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Aviation Tragedy

In the evening hours of December 6, 1953 four F-84D jet aircraft of 128th Fighter Bomber Squadron of the Georgia Air National Guard crashed near this site. They were returning from a routine...

In the evening hours of December 6, 1953 four F-84D jet aircraft of 128th Fighter Bomber Squadron of the Georgia Air National Guard crashed near this site. They were returning from a...

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Elisha Winn House

This house was built by Elisha Winn around 1812. In 1818, the Georgia General Assembly created Gwinnett County from Cherokee and Creek cessions and part of Jackson County. The first Gwinnett...

This house was built by Elisha Winn around 1812. In 1818, the Georgia General Assembly created Gwinnett County from Cherokee and Creek cessions and part of Jackson County. The first...

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Lawrenceville Female Seminary

The first building erected on this property was completed July 31, 1838 to house the Lawrenceville Female Seminary. The Reverend John S. Wilson was elected first president of the Board of...

The first building erected on this property was completed July 31, 1838 to house the Lawrenceville Female Seminary. The Reverend John S. Wilson was elected first president of the Board of...

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Fort Daniel

Fort Daniel was completed in 1813 to protect the frontier from Indians aroused by the British during the War of 1812. Presumably named for General Allen Daniel, the fort was garrisoned by the 25th...

Fort Daniel was completed in 1813 to protect the frontier from Indians aroused by the British during the War of 1812. Presumably named for General Allen Daniel, the fort was garrisoned by the 25th...

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Gwinnett County

Created in 1818 from Cherokee and Creek cessions, Gwinnett is an original county. Courts, elections, and sheriff sales were held, first, in the home of Elisha Winn, 1 mile east of the Appalachee...

Created in 1818 from Cherokee and Creek cessions, Gwinnett is an original county. Courts, elections, and sheriff sales were held, first, in the home of Elisha Winn, 1 mile east of the Appalachee...

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Garrard's Cavalry Raid

On July 20, 1864, Union forces under Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman, USA, were closing in on Atlanta. Hq. 2nd Cavalry Division. Brig. Gen. Kenner Garrard, was in Decatur, 6 miles E of Atlanta. Garrard´s...

On July 20, 1864, Union forces under Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman, USA, were closing in on Atlanta. Hq. 2nd Cavalry Division. Brig. Gen. Kenner Garrard, was in Decatur, 6 miles E of Atlanta....

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Peachtree Road

At Fort Daniel on Hog Mountain, about 12 miles NE, began the original Peachtree Road to the village of Standing Peachtree on the Chattahoochee River. This old road was opened to haul military...

At Fort Daniel on Hog Mountain, about 12 miles NE, began the original Peachtree Road to the village of Standing Peachtree on the Chattahoochee River. This old road was opened to haul military...

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Button Gwinnett

Button Gwinnett, for whom this county was named, was born in Gloucestershire, England, in 1735, the son of a Church of England minister. He worked in the store of his father-in-law in Dexter for...

Button Gwinnett, for whom this county was named, was born in Gloucestershire, England, in 1735, the son of a Church of England minister. He worked in the store of his father-in-law in Dexter for...

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White Plains Baptist Church

White Plains Baptist Church was organized in 1806, with all four sanctuaries located here. The current sanctuary was constructed in 1887. Welcoming its first African-American member in 1812, both...

White Plains Baptist Church was organized in 1806, with all four sanctuaries located here. The current sanctuary was constructed in 1887. Welcoming its first African-American member in 1812, both...

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Blue Star Memorial

A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America SPONSORED BY Greensboro Garden Club IN COOPERATION WITH Georgia Department of Transportation and City Council,...

A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America SPONSORED BY Greensboro Garden Club IN COOPERATION WITH Georgia Department of Transportation and City...

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Great Buffalo Lick

This site is described in the Treaty signed by the Creek and Cherokee Indians at Augusta, Georgia, in 1773. Here began the survey of the ceded lands. WPA 1936 Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com....

