Georgia Institute of Technology

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 ...

Largest Slave Sale in Georgia History

The Weeping Time

One of the largest sales of enslaved persons in U.S. history took place on March 2-3, 1859, at the Ten Broeck Race Course ¼ mile southwest of here. To satisfy his creditors, Pierce M. Butler sold 436 men, ...

Georgia Militia at Forsyth

On Nov. 16, 1864, Maj. Gen. G. W. Smith, CSA, reached Griffin (30 miles NW) after a night withdrawal from Lovejoy’s Station (13 miles N of Griffin) where he had been posted to support Iverson’s division of Wheeler’s cavalry [CS] ...

Howell's Georgia Battery

Martin's Artillery Battalion -Walker's Division

Howell's Georgia Battery.

2 6-pdr., 2 12-pdr. howitzers.Maj. Robert Martin's Artillery Battalion.Walker's Division, Hardee's Corps.Nov 24th, 1863, 11 A.M.Capt. Evan P. Howell, Commanding.1st Lieut. W.C. Robson.2nd Lieut. T.J. Gilmore.2nd Lieut. R.T. Gibson.

By order of Captain Howell, commanding ...

First Presbyterian Ordination in Georgia

In the shade of a giant poplar tree which stood 200 feet East of this spot, on the 22nd of July, 1790, the Rev. John Springer was ordained to the Presbyterian ministry and installed Pastor of Smyrna, Providence and Washington ...

North Carolina / Georgia

North Carolina

Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote readiness for independence, Apr. 12, 1776.

Georgia

The colony of Georgia was chartered in 1732, named for King George II of England, and settled in 1733. ...

Georgia Slide

One and a half miles north of Georgetown sailors from Georgia established claims in 1849. General store and mining camp in 1850 which later produced by seam diggins hydraulic and flood sluicing methods. The famous Blue Rock, Pacific Beattie and ...

As the Georgians Saw It

Down the narrow valley directly across the creek swept Burnside's doomed attack columns. For the entire distance to the bridge, they were exposed to deadly short-range fire from the riflemen on this ridge. The final successful thrust at 1 o'clock ...

Atlantic Coastal Highway Through Georgia

From South Carolina line to Florida line

distance of 136 miles. Traversing

Chatham, Bryan, Liberty, McIntosh,

Glynn and Camden Counties.

First work done in 1735 when the road

from Savannah to Darien, probably the

first road in Georgia, was laid out with

the assistance of Tomochichi, ...

Birthplace of the University Of Georgia

Meeting Place of Legislature in 1785

Directly across Bay Street from this marker formerly stood the brick building. Built in late colonial days and known as the “Coffee House.” In which the Legislature of Georgia met in 1785. Owned by Thomas ...