In 1922, Duluth elected Georgia's first female mayor, Alice Harrell Strickland. The Bank of Duluth was charted in 1904, followed by the Farmers and Merchants Bank in 1911. Both churches continue today at new locations along State Route 120. The first Methodist church was organized in 1871, and the first Baptist congregation formed in 1886. A schoolhouse was built in 1871 on the site of what is now Coleman Middle School (formerly Duluth Middle School and Duluth Elementary School). The railroad encouraged the growth of Duluth's economy. (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 the Sioux nation.) Howell himself jokingly suggested the name change in a speech about the arrival of railroad service in the Georgia town. According to contemporary reports, Evan P. Proctor Knott, a Kentucky Democrat, to make a speech in Congress mocking the project as wasteful. The Midwestern city had gotten its own railroad connection not long before, which had prompted Rep. It was named after the city of Duluth, Minnesota. Howell's Crossing was renamed 'Duluth' in 1871 after Congress funded a north–south railroad line into the community. Howell and great-grandfather of Atlanta Constitution publisher Clark Howell. Howell was the grandfather of Atlanta Mayor Evan P. The settlement later became known as 'Howell's Crossing'. Ĭotton merchant Evan Howell constructed a road connecting his cotton gin at the Chattahoochee River with Old Peachtree Road, creating Howell's Cross Roads. When Gwinnett County was established in 1818, white settlement of the area accelerated. 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 Daniel near present-day Dacula. When Duluth was established in the early 19th century, it was primarily forested land occupied by tribespeople. The agricultural manufacturer AGCO is based in Duluth.ĭuluth was originally Cherokee territory. 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. This Atlanta suburb is home to Gwinnett Place Mall, the Gwinnett Civic and Cultural Center, Gas South Arena, Hudgens Center for the Arts, and the Red Clay Theater. Located north of Interstate 85, it is approximately 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Atlanta.Īs of the 2020 census, Duluth had a population of 31,873, and the United States Census Bureau estimated the population to be 31,864 as of 2021. Duluth is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States.

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