Georgia Tech in Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Photographed by Kurt Luther, January 10, 2007

1. Georgia Institute of Technology Marker

Inscription.
Established by Act of the General Assembly Oct. 13, 1885; site selected Oct. 20, 1886.
Administration Building erected, 1887.
First session, Oct. 7, 1888.

In July, August, 1864, this site was occupied by one of a series of forts connected by rifle-pits which 12 mi. in extent, encircled Atlanta. During siege operations the city was defended by Gen. Hood’s Army of Tennessee.

Opposing this sector were the 4th and 20th Corps of the Federal Army of the Cumberland posted in the area between 10th and 14th Sts. The siege began July 22d and ended August 25.

Erected 1994. (Marker Number 060-99B.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Forts and Castles • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.

Location. 33° 46.348′ N, 84° 23.726′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is in Georgia Tech. It is on Cherry Street 0.1 miles west of North Avenue. It is in front of Tech Tower. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 225 North Avenue NW, Atlanta GA 30344, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Omega Chapter of Chi Phi Fraternity (approx. 0.2 miles away);

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Techwood Homes (approx. 0.3 miles away); Georgia Tech Meets Midtown (approx. half a mile away); The Atlanta Biltmore Hotel (approx. half a mile away); Baltimore Block (approx. half a mile away); F.J. Cooledge & Sons Co./Hastings Seed Co. (approx. half a mile away); The Biltmore (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Georgian Terrace Hotel (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlanta.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Georgia Tech Origins (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Georgia Tech - History & Traditions. University website entry (Submitted on October 24, 2007.)

Additional keywords. Georgia Tech; General John Bell Hood, CSA

<i>Georgia School of Technology, Atlanta, Ga.</i> image. Click for full size.

circa 1910

2. Georgia School of Technology, Atlanta, Ga.

Note that the school's name was changed in 1948 to Georgia Institute of Technology.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2007, by Kurt Luther of Arlington, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,533 times since then and 38 times this year. Last updated on February 3, 2009, by Kurt Luther of Arlington, Virginia. Photos: 1. submitted on October 24, 2007, by Kurt Luther of Arlington, Virginia. 2. submitted on November 13, 2015. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.