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

Robert James Davidson

(1862-1915)
Professor 1891-1915

— Dean, Scientific Department 1903-1913
Dean, Department of Applied Science 1913-1915 —

Robert James Davidson Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Kathy Walker, February 16, 2009

1. Robert James Davidson Marker

Inscription. An American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow, Robert James Davidson worked at VPI as a chemist for the experiment station as a chemistry professor before becoming the first dean of the Scientific Department and the Department of Applied Science. During 24 years at VPI, he was also President of the Association of Official Agricultural Chemists and a delegate to the International Congress of Applied Chemists.
Davidson Hall first completed 1928
Marker donated by Class of 1953

Erected by VPI Class of 1953.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.

Location. 37° 13.6′ N, 80° 25.489′ W. Marker is in Blacksburg, Virginia, in Montgomery County. Marker is on Drillfield Drive, 0.1 miles east of Greenhouse Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Blacksburg VA 24061, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Solitude (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); John Edward Williams (about 300 feet away); Native Stewardship / The Monacan Peoples (about 400 feet away); Harvey Lee Price (about 400 feet away); Thomas Marshall Hahn Jr.

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(about 400 feet away); Thomas Oldham Sandy (about 400 feet away); Frank Leigh Robeson (about 400 feet away); Enslaved People and the Prestons / From Plantation to College Campus (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blacksburg.

Also see . . . Davidson Hall | Virginia Tech. (Submitted on February 17, 2009, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia.)

Photographed By Kathy Walker, 2

2. Robert James Davidson Marker

Entrance to Davidson Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Kathy Walker, February 16, 2009

3. Entrance to Davidson Building

Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2009, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 982 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 17, 2009, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

Robert James Davidson

(1862-1915) Professor 1891-1915

— Dean, Scientific Department 1903-1913 Dean, Department of Applied Science 1913-1915 —

(1862-1915)
Professor 1891-1915

— Dean, Scientific Department 1903-1913
Dean, Department of Applied Science 1913-1915 —