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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M1M_memorial-to-the-fallen-of-1836_Lawrenceville-GA.html
In memory of
Gwinnett Company of Mounted
Volunteers, under the command
of Capt. Hammond Garmany who
were slain by Creek Indians
9 June 1836 in a Battle at
Shepherd's Plantation in
Stewart County:
Ens. Isaac Lacy
Sgt. James E. Martin
Pv…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M0H_in-tribute-to-ezzard-charles_Lawrenceville-GA.html
Native son of
Lawrenceville, Ga.
July 7, 1921
May 28, 1975
Gentleman
Sportsman
Champion
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LZW_confederate-veterans-of-gwinnett-county-georgia_Lawrenceville-GA.html
In remembrance
of the citizens
of Gwinnett
County who
honorably served
the Confederate
States of America
"Any people with
contempt for their
heritage have lost
faith in themselves
and no nation can long
survive without pride
in it's…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LZN_watering-trough-1873_Lawrenceville-GA.html
The First Courthouse Was Built On
This Site Between 1823 And 1824 And
There Was A Well On The Southwest
Corner. People Came By Horse And
Buggy To The Courthouse To Conduct
Business And So A Wooden Watering
Trough For Horses Was Provided Near…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFJH_lawrenceville-female-seminary_Lawrenceville-GA.html
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 Trustees. The Seminary commenced operations on September 24…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB2M_the-home-of-major-william-e-simmons_Lawrenceville-GA.html
William E. Simmons, one of Gwinnett County's foremost citizens, was born in Lawrenceville on August 26, 1839. After graduating at the top of his class from Emory College, he assumed editorship of the Lawrenceville News. In 1861, he became an offic…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB1P_gwinnett-county_Lawrenceville-GA.html
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 River. Selected to buy a permanent site for the coun…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB1N_garrards-cavalry-raid_Lawrenceville-GA.html
On July 20, 1864, Union forces under Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman, USA, were closing in on Atlanta. Hq. 2nd Cavalry Division [US], Brig. Gen. Kenner Garrard, was in Decatur, 6 miles E of Atlanta. Garrard's three brigades were guarding bridges over the C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB1E_button-gwinnett_Lawrenceville-GA.html
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 two years, then as an importer and exporter for thre…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM95F_birthplace-of-bill-arp_Lawrenceville-GA.html
The beloved Charles Henry Smith, was born here June 15, 1826. He married Mary Hutchins of Lawrenceville in 1849; began his law practice and moved to Rome in 1851. Major, Confederate Army. His Nom de plume, "Bill Arp," was first used in 1861. Appoi…