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	Roanoke, Virginia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Roanoke (The Star City of the South) is an independent city located in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
		Its location in the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains, in the middle of the Roanoke Valley between Maryland and Tennessee, made it the transportation hub of western Virginia and contributed to its rapid growth.
		At the top of Mill Mountain is small zoo which features animals which require the cool mountaintop temperatures and atmosphere.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roanoke,_Virginia (964 words)

	Roanoke Star
		It was over 50 years ago Roanoke earned the nickname, "Star City of the South," and the star has been a part of the landscape of Mill Mountain ever since.
		Originally, the star shone only in white, but is currently glowing in red, white and blue due to the tragic events of 9/11.
		The "Star" is actually three stars - a small star in the center, enveloped by a larger, mid-sized frame, and surrounded by the largest outer frame.
	roanokegov.com /WebMgmt/ywbase61b.nsf/vwContentByKey/N25DWPNC572LWODEN (249 words)

	Mill Mountain Star, Roanoke, Virginia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Roanoke is known as both the "Star City of the South" and the "Only City with a Mountain Within Its Limits," so it logically follows that its citizens would want to construct a giant, glowing star on top of Mill Mountain.
		The Star, built in 1949, is considered the "World's Largest Man-made illuminated Star,"* yet another claim to fame that Roanoke can add to its impressive roster.
		The Mill Mountain star stands eighty-eight and a half feet tall.
	www.roadsideamerica.com /attract/VAROAstar.html (285 words)

	Virginia Visions: Regional Pen Pals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Mill Mountain Star is a tall star that shines over the city and offers a beautiful view of the Roanoke Valley.
		Mill Mountain Zoo exhibits 45 species of exotic and native animals.
		Our mountains are very, very old, so they are rounded on top and their slopes are gentle.
	www.fcps.k12.va.us /OakViewES/cassella/virginia/regions/penpals/gvol-from.html (1012 words)

	roanoke.com Outdoors in Southwest Virginia
		Roanoke is commonly called the "Star City." The reason for this is the 88-foot-tall star atop Mill Mountain, a low mountain or tall hill (Mill Hill, anyone?) that rises above the city's center.
		The Star is to Roanoke what the Gateway Arch is to St. Louis, the Golden Gate Bridge is to San Francisco and the Hollywood sign is to, well, Hollywood.
		In the long term, the Star Trail is proposed to be a part of a massive greenway system that will follow the Roanoke River from Green Hill Park west of Salem to Explore Park.
	www.roanoke.com /outdoors/hiking/startrail.html (1552 words)

	Mill Mountain Theatre Homepage millmountain.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Mill Mountain Theatre is a non-profit year-round regional theatre with roots in its community and excellence as its primary objective.
		At Mill Mountain Theatre, he produced 100 plus shows and directed over 60 plays, operas, new works and musicals, which he adapted for the stage.
		She adds, “It is exciting to have Mill Mountain Theatre’s mission of producing new theatrical works match with Verizon’s mission to promote literacy.” The North Star is geared towards families and illustrates that every learner, no matter how young or old, can find their path in life and be the best they can be.
	www.millmountain.org /mmt_press_releases.htm (1897 words)

	Super Signage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Roanoke, VA The Mill Mountain Star is the world's largest man-made illuminated star measuring 100’ high and 88’ wide.
		It was erected in 1949 on a mountain overlooking Roanoke (aka the Star City of the South).
		The star is normally lit white but has a tradition of red lighting for city traffic fatalities and national tragedies (e.g., JFK's assassination, the Challenger space shuttle explosion).
	www.agilitynut.com /signsva.html (447 words)

	The Schumin Web - Photography - The Roanoke Star - In Fog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		However, I was fiercely determined to get the star on 3½" floppy disks, and so despite a thick fog surrounding the top of Mill Mountain, I went up to the star, thinking, I'm going to get this photo essay even if I can't see it.
		Normally, the star shines all white, and all red on days when there is a traffic fatality in the city.
		And now, we leave the star as we found it, and descend back down Mill Mountain to see what else there is to see.
	www.schuminweb.com /schumin-web/photography/2002/star-fog.asp (491 words)

