Historical Marker

Georgia Tech Origins

Atlanta · Fulton County

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The Story

Georgia Tech's first classes met in 1888 in just two buildings, including today's Tech Tower and a working machine shop. In 1961 the school became the first major Deep South state university to voluntarily admit Black students.

About this site

Georgia Tech Origins is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County. 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 33.7714, -84.3923 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Georgia Institute of Technology (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Techwood Homes, Wallace, Anne, Branch--Carnegie Library of Atlanta, and Omega Chapter of the Chi Phi Fraternity.

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

📍 33.7714, -84.3923 · Atlanta, Fulton County

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