Conversation so far:
What did Maury do later in life?
Maury accepted a teaching position at the Virginia Military Institute, holding the chair of physics.
What brought him there?
considered.
After the war, after serving Maximilian in Mexico as "Imperial Commissioner of Immigration" and building Carlotta and New Virginia Colony for displaced Confederates.
What are some things he accomplished during his time in Virginia?
Maury advocated the creation of an agricultural college to complement the institute.
That led to the establishment of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (Virginia Tech.

Question: When did that happen?
Self-contained rewrite: When did the establishment of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (Virginia Tech) happen?