<P> In 1872 , with federal funds provided by the Morrill Act of 1862 , the Virginia General Assembly purchased the facilities of Preston and Olin Institute , a small Methodist school in Southwest Virginia 's rural Montgomery County . That same year , 250 acres ( 100 ha ) of the Solitude Farm including the house and several farm buildings on the estate were acquired for $21,250 The commonwealth incorporated a new institution on the site , a state - supported land - grant military institute named Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College . </P>
<P> In 1872 , with federal funds provided by the Morrill Act of 1862 , the Virginia General Assembly purchased the facilities of Preston and Olin Institute , a small Methodist school in Southwest Virginia 's rural Montgomery County . That same year , 250 acres ( 100 ha ) of the Solitude Farm including the house and several farm buildings on the estate were acquired for $21,250 The commonwealth incorporated a new institution on the site , a state - supported land - grant military institute named Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College . </P>
who owned the original lands that virginia tech is built on
who owned the original lands that virginia tech is built on
Preston and Olin Institute , a small Methodist school in Southwest Virginia 's rural Montgomery County 250 acres ( 100 ha ) of the Solitude Farm including the house and several farm buildings
Preston and Olin Institute , a small Methodist school in Southwest Virginia 's rural Montgomery County 250 acres ( 100 ha ) of the Solitude Farm including the house and several farm buildings