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

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Georgia Tech Origins

A Tech Giant's Hand-tooled History

Courtesy of Midtown Alliance

1. Georgia Tech Origins Marker

Inscription. The Georgia School of Technology held its first classes in the fall of 1888 in two towering buildings. One of them, now known as Tech Tower, housed classes taught by five professors. The other was a machine shop, fully stocked with a foundry, forge, boiler room and engine room, designed to give students hands-on skills while producing goods the school could sell for revenue. At the time, the school's only available degree was in mechanical engineering, with degrees in electrical, civil, textile, and chemical engineering all offered by 1901.

To reflect its evolution into a full technical institute and research university, the school's name was changed in 1948 to the Georgia Institute of Technology. Though female students weren't officially admitted until 1952, women were attending the night school (which would eventually become Georgia State University) as early as 1917. In 1961, Georgia Tech began admitting qualified applicants of any race, becoming the first major state university in the Deep South to voluntarily admit African American students.

Erected by Atlanta History Center • Midtown Alliance.

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 33° 46.283′ N, 84° 23.538′ W. Marker was in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It was in Georgia Tech. It was at the intersection of North Avenue Northwest and Techwood Drive Northwest, on the right when traveling west on North Avenue Northwest. Marker was located in front of the Etheredge Family Gate at Bobby Dodd Stadium. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 148 North Avenue NW, Atlanta GA 30332, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Georgia’s Piedmont.

It was also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 11, 2023

2. Georgia Tech Origins Marker

Marker was located just beyond the two security bollards on the left.

least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Georgia Institute of Technology (approx. 0.2 miles away); Techwood Homes (approx. 0.2 miles away); Omega Chapter of Chi Phi Fraternity (approx. ¼ mile away); Baltimore Block (approx. 0.3 miles away); Georgia Tech Meets Midtown (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Atlanta Biltmore Hotel (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Georgian Terrace Hotel (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Biltmore (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlanta.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 330 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.