University in Blacksburg in Montgomery County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Frank Leigh Robeson
(1884-1974)
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 28, 2011
1. Frank Leigh Robeson Marker
Faculty Member 1904-1954
Head, Department of Physics 1923-1954
As a student at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (now Virgnia Tech), Frank Leigh Robeson helped draw plans for many campus buildings and faculty houses. During half a century of employment with the college, he taught mathematics, mechanical engineering, and physics and wrote the leading physics textbook of the time. He was a fellow in the American Academy of Science.
Robeson Hall completed in 1960
Erected by VPI Class of 1953.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1960.
Location. 37° 13.666′ N, 80° 25.503′ W. Marker is in Blacksburg, Virginia, in Montgomery County. It is in University. It can be reached from West Campus Drive north of Drillfield Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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: Thomas Marshall Hahn Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); John Edward Williams (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert James Davidson (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); William Bradford Alwood
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Also see . . . Robeson Hall. Virginia Tech (Submitted on June 2, 2011.)
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 28, 2011
2. Robeson Hall
Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 962 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 2, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
