1867 Gwinnett Map
This map is a survey of land on the Apalachee River near the current Gwinnett/Barrow Line.
1828-1868 Pickens District South Carolina
Of personal Interest is 12 Mile Post Office where the Stancel Family was in 1850/1860. Near Present day Pumpkintown.
Cutting the Rope
Reopening the Original Gate at Fort Daniel in Gwinnett County, the starting point of Peachtree Road.
Lawrenceville, Georgia Train Depot
I am not sure if this is the Seaboard Airline Depot or the Lawrenceville Branch Railroad Depot. Photo is dated 1907.
1804 Cannonball Contract
Jackson County Georgia, 1804 Contract for cannon balls with Buckner Harris
1804 Cannon Ball Contract Page 2
2nd page of the Cannon Ball contract with Buckner Harris in Jackson County, GA.
Lawrenceville Branch Railroad circa 1910
4-4-0 Wood Burning locomotive of the Lawrenceville Branch Railroad photographed on the Yellow River Trestle between Lawrenceville and Huff, Georgia.
Lawrenceville, GA Steam Locomotive
About 1950 a Steam Locomotive pauses before headed South toward Atlanta from Lawrenceville on the Seaboard Airline Railroad.
Freeman's Mill on the Alcovy River
Built by the Lovelace family, this mill on the Alcovy River near Lawrenceville, GA is now a Gwinnett County Park. Silting and heavy rains have resulted in the failure of portions of the dam in recent years.
Robert Young Deposed for 1812 Land Bounty
1793 Petition of Frontier Residents in Georgia
Among the signers of the Frontier settlers petitioning the state for protection is Robert Young, my 4x Great Grandfather. He ran a tavern near Flowery Branch, GA and is buried there.
Duncans Creek
The source of a conflict at Duncans Creek that resulted in a denominational split for the church. 1873
Rock Springs Methodist
Eleanor, Isla, and Jude at Rock Springs Methodist.