Historical Marker

The Home of Major William E. Simmons

Lawrenceville · Gwinnett County

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The Story

A Confederate sharpshooter who survived more than twenty battles and eleven months as a prisoner at Fort Delaware, William E. Simmons returned to Lawrenceville as a lawyer and legislator and built this Victorian home in 1894.

About this site

The Home of Major William E. Simmons is a historical marker in Lawrenceville, 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 33.9574, -83.9884 near Lawrenceville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Garrard’s Cavalry Raid (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Button Gwinnett, Gwinnett County, and Gwinnett County Courthouse.

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

📍 33.9574, -83.9884 · Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County

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