Georgia School of Technology established in Atlanta

Background. The idea of a technology school in Georgia was introduced in 1865 during the Reconstruction period. In 1882, the Georgia State Legislature authorized a committee, led by Harris, to visit the Northeast to learn how technology schools worked. The source names only the surname Harris, with no first name or further identification. The school was founded as the Georgia School of Technology as part of New South efforts to build an industrial economy in the Southern United States after the Civil War.

Establishment. On October 13, 1885, Georgia Governor Henry D. is named in a source passage concerning the school's founding; the passage is truncated and does not record any completed action such as signing an act. By 1885, the founding of the Georgia School of Technology, together with the Atlanta University Center, a consortium of historically black colleges, had established Atlanta as a center for higher education. The school was established as part of New South efforts to build an industrial economy in the Southern United States after the Civil War.

Legacy. The Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university and institute of technology in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Established in 1885, it has the largest student enrollment of the University System of Georgia. The school was founded as the Georgia School of Technology as part of New South efforts to build an industrial economy in the Southern United States after the Civil War.