Sigma Nu Fraternity Marker

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Lexington, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Sigma Nu Fraternity

By Bill Coughlin, August 21, 2012

1. Sigma Nu Fraternity Marker

Inscription. Founded at Virginia Military Institute January 1, 1869
on a rock ledge formerly located 65 yards north west of this spot

Cadet Founders
James Frank Hopkins
Greenfield Quarles
James McIlvaine Riley

Erected August 25, 1935 during the Twenty-seventh Biennial Grand Chapter

Erected 1935.

Location. 37° 47.381′ N, 79° 26.293′ W. Marker is in Lexington, Virginia. Marker is on Letcher Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is located on the grounds of the Virginia Military Institute, at the southwest corner of the parade ground. Marker is in this post office area: Lexington VA 24450, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Virginia Military Institute (within shouting distance of this marker); Cincinnatus Citizen-Soldier (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); The Cabell House (about 500 feet away); Virginia Mourning Her Dead (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Virginia Military Institute (about 600 feet away); General Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr. (about 600 feet away); Little Sorrel (about 700 feet away); George C. Marshall (about 700 feet away). Click for a list of all markers in Lexington.

More about this marker.

By Bill Coughlin, August 21, 2012

2. Sigma Nu Fraternity Marker

The plaque contains a bas relief image of the three cadets with VMI in the background.

Marker on the VMI Campus Photo, Click for full size

By Bill Coughlin, August 21, 2012

3. Marker on the VMI Campus

By Bill Coughlin, August 21, 2012

4. Sigma Nu Fraternity Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on August 24, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 83 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 24, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.