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

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Photographed By Paul Crumlish, August 21, 2010

1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Marker

Inscription. Five miles south lies the main campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, founded in 1872 as a land-grant college specializing in agriculture and mechanical arts. The land-grant college system initiated scientific agricultural and industrial instruction in the Commonwealth. Over the next century, Virginia Tech became nationally recognized as a comprehensive research university with a broad range of scientific, technological, business, and liberal arts instruction. The 3,000-acre campus includes the site of Draper's Meadow, where Shawnee Indians attacked settlers on 30 July 1755 at the beginning of the French and Indian War.

Erected 1998 by Department of Histtoric Resources. (Marker Number I-2-a.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers • War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 30, 1755.

Location. 37° 16.851′ N, 80° 26.549′ W. Marker is near Blacksburg, Virginia, in Montgomery County. Marker is at the intersection of Pandapas Pond Road (U.S. 460) and Forest Service Road (Road P188-2), on the right when traveling east

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on Pandapas Pond Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Blacksburg VA 24060, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Giles County / Montgomery County (approx. 2 miles away); Craig County / Giles County (approx. 3.2 miles away); Frederick Dewey Durham (approx. 3.6 miles away); Lingan Strother Randolph (approx. 3.7 miles away); John William Hancock Jr. (approx. 3.7 miles away); Charles Henry Burchard (approx. 3.7 miles away); Clinton Harriman Cowgill (approx. 3.7 miles away); John McLaren McBryde (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blacksburg.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study each marker shown.

Also see . . . Virginia Tech | Invent the Future. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) is a public land-grant university serving the Commonwealth of Virginia, the nation, and the world community. The discovery and dissemination of new knowledge are central to its mission. (Submitted on November 3, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)

Wide view of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Paul Crumlish, August 21, 2010

2. Wide view of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 18, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 745 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 3, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.

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