Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Posted by: sarnremtp
N 37° 12.869 W 080° 25.682
17S E 550748 N 4118819
VPI&SU sign.
Waymark Code: WMNYH
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/30/2006
Views: 37
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University was founded in 1872 as a land-grant college specializing in agriculture and mechanics. The land-grant college system marked the beginning of 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 main campus includes the site of Drapers Meadow where settlers were killed and captured on 8 July 1755 by Ohio-based Shawnee Indians at the beginning of the French and Indian War.
Marker Number: 1-2e
Marker Title: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Marker Location: Virginia Tech Campus in Blacksburg
County or Independent City: Montgomery
Web Site: Not listed
Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
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