	Favorite Places 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		On the surface, the city was nothing spectacular, rather dull and boring, but Roanoke had one claim to fame--the Roanoke Star.
		Indians wandering between the parallel ridges of the Allegheny Mountains named their great valley Shenandoah, "daughter of the stars." Roanoke is known as the "Star City of the South".
		Former Roanoke Times columnist Ed Shamy described the situation this way: "I live in the Star City," he wrote, "a place that has absolutely nothing to do with stars, save an oversized, two-dimensional, neon-lighted atrocity on Mill Mountain.
	www.lgwestrich.com /favorite_places_1.htm (926 words)

	Star City Motor Madness - FAQ Page 2
		Roanoke is the third largest city in Virginia, located in Western Virginia among the Blue Ridge Mountains.
		Center in the Square– located on the Farmer’s Market it is home to the Art Museum of Western Virginia, History Museum and Historical Society of Western Virginia, Mill Mountain Theatre, Science Museum of Western Virginia and Hopkins Planetarium and the Arts Council of the Blue Ridge.
		Mill Mountain Star– The world’s largest man-made neon star built as a community-spirited project atop Mill Mountain, overlooking Roanoke.
	www.starcitymotormadness.com /faq2.html (799 words)

	North Star Mountain
		After a quick stop at the Donut Mill (required) we arrived at Hoosier Pass at 9AM and were on the trail at 9:15.
		Where we were sitting was 13,500 and is right where the words "North Star Mountain" are printed on the 7.5 minute Breckenridge quad.
		This is another long east-west mountain with a knife edge ridge that one walks along to reach the summit at the west end.
	whitespider.broeking.com /north.htm (1328 words)

	Fodor's Scenic Destinations \| Blue Ridge Mountains \| Blue Ridge Parkway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In Virginia, the parkway is especially scenic between Waynesboro and Roanoke, winding through the George Washington National Forest, where ridge-top overlooks provide unimpeded views of mountains and patchwork valleys.
		Ablaze in red, white, and blue, the 100-foot star stands in Mill Mountain Park, 1,000 feet above Roanoke Valley.
		Sharing the mountaintop with the star is one of only two nationally accredited zoos in Virginia, the Mill Mountain Zoological Park.
	www.fodors.com /scenicdestinations/blue_ridge_mountains/part3.cfm (618 words)

	Mill Mountain Greenway
		The Mill Mountain Greenway, recently completed in 2003, is the longest greenway yet completed in the Roanoke Valley region.
		The trail begins in the Mill Mountain Park near the Mill Mountain Star.
		The entrance of the greenway, is near the Star.
	www.greenways.org /millmt.htm (472 words)

	Star, Texas, Historic Star, Mill County, Texas.
		I have only been to Star once and plan to go back soon when the small museum is open.
		There was a book written about Mills county back in the late 70's that had a lot of history in it.
		I never lived in Star, but I spent a lot of summers down on the Lampases River at my Grandad's Farm.
	www.texasescapes.com /TexasHillCountryTowns/StarTexas/StarTexas.htm (716 words)

	Welcome To Downtown Moneta
		Directory of Things To Do Beautiful Smith Mountain Lake offers 50 special events, 23 historic attractions, five championship golf courses and two national monuments on the 22,000 acres of water and the 500 miles of shoreline.
		Located on Route 122 at Smith Mountain Lake, the Booker T. Washington National Monument features walking tours and a variety of educational events throughout the season.
		The historic Mill Mountain Star is one of the world’s largest man-made stars.
	www.downtownmoneta.com /directory.htm (871 words)

