Virginia Military Institute Historic District

The Virginia Military Institute Historic District is a 12-acre National Historic Landmark District encompassing the historic central core of the Virginia Military Institute campus in Lexington, Virginia.

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Type: Historic site
Description: historic district in Lexington, Virginia, USA
Also known as: “VMI Historic District”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alumni Memorial Field and Cameron Hall.

Alumni Memorial Field

Pitch

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Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Lexington, Virginia, United States. It opened in 1962. It is home to the Virginia Military Institute Keydets football team. Alumni Memorial Field is situated 640 feet south of Virginia Military Institute Historic District.

Cameron Hall

Stadium

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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 820 feet south of Virginia Military Institute Historic District.

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 1,400 feet northwest of Virginia Military Institute Historic District.

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 Historic District.

Buena Vista

Town

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Buena Vista, called "BV" by locals, 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 Historic District.

Virginia Military Institute Historic District

Categories: campus, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Lexington, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.79066° or 37° 47′ 26″ north

Longitude

-79.43572° or 79° 26′ 9″ west

Elevation

1,030 feet (314 metres)

Open location code

8792QHR7+7P

OpenStreetMap ID

node 356602216

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=district

Wikidata ID

Q7934408

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Virginia Military Institute Historic District” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Virginia Military Institute Historic District”
Spanish: “Distrito historico del Instituto militar de Virginia”
Spanish: “Distrito histórico del Instituto militar de Virginia”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Virginia Military Institute Museum and New Barracks Courtyard.

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