Blacksburg in Montgomery County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, May 28, 2011
1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Marker
Inscription.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University was founded in 1872 as a land-grant college specializing in agriculture and mechanics. The land-grant college system marked the beginning of scientific agricultural and industrial instruction in the Commonwealth. Over the next century Virginia Tech became nationally recognized as a comprehensive research university with a broad range of scientific, technological, business, and liberal arts instruction. The 3,000-acre main campus includes the site of Drapers Meadow where settlers were killed and captured on 8 July 1755 by Ohio-based Shawnee Indians at the beginning of the French and Indian War.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University was founded in 1872 as a land-grant college specializing in agriculture and mechanics. The land-grant college system marked the beginning of scientific agricultural and industrial instruction in the Commonwealth. Over the next century Virginia Tech became nationally recognized as a comprehensive research university with a broad range of scientific, technological, business, and liberal arts instruction. The 3,000-acre main campus includes the site of Drapers Meadow where settlers were killed and captured on 8 July 1755 by Ohio-based Shawnee Indians at the beginning of the French and Indian War.
Erected 1996 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number I 2d.)
Location. 37° 13.888′ N, 80° 24.994′ W. Marker is in Blacksburg, Virginia, in Montgomery County. Marker is at the intersection of Alumni Mall (Virginia Route 314) and North Main Street (Business U.S. 460), on the right when traveling west on Alumni Mall. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Blacksburg VA 24061, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 615 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on May 30, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
