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Early Settlers. — Among the early settlers were Wil- 

 liam Nesbitt, Isham Williams, Ashel R. Smith, William Malt- 

 bie, and Colonel Hutchins. 



Roads, Bridges. — The roads are generally in good order. 

 There is a fine bridge, called McAfee's Bridge, over the Chat- 

 tahoochee, 220 feet in length, covered, and on stone arches. 

 It is on the main road from Lawrenceville, west. 



Religious Sects, Education. — Baptists, Methodists, Pres- 

 byterians, Episcopalians, Universalists, and New Lights. Good 

 schools are in Lawrenceville ; but generally speaking, too lit- 

 tle attention is given to the subject of education. 



Mountain. — The Hog mountain is in the northern part 

 of the county. 



Manufactures, Mills, Distilleries. — The streams, par- 

 ticularly Ivy creek, afford many facilities for manufacturing 

 purposes. In the county are, 2 wool-carding mills, 9 saw- 

 mills, 26 grist-mills, 3 merchant mills, 7 distilleries. Three 

 of these only do a regular business. 



Character of the People. — The citizens of this county 

 are industrious and frugal ; and it is worthy of special remark, 

 that they have always been noted for their promptness in re- 

 sponding to the calls of their country in times of emergency. 

 During the Creek outbreak in 1836, a call was made upon the 

 county for volunteers ; and in less than two hours after the re- 

 ceipt of the Governor's orders, two companies, having each 

 100 men, were organized. The citizens contributed $600 to 

 aid in fitting out these brave soldiers. In the Court House 

 Square at Lawrenceville is a monument reflecting much cre- 

 dit upon those who erected it. On one side of the monument is 

 this inscription : " This monument is erected by their friends, 

 to the memory of Capt. James C. Winn, and Sergeant Anthony 

 Bates, Texan volunteers of this village, who were taken in 

 honourable combat, at Goliad, Texas, and shot by order of the 

 Mexican commander, March 27, 1830." On the other side: 

 " To the memory of Ensign, Isaac S. Lacy, Sergeant James 

 C. Martin, and Privates William M. Sims, John A. V Tate, 

 Robert T. Holland, James H. Holland (brothers), Henry W. 

 Peden, James M. Allen, members of the Gwinnett Company of 

 Mounted Volunteers, under the command of Capt. H. Garmany, 



