Addison Caldwell
id:
addison-caldwell-164-798492
title:
Addison Caldwell
text:
William Addison Caldwell (1856-1910) became the first student to enroll in the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (V.A.M.C.) in the school's inaugural year in 1872. V.A.M.C. was later named Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University. Caldwell hiked as much as 28 miles through today's Jefferson National Forest in the Allegheny Mountains from Sinking Creek, Craig County to Blacksburg, Va. to enroll as the school's first student on October 1, 1872.
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addison_Caldwell
date created:
2018-03-07T15:59:46Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T15:56:41Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q50745503","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q50745503"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Seal_of_Virginia_Agricultural_and_Mechanical_College.png","width":680,"height":984}
fields total:
13
integrity:
15