***This geocache was placed with approval from the Gwinnett County Community Services Department and Gwinnett County Historical Society under GC Code 131.***
The Elisha Winn House was built about 1812 in the headright lands of Jackson County - six years before Gwinnett County was created. During this period, Elisha Winn was a Justice of Inferior Court in Jackson County from 1815 to 1817. Elisha, together with Roger and Elijah Pugh, purchased the 7,300-acre Jones tract on the Apalachee River from the Jackson County tax collector in 1809 of which this property was part. The property became part of Gwinnett County on December 15, 1818, when the Georgia legislature created the counties of Gwinnett, Walton, and Hall, in part from headright lands of Jackson County, but mostly from former Indian lands ceded to the State of Georgia.
This is a beautiful and historical park that is just down the road from where we live. Our kids love to come here to see the old buildings and walk along a short path that borders what used to be a wagon trail.
Please see below for a link to the Gwinnett Historical Society’s webpage with pictures and more information about the Elisha Winn House and property.
https://www.gwinnetths.org/winn-house
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