Ettrick in Chesterfield County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Virginia State University

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 27, 2009

1. Virginia State University Marker

Inscription. The Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute was chartered on 6 Mar. 1882. The Readjuster Party was instrumental in supporting a state institution of higher education in Virginia for African Americans with some unusual features to the institute's charter. It called for six of the seven members of the board of visitors be black, an all-black faculty, as well as the authority to grant college degrees. This is in contrast to many African American agricultural and industrial schools established at that time. Classes began in October 1883 with 62 students, six faculty members, and one building. In 1920 land grant status was acquired and the current name was conferred in 1979.

Erected 2005 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K-324.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education. In addition, it is included in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1883.

Location. 37° 14.588′ N, 77° 25.313′ W. Marker is in Ettrick, Virginia, in Chesterfield County. It is at the intersection of East River Road and Matthews Jefferson

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Drive, on the right when traveling east on East River Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Virginia State University VA 23806, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Central Virginia,

and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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: A different marker also named Virginia State University (within shouting distance of this marker); Founding of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad (approx. ¼ mile away); Amaza Lee Meredith (1895-1984) (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ettrick Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Restoration of Vawter Hall (approx. 0.6 miles away); Restoration of Storum Hall (approx. 0.6 miles away); Colonial Heights War Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Mr. Frederick Francoz Simms (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ettrick.

Other markers no longer nearby. Virginia State University (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Ettrick (was approx. 0.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Virginia State University. (Submitted on December 30, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

E River Rd & Matthews Jefferson Dr image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 27, 2009

2. E River Rd & Matthews Jefferson Dr

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 30, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,158 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 30, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.