Historical Marker

Tipsy Mules & Horses

Lawrenceville · Gwinnett County

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The Story

A favorite local tall tale holds that after a sheriff poured confiscated moonshine down a manhole, the spirits seeped into the water troughs of an alley, leaving the livestock for sale there pleasantly and reliably tipsy.

About this site

Tipsy Mules & Horses 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 33.9563, -83.9872 near Lawrenceville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gwinnett County (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Button Gwinnett, Garrard’s Cavalry Raid, and The Home of Major William E. Simmons.

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

📍 33.9563, -83.9872 · Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County

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