Virginia Military Institute
The Virginia Military Institute is a public senior military college in Lexington, Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1839 as America's first state-sponsored and -supported military college and is the oldest public senior military college in the United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: School
- Description: state-supported military college in Lexington, Virginia, USA
- Also known as: “VMI”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include George C. Marshall Foundation and Gray–Minor Stadium.
George C. Marshall Foundation
Museum
Photo: Ekem, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The George C. Marshall Foundation in Lexington, Virginia, U.S, was commissioned by President Harry S. Truman in order to preserve the papers of General George C.
Gray–Minor Stadium
Stadium
Gray–Minor Stadium is a 1,400-seat facility home to the Virginia Military Institute Keydets baseball team in Lexington, Virginia. It is named after Elmon T. Gray and Gil Minor, graduates of VMI in 1946 and 1963, respectively. Gray–Minor Stadium is situated 1,100 feet north of Virginia Military Institute.
Cameron Hall
Stadium
Photo: Keydet21, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cameron Hall is a 5,029–seat multi-purpose arena in Lexington, Virginia. It was built in 1981 and is home to the Virginia Military Institute Keydets basketball team. Cameron Hall is situated 970 feet southeast of Virginia Military Institute.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lexington and Mechanicsville.
Lexington
Town
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Lexington is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 7,320. It is the county seat of Rockbridge County, although the two are separate jurisdictions, and is combined with it for statistical purposes by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Mechanicsville
Locality
Mechanicsville is an unincorporated community in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States. Mechanicsville is 3 miles southwest of Buena Vista. Mechanicsville is situated 6 miles south of Virginia Military Institute.
Buena Vista
Town
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Buena Vista is an independent city located in the Blue Ridge Mountains region of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,641. Buena Vista is situated 6 miles southeast of Virginia Military Institute.
Virginia Military Institute
- Categories: military academy, military school, public educational institution of the United States, and education
- Location: Lexington, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Virginia Military Institute” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الكلية العسكرية في فرجينيا”
- Armenian: “Վիրջինիայի ռազմական ինստիտուտ”
- Asturian: “Institutu Militar de Virxinia”
- Asturian: “Virginia Military Institute”
- Belarusian: “Ваенны інстытут Віргініі”
- Belarusian: “Ваенны інстытут Вірджыніі”
- Belarusian: “Вайсковы інстытут Вірджыніі”
- Breton: “ensavadur vilourel Virginia”
- Breton: “Virginia Military Institute”
- Breton: “VMI”
- Catalan: “Institut Militar de Virgínia”
- Chinese: “維吉尼亞軍事學校”
- Chinese: “维吉尼亚军事学院”
- Czech: “Virginia Military Institute”
- Dutch: “Virginia Military Institute”
- Esperanto: “Virginia Armea Instituto”
- French: “Institut militaire de virginie”
- French: “Institut militaire de Virginie”
- Georgian: “ვირჯინიის სამხედრო ინსტიტუტი”
- German: “Virginia Military Institute”
- Greek: “Στρατιωτικό Ινστιτούτο της Βιρτζίνια”
- Hebrew: “המכון הצבאי וירג’יניה”
- Hungarian: “Virginia Military Institute”
- Japanese: “ヴァージニア軍事学校”
- Japanese: “バージニア士官学校”
- Japanese: “バージニア州立軍事学校”
- Japanese: “バージニア軍事大学”
- Japanese: “バージニア軍事学校”
- Japanese: “バージニア軍学校”
- Japanese: “バージニア陸軍専門学校”
- Korean: “미국 버지니아 종합군사학원”
- Korean: “버지니아 군사 학교”
- Marathi: “व्हर्जिनिया मिलिटरी इन्स्टिट्यूट”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Virginia Military Institute”
- Norwegian: “Virginia Military Institute”
- Persian: “مؤسسه نظامی ویرجینیا”
- Polish: “Virginia Military Institute”
- Russian: “Военный институт Виргинии”
- Russian: “Военный институт Вирджинии”
- Slovenian: “Virginia Military Institute”
- Slovenian: “VMI”
- Slovenian: “Vojaški inštitut Virginije”
- Spanish: “Instituto militar de Virginia”
- Swedish: “Virginia Military Institute”
- Swedish: “VMI”
- Tatar: “Вирҗиния хәрби институты”
- Ukrainian: “Військовий інститут Вірджинії”
- Urdu: “ورجینیا ملٹری انسٹی ٹیوٹ”
- Welsh: “Sefydliad Milwrol Virginia”
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