	Roanoke, Virginia -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Transported by the N&W and neighboring Virginian Railway (VGN), it fueled half the world's navies and today stokes steel mills and power plants all over the globe.
		The steam age is also chronicled in photographs in the also in Roanoke.
		Today, Roanoke is famous for its Chili Cook-Off, Strawberry Festival, and the large red, white, and blue illuminated Star on Mill Mountain, which is visible from many points in the city and neighboring valley.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ro/roanoke,_virginia.htm (1115 words)

	Commonwealth Games 2005 Mill Mountain Hill Climb Time Trial (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Bart Bowen, Floyd Landis and Scottie Weiss are just some of the few who have left their mark on this infamous up hill time trial.
		The 1.86mile climb up to the Roanoke Star is a challenge to all who race against the clock.
		The single lane road meanders up the 800 vertical foot mountain with switchbacks and a unique tunnel/bridge road design which finishes just before the base of the actual star structure.
	www.roanokecycling.org /millmountain/course.asp (153 words)

	roanoke.com - Biking Stories -Mill Mountain to Roanoke Mountain
		A mountain bike or a road touring bike with a triple chain ring in the front are recommended.
		The result is 469 miles of smooth, two-lane mountain fltop edged by grassy shoulders.
		The first has a diorama that identifies many of the mountains you're viewing, assuming the day is clear.
	www.roanoke.com /outdoors/biking/4881.html (925 words)

	100 Years of Roanoke Virginia
		The star was conceived by the Roanoke Merchants Association as a kickoff to the 1949 Christmas shopping season and paid for by a membership drive.
		Prospect Road, the winding 2-mile stretch up the mountain that featured the famed figure-eight loop, was closed in 1990 after a bridge was deemed unsafe.
		The Mill Mountain Star Trail is a 1.7-mile uphill climb that opened earlier this year.
	rtonline1.roanoke.com /magazine/millmt50 (421 words)

	The Schumin Web - Photography - Mill Mountain Park Revisited (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The city of Roanoke, as seen from the lower observation deck of Mill Mountain Park, is always a beautiful sight, though especially so at night, when all the lights become bright.
		All along the way up to the star, the city is visible through the trees...
		And from directly in front of the star, serving as a beacon to the city, the city still shines brightly.
	www.schuminweb.com /schumin-web/photography/2004/mill-mountain.asp (524 words)

	W/VA Historical Photos
		View of the mountains from the Blue Ridge Parkway near Roanoke, Virginia.
		The Mill Mountain Star overlooks downtown Roanoke, the Star City of the South.
		Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia's second largest lake, offers 500 miles of shore line surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains.
	www.usdoj.gov /marshals/district/va-w/general/photos.htm (253 words)

	Roanoke Times Feature (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		But this summer he was back home in Roanoke, doing a first read-through of a play loosely inspired by his family and his hometown - "Medicine, Man," the comic tale of a family coping with the illness of its matriarch on the day of a big NASCAR race.
		The play, directed by Jere Hodgin, is the second Stanley script to be produced by Mill Mountain.
		Two years ago, Mill Mountain staged "Tesla's Letters," a wartime drama set in the former Yugoslavia.
	www.medicine-man.us /roanoketimes.html (706 words)

	Mill Mountain Run (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Multiple possible runs: A 6 mile run out and back most of the way up the mountain, or a 7.2 mile out and back all the way to the famous "Star".
		For the six mile run, turn around at the intersection with the spur road up to the zoo and star (the sign says "Mill Mountain Park").
		For the 7.2 mile run, turn right on the spur road up to the top of the mountain, circling the small loop road at the top of the mountain before heading back down the same way, retracing your route back to the start.
	www.starcitystriders.com /maps/millmtn.htm (244 words)

	Country Inns & Suites, Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Roanoke: Closest - Powered by 10Best.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Towering above the Roanoke Valley is this magnificent, 100-foot tall star.
		Perched atop the pinnacle of Mill Mountain, the star was erected in 1949 and can be seen from nearly every part of the surrounding area.
		This visibility extends to the evening, as the star is well lit with white lights.
	radissondestinationguide.com /list.process/OID_f5gf3sd7/OLID_10097/... (605 words)

