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Figure Overall Map of RowenON Tract location of major cultural sites. LAST 1: FALL, WORK BEGAN A with approximate assistants Gabe Dobbins and Michael Stenland
MHP professor Dr. Mark Reinberger and graduate
NEW HISTORIC PRESERVATION Rowen Tract: Background History 4
partnered with landscape architecture professor Dan Nadenicek and graduate assistant Hannah Carroll to form the College of Environment and Design PROJECT NORTHEAST OF ATLANTA. The Apalachee River formed part of the western boundary of Georgia, and contingent indeed the team for this investigation. The UGA FOR THIS PROJECT, THE ROWEN worked alongside architect David Riddle and advisor Caroline Hinton in to study Rowen United States, until 1818. Although had drifted beforethethis date,Foundation’s the land west FOUNDATION CONTACTED UGA’Sa few squatters nearly 2,000 acre property. In keeping with its stated mission goals of encouraging MHP AND was MLAofficially PROGRAMS TOand GAIN of the river opened the state of Georgia created Gwinnett education County. and Theresearch first while understanding their role as stewards of the GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE properties they occupy, the Rowen Foundation hopes convening of government occurred at the Elisha Winn House on Dacula Road, located less than the landscape uncovered by the survey will ultimately HISTORY OF THE FOUNDATION’S become a place of knowledge and inspiration while 5 miles from the Rowen Site. Lawrenceville quickly became the Gwinnett County seat, and the encouraging contemplation and interaction with the GWINNETT COUNTY TRACT. historical and natural layers of the landscape.
county was divided into districts, the one now containing Rowen being Harbins District. The first 11 land Projectlottery details: was held in 1820 at which time, forest covered most of the land stretching westward A History of the Rowen Tract and its Cultural Resources, Gwinnett County, Georgia
Unless otherwise noted, this background history was taken from James C. Flanigan, History of Gwinnett County, UGA CED Professors Mark Georgia, Buford, Georgia: Moreno Press, 1975. Reinberger and Dan Nadenicek 4
with MHP Graduate Students: Gabriel Dobbins, David Riddle, and Michael Stenland; and MLA Graduate Student: Hannah Carroll Press release
The full report can be found here: Rowen Historical and Cultural Report
A photograph taken circa 1930, of the Hilton Homeplace with a gathering
Figure 2: A photograph, taken circawelcoming 1930, of the Hinton with a gathering of community of community members homeHomeplace Bonnie Rooks who had returned members welcoming home Bonnie Rooks who had returned from the Academy for the Blind, Macon, from the Academy the Blind, Macon, GA. Courtesy of the Rooks Family GA. Courtesy of the Rooksfor Family.
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Population statistics for Harbins District from the period of 1920 through 1960 reveal that
