1812Military
The city is named after Commodore James Lawrence, commander of the frigate Chesapeake during the War of 1812.
1821Government
It was incorporated on December 15, 1821.
1823Architecture
Major Grace built the first permanent courthouse, a brick structure, in 1823–24 for a cost of $4,000.
1826History
Charles Henry Smith, born in 1826, left as a young man and lived most of his life in other Georgia towns.
1884Government
Courtland Winn served two terms as mayor starting in 1884, when he was 21 years old.
1885Architecture
The courthouse presently on the square was constructed in 1885.
1921Infrastructure
Ezzard Charles, born in 1921, grew up in Cincinnati, where opportunities for African Americans were far better at the time than in the Deep South.
1950History
He eventually became the world heavyweight boxing champion by defeating Joe Louis by unanimous decision on September 27, 1950.
1978Civil Rights
On March 6, 1978, during a lunch break in his Lawrenceville trial, his local attorney Gene Reeves and he were shot by a sniper near the courthouse.
1988Architecture
The Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center was built in 1988 at a cost of $72 million to replace the original Gwinnett County Courthouse, which had been built in 1872 shortl...
2013Crime
(Franklin was executed in 2013 in Missouri for a 1977 sniper slaying.) A heavily fictionalized treatment of the Flynt shooting can be seen in the 1996 movie The People vs.
2020History
== Demographics ==
As of the 2020 United States census, 30,629 people, 10,524 households, and 7,071 families resided in the city.
2023History
The City of Lawrenceville was designated a Tree City by the Arbor Day Foundation on February 18, 2023.