The earliest days of Gwinnett County witnessed rapid growth as the Cherokee, Yuchi, and Muscogee (Creek) lands were ceded to the state between 1817 and 1825, paving the way for settlers seeking new land following the American Revolution and the War of 1812. In grade school, we all learned about westward migrations and the routes used by settlers, such as the Oregon Trail and the Santa Fe Trail. The settlement of Georgia and Gwinnett County depended on similar trails, mostly those that followed the east side of the Appalachian Mountains down into the Carolinas.
The people who came to Georgia after the American Revolution were mainly Scots-Irish and German. These immigrants to the New World arrived in America between 1720 and 1770, settling in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virgini