Glensboro, Old Christianburg, and Bridgeport.

August 1, 2026 at 11:15 PM

W. Warner-Delano

@warreninphilly.bsky.social

Construction has started on the original Norfolk & Western line to Christianburg, where a historic station will be renovated and a new platform built. Work will also include an Amtrak layover facility 10 miles away in Radford, Va.; and track and signal improvements.

www.trains.com/trn/news-rev...