Lawrenceville, GA news and local guide

In 1821 a permanent site was bought for the county courthouse, the four streets around the square and other village streets were laid out, and a public well was dug. Major Grace built the first permanent courthouse, of brick, in 1823 and 1824 for $4,000, and the present courthouse on the square was built in 1885. Most residents farmed cotton. When Georgia voted on secession, Gwinnett County stood out by voting against it, and Lawrenceville, the county seat, sent three delegates opposed to leaving the Union. The opposition was due partly to the county's relatively small enslaved population, with about four white residents for every enslaved person. Once the war began, however, the town supported the Confederate war effort and was home to the Lawrenceville Manufacturing Company. Sources Wikipedia: Lawrenceville, Georgia