Historical Marker

John Dunwoody

Roswell · Fulton County · Erected 1940

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The Story

John Dunwody headed one of the six founding families of Roswell in 1839 and helped run its cotton mills; his son Charles later gave his name to the city of Dunwoody.

About this site

John Dunwoody is a historical marker in Roswell, Fulton County, erected in 1940. It is one of 357 historical markers documented in Fulton County, among 643 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.0151, -84.3633 near Roswell. The nearest cataloged historic site is Elizabeth King Hand (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Archibald Smith, Nathaniel A. Pratt, and Barrington King.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 34.0151, -84.3633 · Roswell, Fulton County

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