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Christiansburg (formerly Hans Meadows) is a town in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States. The population was 21,041 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Montgomery County.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 Christiansburg, Blacksburg, and Radford are the three principal municipalities of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses those municipalities and all of Montgomery County. ==History== In the 1850s, Christiansburg was a stagecoach stop on the route between Richmond, Virginia and Nashville, Tennessee. * Christiansburg was named after William Christian. * Davy Crockett lived in Christiansburg for some time and was bonded at Elijah Griffith's Hattery Shop 〔Kanode, R. (2006)〕 which was located at today's 41 West Main Street. That business went bankrupt and Crockett was unable to pay his own debts. Subsequently, John Snider, Jr., opened another hattery further up the block at today's 29 West Main Street. * Daniel Boone stayed in Christiansburg for a time. Among the records at the courthouse are a warrant for his arrest due to non-payment of debt.〔(Wilderness Road entry on Daniel Boone in town )〕 * Christiansburg was the site of the Lewis/McHenry duel, known for being the first recorded duel with rifles in Virginia.〔(Highway Market for Lewis/McKenry duel )〕 * "Christansburgh" is the original spelling of the town. * The Slate Mountain Presbyterian Church and Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Christiansburg, Virginia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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