Virginia Military Institute
N 37° 47.387 W 079° 26.043
17S E 637882 N 4183645
VMI is the nation's first state supported military college.
Waymark Code: WMVWB
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 10/21/2006
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Virginia Military Institute
A National Historic Landmark
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The nation's first state military college, VMI was founded in 1839 on the concept of the citizen-soldier. The Corps of Cadets fought as a unit in the 1864 Battle of New Market. Confederate General "Stonewall' Jackson and oceanographer Matther Fontaine Maury were among its faculty. George C. Marshall, a 1901 graduate, served as Army Chief of Staff in W.W. II. and later as Secretary of State, devising the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Marker Number: I 1
Marker Title: Virginia Military Institute
Marker Location: VMI
County or Independent City: Lexington
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources, 1989.
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