Smith Mountain Lake

Historical marker location:

Westlake Corner, Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of Booker T. Washington Highway (Virginia Route 122) and Smith Mountain Lake, the county line, on the right when traveling south on Booker T. Washington Highway.)

Marker installed: 2015

Franklin County.

The Virginia Military Institute, founded in 1839, was the first state-supported military college in the United States.