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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

Vernal S. Long pictured in the engine. Long was the engineer on the M-1 Engine No. 500 while making its first run from Clifton Forge, Va. to Hinton, W. Va.

2. Engineer on Engine No. 1619 at Clifton Forge, Va.