A National Historic Landmark
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 Matthew 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.| HM Number | HMLGA |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | I 1 |
| Year Placed | 1989 |
| Placed By | Department of Historic Resources |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 at 5:37am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 637354 N 4183530 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 37.78881667, -79.44006667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 37° 47.329', W 79° 26.404' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 37° 47' 19.74" N, 79° 26' 24.24" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 540 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 303 Letcher Ave, Lexington VA 24450, US |
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