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From: "Wetaunah Cates" <>
Subject: Re: [GAGWINNE] Interesting tidbits about Lawrenceville, Gwinnett,Georgia 1894
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:21:54 -0400
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Sorry listers, I did not realize it would not print my questions in colors,
but still need answers if any one can provide them. Tonnie
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From: "Wetaunah Cates" <>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 11:59 AM
Subject: [GAGWINNE] Interesting tidbits about Lawrenceville,
Gwinnett,Georgia 1894
> This was forward to me by another family researcher, and I had a few
> questions about some of the establishments on this list, I have posted
> those questions in blue, if anyone has answers, or can provide leads,
> please let me know.
>
> Tonnie
>
> News Herald, Lawrenceville, Georgia Friday, August 17, 1894 Lawrenceville
> Has
>
> Eight Lawyers
>
> A marble yard
>
> One shoe shop Who owned this shoe shop ?
>
> A cigar factory
>
> Two drug stores
>
> Five physicians
>
> One harness shop
>
> A public library
>
> A polite barber
>
> One livery stable
>
> Two jewelry stores
>
> Two blacksmith shops Who owned these blacksmith shops ?
>
> A saw-mill and planer
>
> A first-class soda fountain
>
> Two millinery stores
>
> Three white churches What churches would these be, and do they still have
> the same name, and locations?
>
> A goodly number of loafers
>
> Two wide-awake newspapers
>
> A large crop of dogs and fleas
>
> A number of expert bicyclists
>
> Four ministers of the Gospel Who were these four ministers ?
>
> A band which plays good music
>
> Some graceful horseback riders
>
> A not too enterprising town council
>
> A baseball team that used to play ball
>
> Two railroads and a dozen trains a day
>
> An organization of the Epworth League What was the Epworth League
> organization ?
>
> Two hotels and several boarding houses
>
> A first-class undertaking establishment What was the name of this
> establishment, and who operated it? Do they still exist, with a phone
> number and location? Who would I contact about seraching old records for
> this establishment?
>
> The best court house and jail in Georgia
>
> Flourishing lodges of Free Masons and Odd Fellows
>
> A brick factory that manufacturers as good brick as are made in the state
> of Georgia
>
> Only a few old bachelors not enough to stand in the way of the progress of
> the town
>
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