The Historic Norcross Cotton Gin

Cotton was once king here, and farmers lined up wagons outside the Summerour gin each fall; owner Homer Summerour grew so famous for his 'Half and Half' seed that mail addressed simply to the 'Cotton Seed Man, Georgia' reached him.

The Historic Norcross Cotton Gin 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 33.9434, -84.2110 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 American Elm, Site of Norcross Presbyterian Church, and Norcross, Georgia.

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