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Civil War author Stephen Davis to speak at Gwinnett Historical Society

April 22, 2014

Concurrent with the 150th year anniversary of General Sherman’s bombardment of Atlanta during the Civil War, The Gwinnett Historical Society is pleased to announce that Civil War author Stephen Davis will speak at the Society’s May 19th meeting at the old Historical Courthouse in downtown Lawrenceville.

Special Photo of a Painting Shared by Emmett Clower Snellville 1952 - Intersection of Hwy 124 & Hwy 78. The building on the left is Mr Aubrey Peter’s Pure Station. The building to the right is the Sinclair Station.

City of Snellville to celebrate 90 years

August 16, 2013

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More than ninety years ago, at a crossroads, a community was created. The British-born Snell and Sawyer families established homes and commerce. The late 1870’s brought the wood-built general stores built by the founding fathers that began a growing trend. Churches, doctors and eventually phone service followed.