American Elm

Believed to have sprouted in the early 1700s, this towering American elm survived the Dutch elm disease that wiped out most of its kind across North America; Georgia named it a state champion tree in 1999.

American Elm is a historical marker in Norcross, Gwinnett County. It is one of 43 historical markers documented in Gwinnett County, among 163 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.9421, -84.2122 near Norcross. The nearest cataloged historic site is National Register of Historic Places – City of Norcross (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Site of Norcross Presbyterian Church, The Ball Ground, and Lillian Hicks Webb.

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