Historical Marker

Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta · Fulton County · Erected 1994

The roadside stories worth pulling over for.

The Story

Chartered in 1885 and opening for its first classes in 1888, Georgia Tech grew into a leading research university. Its grounds had earlier held part of the Confederate fortifications ringing Atlanta during the 1864 siege.

About this site

Georgia Institute of Technology is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County, erected in 1994. It is one of 357 historical markers documented in Fulton County, among 643 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.7725, -84.3954 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Wallace, Anne, Branch--Carnegie Library of Atlanta (historic place), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Omega Chapter of Chi Phi Fraternity, Omega Chapter of the Chi Phi Fraternity, and Georgia Tech Origins.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.7725, -84.3954 · Atlanta, Fulton County

Directions (Apple)Google Maps View map

Get Georgia Roam — 12,000+ historic sites in your pocket

See this site and every marker, cemetery, courthouse, museum, battlefield and landmark across Georgia on one live map — find what's near you, get directions, and collect sites as you roam.

or open the live map in your browser →

Free · ad-free · the iOS app and the web map share one account, so your visits sync across both

Nearby in Fulton County

Historic Place

Wallace, Anne, Branch--Carnegie Library of Atlanta

Atlanta

Historical Marker

Omega Chapter of Chi Phi Fraternity

Atlanta

Historic Place

Omega Chapter of the Chi Phi Fraternity

Westinghouse Electric Company Building

Atlanta

Historical Marker

Georgia Tech Meets Midtown

Atlanta