Dedicated October 14, 2011 in tribute to William Bradford Alwood
This bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) was planted around 1895 by Professor Alwood at the site of the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station. One of many trees planted by Alwood, it is the only living member of a collection he documented to represent the first arboretum located on the 283 acres of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) during his service here from 1888 to 1904.HM Number | HM17MA |
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Year Placed | 2011 |
Placed By | Virginia Tech Board of Visitors |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Sunday, September 28th, 2014 at 11:56am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 551154 N 4120315 |
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Decimal Degrees | 37.22795000, -80.42335000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 37° 13.677', W 80° 25.401' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 37° 13' 40.62" N, 80° 25' 24.06" W |
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Area Code(s) | 540, 434 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 601 Drillfield Dr, Blacksburg VA 24060, US |
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