The Land We Love

Once Cherokee and Creek hunting ground, Gwinnett became cotton country worked by enslaved and later sharecropping hands until the 1920 boll weevil ended cotton's reign, pushing farmers toward dairy, poultry, and new crops.

The Land We Love 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 33.9545, -83.9886 near Lawrenceville. The nearest cataloged historic site is The History of Peachtree (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Unsurpassed Quality of Life, African American Roles in the Community, and Gwinnett: A Great Investment.

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