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Name: Joel Keaton, Joanna Krieger

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History of Gwinnett
Gwinnett
County was created by
the state in 1818. It is
436 square miles, and
was named after
Button Gwinnett, one
of Georgias three
signers of the
Declaration of
Independence. A
famous name rather than a famous man, Gwinnett
never set foot in the county that bears his name.
Elisha Winn secured the site of the county seat by
purchasing 250 acres of land for $200, which was
incorporate as the city of Lawrenceville. By the end of
the 1820s, Gwinnetts population was more than 13,000.
Gwinnett was swept into the modern era in the 1950s when Buford Dam was built. The
result was the creation of Lake Sidney Lanier in 1957, which fostered a major industry for the
state of Georgia recreational tourism. Two years later, Interstate 85, the countys main
thoroughfare, was completed to Pleasant Hill Road in Duluth.
The 1980s was a decade of enormous
growth. With the advent of Gwinnett Place
in 1984, the county shifted from a rural,
agricultural economy to a booming metropolis
corporate headquarters, major manufacturing,
technology and service industries. And for
of the 80s, Gwinnett held the title of Fastest
Growing County in the U.S., which Orange
County, Florida (home of Disney World), had
previously held.

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Even today, Gwinnett is the eighth

growing county in the nation, with a population
estimated at 480,000. Comprised of 15
separate cities and bordered by seven counties,
1990s continue to infuse prosperity and growth
the Mall of Georgia, the TPC at Sugarloaf, and
unprecedented corporate and residential growth.

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