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Photos: Rowen, Gwinnett's newest development, was 200 years in the making
The land on which Gwinnett County leaders expect to build the future of metro Atlanta sat just over the border from the United States until about 200 years ago.
The 2,000 acres now slated for Rowen, a future development heralded as the region’s next hub for jobs and research, was until 1818 divided from the American frontier by the Apalachee River. Groundbreaking is scheduled for the third quarter of this year on the property’s first new road.
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A University of Georgia study recently outlined the history and need for preservation of a tract of land in eastern Gwinnett that runs near GA 316. The area includes about 21 acres and includes a farmhouse from 1894, a water well, one of the oldest dirt road in the state and several homesteads where only a chimney or dandelions remain as a marker on Thursday, Feb 3, 2022. The Rowan Study suggests environmentally conscious development with trails and historical highlights. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal Constitution)
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