Drillfield land grant walking tour
Celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Morrill Act and the history of the early years of Virginia Tech with this walking tour. Begin at Alumni Mall and follow the sidewalk counterclockwise around the Drillfield, ending at Newman Library.
Thanks to Michael Weaver, James McKenna, and Clara Cox for compiling the content of this tour.
Land Grant @ 150
In 1862, Abraham Lincoln signed the Morrill Act and created the land-grant university system. With the sweep of his pen, Lincoln made education more accessible, shaping the future of a young United States.
Virginia Tech celebrates this land-grant heritage 150 years later.
Calendar of Events
2012 Exhibits
The Morrill Act and Virginia Tech
Reception and opening
July 11, 4:30 pm
Newman Library, 2nd floor
Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War
September 5-October 19
Newman Library, 1st floor
2012 Lincoln Lectures
A Man Called Lincoln
James I. Robertson
September 6
The Age of Lincoln, Then and Now
Vernon Burton
September 11
Saving the Last Best Hope on Earth: Lincoln and the Constitution
Charles Hubbard
September 27
An Inestimable Jewel: Abraham Lincoln and Civil War Era Constitutional Amendments
Thomas E. Mackey
October 8