1636History
(Duluth, Minnesota, is named for Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut (1636–1710), a French captain and explorer of the upper Midwest, who negotiated peace between the Chippewa and t...
1812Military
An Indian trail, called Old Peachtree Road by the settlers, was extended through the area during the War of 1812 to connect Fort Peachtree in present-day Atlanta with Fort Danie...
1818Government
When Gwinnett County was established in 1818, white settlement of the area accelerated.
1871Infrastructure
=== Railroad era and new name ===
Howell's Crossing was renamed "Duluth" in 1871 after Congress funded a north–south railroad line into the community.
1904Culture
The Bank of Duluth was charted in 1904, followed by the Farmers and Merchants Bank in 1911.
1922Government
In 1922, Duluth elected Georgia's first female mayor, Alice Harrell Strickland.
1983Government
Georgia Governor George Busbee became a resident of Duluth in 1983 after leaving office, moving to the Sweet Bottom Plantation subdivision developed by Scott Hudgens.
1997History
The Sugarloaf Country Club golf course hosted the AT&T Classic, a PGA Tour golf tournament from 1997 to 2008.
2003Architecture
== Sports ==
The Atlanta Gladiators, formerly the Gwinnett Gladiators, of the ECHL, a professional minor league ice hockey team, plays in the Gas South Arena, which opened in 20...
2005History
The city made national headlines twice in 2005.
2006Education
It is also home to Northside Hospital–Duluth, an 81-bed hospital constructed in 2006, as well as GMC's Glancy Campus, a 30-bed facility located near downtown.
2013Sports
The club currently hosts the Greater Gwinnett Championship, a Champions Tour golf tournament that initiated in 2013.
2016Military
Duluth is also home of the Georgia Swarm of the National Lacrosse League since 2016 and shares the Gas South Arena with the Gladiators.
2018Architecture
In January 2018 significant plans were approved for the engineering phase to upgrade State Bridge Road and Pleasant Hill Road.
2020History
== Demographics ==
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 31,873 people, 11,202 households, and 7,634 families residing in the city.
2023Government
The mayor of Duluth is Greg Whitlock, who was inaugurated in November 2023.