{"id":75936,"date":"2023-03-09T15:54:08","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T15:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oglethorpe.edu\/news\/atlanta-historic-sites-tour-includes-oglethorpe-campus-the-rap-map-arts-and-social-justice-exhibit\/"},"modified":"2025-03-11T15:45:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T15:45:17","slug":"atlanta-historic-sites-tour-includes-oglethorpe-campus-the-rap-map-arts-and-social-justice-exhibit","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/oglethorpe.edu\/news\/atlanta-historic-sites-tour-includes-oglethorpe-campus-the-rap-map-arts-and-social-justice-exhibit\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta historic sites tour includes Oglethorpe campus, ‘The Rap Map’, arts and social justice exhibit"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
好色先生TV will once again be featured in the Atlanta Preservation Center\u2019s annual Phoenix Flies: A Celebration of Atlanta\u2019s Historic Sites<\/a>.<\/p> This year, University Library Director\u00a0Eli Arnold ’06<\/strong> will lead a walking tour focused on the history of Oglethorpe\u2019s campus. Originally chartered in 1835 outside of Milledgeville, GA, Oglethorpe has a rich — and sometimes unusual — history, which includes the first modern time capsule<\/a> and an on-campus elephant burial<\/a>.<\/p> After relocating to Atlanta in 1870 and expanding its curriculum, Oglethorpe was officially re-chartered in 1913 and found its home on Peachtree Road. The campus, which is known for its Collegiate Gothic buildings, is registered as a Georgia Historical Marker<\/a>. To learn more, visit the Atlanta Preservation Center event page<\/a> for the walking tour of the OU campus on Wednesday, March 22 at 2:00 p.m.<\/p> Phoenix Flies: A Celebration of Atlanta\u2019s Historic Sites was created in 2003 by the Atlanta Preservation Center as a way to celebrate the anniversary of the dramatic rescue of the Fox Theatre, an event that changed Atlanta\u2019s preservation perspective forever. Phoenix Flies 2023 is celebrating 20 years of bringing organizations and individuals from the community together to demonstrate the value of Atlanta\u2019s historic built environment.<\/p> Other noteworthy tours in the line-up include the Atlanta Studies\u2019 The Rap Map and Imagined Geographies<\/a> led by Brennan Collins, the City of Roswell\u2019s Historic District Tour, and Emory University\u2019s Arts and Social Justice Fellowship exhibit<\/a>.<\/p>This three-week long event, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this March, works with nearly 100 \u201cPreservation Partners\u201d to offer over 200 events each year. Phoenix Flies provides an opportunity to learn about the history and culture of Atlanta through a variety of events such as walking tours of historic neighborhoods and lectures on preservation.<\/p>