United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Galloway, Tammy2004-06-15Encyclopedia 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.text/htmlengForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.Businesspeople--Georgia--AtlantaInsurance--Georgia--AtlantaInsurance companies--Georgia--AtlantaReal estate business--Georgia--AtlantaReal estate development--Georgia--AtlantaBanks and banking--Georgia--AtlantaElectric railroads--CarsHurt, Joel, 1850-1926Joel Hurt (1850-1926)Text