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By J. J. Prats, May 30, 2015
William Addison “Add” Caldwell Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 ► Virginia, Craig County, Simmonville — KH-3 — William Addison “Add” Caldwell — Virginia Tech’s First Student —  |
| Three miles north of here stands the childhood home of William Addison “Add” Caldwell. He walked 28 miles to Blaksburg on 1 October 1872 and became the first student to register at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College, now Virginia . . . — — Map (db m84148) HM | |||
| 2 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — William Addison Caldwell — |
| Craig County farm boy Add Caldwell walked 26 miles to enroll here in 1872 as the first student. The popular cadet majored in agriculture and worked as a teacher, clerk, and salesman before his death in 1910. Donated by the Class of . . . — — Map (db m42925) HM | |||