Button Gwinnett

Gwinnett County's namesake signed the Declaration of Independence for Georgia but died in 1777 of a wound from a duel with rival Lachlan McIntosh; his rare signature is among the most valuable of all the signers.

Button Gwinnett is a historical marker in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, erected in 1954. 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 33.9567, -83.9885 near Lawrenceville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gwinnett County (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Garrard’s Cavalry Raid, Gwinnett County Courthouse, and The Home of Major William E. Simmons.

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