University in Blacksburg in Montgomery County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Thomas Barksdale Hutcheson

(1882-1950)

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 3, 2011

1. Thomas Barksdale Hutcheson Marker

Inscription. Head, Department of Agronomy 1914-1945
Dean, School of Agriculture 1946-1950
Thomas Barksdale Hutcheson lived in the dairy barn at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech), working his way through college by milking cows. Widely known later for his agricultural research and writing, he and his brother, John, helped develop Virginia’s livestock, poultry, and dairy industries and moved the state from a tobacco and cotton economy into a sounder diversified agriculture.

Hutchenson Hall completed in 1940
Marker donated by Class of 1953

Erected by VPI Class of 1953.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1940.

Location. 37° 13.553′ N, 80° 25.379′ W. Marker is in Blacksburg, Virginia, in Montgomery County. It is in University. It is on Drillfield Drive 0.1 miles east of West Campus Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 250 Drillfield Drive, Blacksburg VA 24061, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia,

in the Blue Ridge Highlands,

and in the New River Gorge.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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: John Redd Hutcheson (a few steps from this marker); Thomas Oldham Sandy (within

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shouting distance of this marker); Harvey Lee Price (within shouting distance of this marker); Theodorick Pryor Campbell (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Robert James Davidson (about 600 feet away); John Edward Williams (about 700 feet away); The Alwood Oak (about 800 feet away); Native Stewardship / The Monacan Peoples (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blacksburg.

Also see . . . Hutcheson Hall. Virginia Tech (Submitted on April 5, 2011.)

Thomas Barksdale Hutcheson Marker and Hutcheson Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 31, 2025

2. Thomas Barksdale Hutcheson Marker and Hutcheson Hall

Hutcheson Hall Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 3, 2011

3. Hutcheson Hall Markers

Hutcheson Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 3, 2011

4. Hutcheson Hall

Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 672 times since then and 13 times this year. Last updated on June 1, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. Photos: 1. submitted on April 5, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 2. submitted on June 1, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. 3, 4. submitted on April 5, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.