Virginia Military Institute Lexington

... sights we saw in Lexington were the Washington and Lee University, the Virginia Military Institute, the Stonewall Jackson House and Lee Chapel.  Lexington is fiercely proud of it's confederate history, of course slavery is an issue widely ...

... he was on the footpath right in front of me!     The other large academic institution in Lexington is the VMI – the Virginia Military Institute. This too has a long and interesting history, with many notable former students, as well as a ...

... own.  He lived here for the ten years prior to the Civil War during which time he was an instructor at the nearby Virginia Military Institute.  From his house we would head over to VMI for a visit to the campus museum, which we found kind of ...

... old town that it appeared to be in pictures.  It's really a beautiful campus and also bordered by the Virginia Military Institute (our quick "drive-by tour").  After meeting with the baseball coach, it was straight to the ...

... Scooter and me in Lexington, VA, home of Washington and Lee University which I am told is an uppercrust university, and Virginia Military Institute right next door; along with Stonewall Jackson's house and cemetery. We are in a Day's Inn that is so far ...

... Park, picnicked with the most splendid view of the valley, and eventually ended up in the college town of Lexington (Virginia Military Institute plus Washington and Lee).  Next morning we stocked up in the local farmers market and continued our ...