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In Memory of the Virginia Tech Tragedy

April 16, 2007

— "We are Virginia Tech" "We Will Prevail" —

 
 
In Memory of the Virginia Tech Tragedy Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 30, 2020
1. In Memory of the Virginia Tech Tragedy Marker
Inscription.
To remember those Virginia tech students and faculty members who lost their lives and to honor those who survived

Today, we are all Hokies

 
Erected by The Stafford County Board of Supervisors and the Citizens of Stafford County.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: DisastersEducation. A significant historical date for this entry is April 16, 2007.
 
Location. 38° 25.38′ N, 77° 24.571′ W. Marker is in Stafford, Virginia, in Stafford County. It can be reached from Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 630) just west of Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1300 Courthouse Rd, Stafford VA 22554, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area, in Northern Virginia, and in the Piedmont. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: In memory of the Oklahoma City tragedy (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of September 11, 2001 (within shouting distance of this marker); Lincoln Visit (within shouting distance of this marker); English Knot Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles Adams Bryan (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Honor of Those Who Served (about 400 feet
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away); Stafford County Tri-Centennial (about 400 feet away); Stafford County Armed Services Memorial (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stafford.
 
Also see . . .  Virginia Tech shooting. Wikipedia article (Submitted on May 30, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.) 
 
In Memory of the Virginia Tech Tragedy Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 30, 2020
2. In Memory of the Virginia Tech Tragedy Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 253 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 30, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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