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Sugar Hill history: The Sugar Hill Englishman — Squire William Shelley
The history of Sugar Hill and Buford are deeply connected. The name of William Millington Shelley may be...
Sugar Hill history — A patchwork of the past sewn together in a quilt
Quilting has a long history. For early settlers in Gwinnett County, quilts were essential for keeping...
Sugar Hill history: Shaped by flowing water
From a geographic perspective, Sugar Hill is uniquely situated. Our western border comprises the...
Sugar Hill history: From a ledger to online — Digitized documents open up world of information
In April 1939, the new mayor of Sugar Hill and the new city council held their first meeting at a...
Sugar Hill history: ‘Otherworldly’ spirit at local distillery inspires stories of haunting
If you are a student of history, then you know that history is made up of stories from our past. I have...
Sugar Hill history: Pawpaw Trees are local Native American legacy
Growing up in the north Georgia mountains, I thought it was normal for grandchildren to call their...
History: Duckpin bowling, radio-controlled car racing helped create community at play
The phrase “live, work and play community” is a modern-day creation. In recent years, the phrase has...
History: From ’50s to mid-’80s, local drive-in theater was unique place to make memories
Growing up and visiting my grandparents in Blue Ridge, it was part of my summer routine to go to the Swan...
Sugar Hill — a past and maybe a name like no other
Sugar Hill is not the only community in Georgia called Sugar Hill. In fact, old maps dated to the...
History: Mysterious creature called Pete is Sugar Hill legend of years past
Legends are sometimes popularly regarded as historical, even though legends are often not documented...
