Georgia Institute of Technology
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N 33° 46.372 W 084° 23.724
16S E 741199 N 3740021
A marker comemrating and telling about the history of the institution.
Waymark Code: WM2DDG
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 10/15/2007
Views: 30
Established by Act f 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.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: GHM 060-99B
Date: Not listed
Sponsor: Not listed
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