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

Harvey Lee Price

(1874-1951)

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 3, 2011

1. Harvey Lee Price Marker

Inscription. Faculty member 1900-1945
Head, Horticulture Department 1902-1908
Dean, School of Agriculture 1908-1945
An easy-going, amiable man, Harvey Lee Price served VPI for more than four decades after earning two degrees here. He moved quickly through the professorial ranks and into administration. Known for zealously protecting VPI’s apple orchard, he also had a penchant for local history and genealogy. He oversaw campus landscaping, was Treasurer of the Athletic Council, and achieved fellow status in the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Price Hall completed in 1907
Marker donated by Class of 1953

Erected by VPI Class of 1953.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Education • Horticulture & Forestry. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.

Location. 37° 13.559′ N, 80° 25.43′ 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: 170 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

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marker: Thomas Oldham Sandy (a few steps from this marker); Thomas Barksdale Hutcheson (within shouting distance of this marker); John Redd Hutcheson (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Robert James Davidson (about 400 feet away); Native Stewardship / The Monacan Peoples (about 500 feet away); Theodorick Pryor Campbell (about 500 feet away); Solitude (about 500 feet away); John Edward Williams (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blacksburg.

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

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 3, 2011

2. Price 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 935 times since then and 19 times this year. Last updated on June 1, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 5, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.