Historical Marker

The Land Lottery of 1820

Lawrenceville · Gwinnett County · Erected 2018

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The Story

Created from land ceded by the Creek and Cherokee, Gwinnett's 250-acre lots were handed out by random draw in Georgia's 1820 land lottery; within a decade the giveaway had tripled the new county's population.

About this site

The Land Lottery of 1820 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 33.9547, -83.9892 near Lawrenceville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gwinnett County Creation (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.

📍 33.9547, -83.9892 · Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County

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