This site is described in the Treaty signed by the Creek and Cherokee Indians at Augusta, Georgia, in 1773. Here began the survey of the ceded lands. WPA 1936 Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com....

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William C. Dawson 1798-1856

Statesman - soldier - jurist- Freemason A native of Greene County, then on Georgia´s Indian frontier, he was educated in the law and admitted to the bar in 1818. The remainder of his exemplary...

Statesman - soldier - jurist- Freemason A native of Greene County, then on Georgia´s Indian frontier, he was educated in the law and admitted to the bar in 1818. The remainder of his...

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Sheriff L.L. Wyatt [side 2]

(Continued from other side) moonshiners resisted arrest, Wyatt regularly shot it out with them. He killed over a half dozen men, all of whom shot at him first. The most famous gunfight of Sheriff...

(Continued from other side) moonshiners resisted arrest, Wyatt regularly shot it out with them. He killed over a half dozen men, all of whom shot at him first. The most famous gunfight of...

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Sheriff L.L. Wyatt [side 1]

This 1895 jail is named for the legendary Sheriff, Loy Lee Wyatt, who enforced the laws in Greene County for fifty-two years until his death in 1977. Sheriff L.L. Wyatt was born on January 2,...

This 1895 jail is named for the legendary Sheriff, Loy Lee Wyatt, who enforced the laws in Greene County for fifty-two years until his death in 1977. Sheriff L.L. Wyatt was born on January...

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First Commissioner of Agriculture

In 1874, the Georgia Department of Agriculture was established by Act of the Legislature with Thomas P. Janes serving as its first Commissioner, 1874-79. Commissioner Janes, born 1823 in present...

In 1874, the Georgia Department of Agriculture was established by Act of the Legislature with Thomas P. Janes serving as its first Commissioner, 1874-79. Commissioner Janes, born 1823 in...

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Bishop George Foster Pierce (1811-1884)

Born February 3 in 1811 near Greensboro, George Foster Pierce was converted while at the University in Athens; in 1830 he followed his father, Dr. Lovick Pierce, into the Methodist ministry. He...

Born February 3 in 1811 near Greensboro, George Foster Pierce was converted while at the University in Athens; in 1830 he followed his father, Dr. Lovick Pierce, into the Methodist ministry. He...

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New Hope Baptist Church

New Hope Baptist Church was constituted on January 15, 1800. Thirteen years after Greene County was created, by Rev. Joseph Baker, Rev. Thomas Mercer and others. These eleven charter members were:...

New Hope Baptist Church was constituted on January 15, 1800. Thirteen years after Greene County was created, by Rev. Joseph Baker, Rev. Thomas Mercer and others. These eleven charter members...

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Bethesda Baptist Church

When Bethesda Baptist Church was organized in 1785, it was known as Whatley´s Mill Church, and was in Wilkes County before it was added to Greene in 1802. When the present building was erected in...

When Bethesda Baptist Church was organized in 1785, it was known as Whatley´s Mill Church, and was in Wilkes County before it was added to Greene in 1802. When the present building was erected...

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Stagecoach Road

Near here ran the old Stagecoach Road from Augusta, Petersburg, Washington and Greensboro to Park´s Mill, where a toll bridge crossed the Oconee. After crossing the river the highway diverged ~...

Near here ran the old Stagecoach Road from Augusta, Petersburg, Washington and Greensboro to Park´s Mill, where a toll bridge crossed the Oconee. After crossing the river the highway diverged ~...

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Fort Mathews

FORT MATHEWS About two miles South, in the fork of the Appalachee and Oconee rivers, stood Fort Mathews, built in 1793. From this fort, Thomas Houghton observed the activities of General Elijah...

FORT MATHEWS About two miles South, in the fork of the Appalachee and Oconee rivers, stood Fort Mathews, built in 1793. From this fort, Thomas Houghton observed the activities of General...

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