- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Joel Hurt (1850-1926)
- Creator:
- Galloway, Tammy
- Date of Original:
- 2004-06-15
- Subject:
- Businesspeople--Georgia--Atlanta
Insurance--Georgia--Atlanta
Insurance companies--Georgia--Atlanta
Real estate business--Georgia--Atlanta
Real estate development--Georgia--Atlanta
Banks and banking--Georgia--Atlanta
Electric railroads--Cars
Hurt, Joel, 1850-1926 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Joel Hurt. Atlanta businessman Joel Hurt was involved in real estate, insurance, and streetcars. He was born on July 31, 1850, in Hurtsboro, Alabama, to Lucy Apperson Long and Joel Hurt. After attending Auburn Methodist College in Auburn, Alabama, for one year, he left and enrolled at the University of Georgia in Athens, graduating in 1871 with a degree in civil engineering. He married Annie Bright Woodruff, and they had six children.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/joel-hurt-1850-1926/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Joel Hurt (1850-1926)," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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