🏛 Landmarks

Duck Pond

Opened 1937

The Duck Pond

Photo: Eric T Gunther, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Made by damming Stroubles Creek, an idea first proposed in a 1913 student thesis. A beloved campus landmark. Students and families feed the ducks, jog the trail, and enjoy the gazebo. Part of the Hahn Horticulture Garden area.

Fun facts

•The Duck Pond is home to a rotating cast of ducks, geese, and the occasional visiting heron.
•It's the most popular first-date spot in Blacksburg according to student surveys.

Stories that happened here

Left Open ForeverThe Drillfield looks like it was always there. It was engineered: a creek valley piped, graded and promised to stay open. The creek comes back up at the Duck Pond.

On the map

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Close by

A short walk from Duck Pond.

Hahn Horticulture Garden
Landmarks · since 1984
620 ft away
New Residence Hall West
Residence · since 2023
690 ft away
Sandra D. Thompson Field
Stadiums · since 2003
0.2 mi away
Dietrick Hall (D2)
Dining · since 1970
0.2 mi away
English Field at Atlantic Union Bank Park
Stadiums · since 1989
0.3 mi away
West End Market
Dining · since 1999
0.3 mi away

Sources:

[1] digitalsc.lib.vt.edu