	Welcome To TooooGood s Homepage!
		There is a huge man-made star which overlooks the Roanoke Valley, atop Mill Mountain; hence the name:
		Because of our star, Roanoke is also known as "The Star City Of The South".
		Kirk and I were married in an outdoor ceremony overlooking the Roanoke Valley, beneath the Mill Mountain Star at 11AM on Aug. 2, 1980.
	www.angelfire.com /va2/toooogood (450 words)

	Roanoke, Virginia - Mill Mountain Star
		Right onto Elm Ave./Rte 24. Pass hospital, left at 2nd light onto Jefferson St. Left at 4th light onto Walnut Ave., which becomes Parkway Spur Rd. At top of mountain, right at Mill Mountain Park sign.
		Open: Park closes at 9, star is turned off at midnight.
		This giant neon star glows an eerie red, white and blue atop Mill Mountain, giving permanence to Roanoke's claim to be "Star City of the South." Roadsideamerica.com Report...
	www.roadsideamerica.com /tips/getAttraction.php3?tip_AttractionNo==1343 (156 words)

	Mill Mountain Star and Park - Roanoke - Reviews of Mill Mountain Star and Park - TripAdvisor
		Mill Mountain Star and Park - Roanoke - Reviews of Mill Mountain Star and Park - TripAdvisor
		A "must see" on most visitors list, an 88-foot manmade star (the largest in the world) sits on majestic Mill Mountain along with a beautifully landscaped city park, that boasts hiking and biking trails, and a zoo.
		This "All-American City" lies in a valley within the Blue Ridge and Allegheny mountains.
	www.tripadvisor.com /Attraction_Review-g58134-d279566-Reviews-Mill_Mountain_Star_and_Park-Roanoke_Virginia.html (459 words)

	Commonwealth Games 2005 Mill Mountain Hill Climb Time Trial (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Commonwealth Games 2005 Mill Mountain Hill Climb Time Trial
		The Star City of the South plays host for the famous hill climb time trial on Mill Mountain in Roanoke, Virginia.
		Roanoke sits at the foot of the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Appalachian Mountains.
	www.roanokecycling.org /millmountain/location.asp (316 words)

	Mill Mountain Zoo \| Museum/Attraction Review \| Roanoke \| Frommers.com
		Mill Mountain Parkway Spur (in Mill Mountain Park)
		One of the two accredited zoos in Virginia (the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk being the other), this one is home to more than 50 animal species, including snow and clouded leopards, monkeys, prairie dogs, hawks, red pandas, Japanese macaques and a bald eagle.
		It's star is "Ruby," a solitary Siberian tiger.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/roanoke/A31552.html (191 words)

	The Hook's dating game, The Blind Date Challenge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Then there's the big attraction, Luray Caverns (540-743-6551) where people pay $19 (kids pay $9) to walk around underground, trying to remember which are stalagmites and which are stalactites.
		Sidetrip: About 20 minutes west over the mountain in New Market, where ten VMI cadets died in 1864 in a futile charge against invading Yankees, today you'll find The New Market Battlefield Military Museum (866-515-1864), which claims it has the largest collection of antique military memorabilia on display anywhere.
		Speaking of which, there is probably no zoo in America but the Mill Mountain Zoo (540-343-3241) with such an interesting mountaintop location-- and a little train for the kiddies.
	www.readthehook.com /daytrips.html (2584 words)

	ROANOKE, VIRGINIA FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The opening of the coalfields made N&W prosperous and Pocahontas bituminous_coal world-famous.
		The N&W was famous for manufacturing steam_locomotives in-house.
		Today, Roanoke is famous for its Chili Cook-Off, Strawberry Festival, and the large red, white, and blue illuminated Mill_Mountain_Star on Mill Mountain, which is visible from many points in the city and neighboring valley.
	www.igopay.com /Roanoke,_Virginia (871 words)

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