Institute cemetery. Hundreds of plans and drawings which he oversaw have been retained in the archives of the Library of Virginia. The town of Crozet, Virginia was named in his honor in 1870. The original Blue Ridge Tunnel was converted into a "rails-to-trails" project sponsored by Nelson County in 2020 and is the third-longest pedestrian tunnel in the United States. VMI also named its dining hall in his honor, so cadets sometimes affectionately call it "Club Crozet". References Notes Bibliography Couper, William (1936), Claudius Crozet: Soldier-Scholar-Educator-Engineer (1789-1864); Charlottesville: Historical Publishing Co. See also Southern Sketches, Number 8, first series. Hunter, Robert F., and Edwin L. Dooley (1989), Claudius Crozet, French Engineer in America, 1790-1864; Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, Print. Hunter, R. F. (1963). Turnpike Construction in Antebellum Virginia. Technology and Culture, 4(2), 177-200. External links The Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike in West Virginia was designed by Claudius Crozet American people in rail transportation 1789 births 1864 deaths Crozet, Virginia École Polytechnique alumni French emigrants to the United States French Army officers People from Villefranche-sur-Saône French military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars