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Established in 1818 and named for signer Button Gwinnett, who never set foot here, the county held its first courts and elections at the Winn home, where Elisha Winn helped pick Lawrenceville as the permanent county seat.
Historical Marker
Gwinnett County Creation
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About this site
Gwinnett County Creation is a historical marker in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, erected in 2018. 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 33.9546, -83.9892 near Lawrenceville. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Land Lottery of 1820 (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Fort Daniel and the Georgia Frontier, Gwinnett: A Great Investment, and Unsurpassed Quality of Life.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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