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Crozet was involved in the planning and construction of several antebellum period transportation projects in Western Virginia including the Northwest Turnpike (1832) and the Staunton - Parkersburg Turnpike (1848). Crozet was also one of the founders of the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in Lexington, Va.

1. Colonel Claude Crozet, 1790 - 1864, Chief Engineer of Virginia Board of Public Works

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Title:: Colonel Claude Crozet, 1790 - 1864, Chief Engineer of Virginia Board of Public Works
Description:: Crozet was involved in the planning and construction of several antebellum period transportation projects in Western Virginia including the Northwest Turnpike (1832) and the Staunton - Parkersburg Turnpike (1848). Crozet was also one of the founders of the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in Lexington, Va.