![]() ![]() With the revenues generated by the mills, in 1902, Gainesville became the first city south of Baltimore to install street lamps. It grew from 1,000 in 1870, to over 5,000 by 1900.īy 1898, textile mills had become the primary driver of the economy, with the railroad integral to delivering raw cotton and carrying away the mills' products. In 1871 The Atlanta and Richmond Air-Line Railway, later re-organized into The Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line Railroad, began to stop in Gainesville, increasing its ties to other markets and stimulating business and population. In 1851, much of the small city was destroyed by fire.Īfter the Civil War, Gainesville began to grow from 1870. In 1849, it became established as a resort center, with people attracted to the springs. In the middle of the 19th century, Gainesville had two important events. Gainesville was selected to be the county seat and chartered by the Georgia General Assembly on November 30, 1821.Ī gold rush that began in nearby Lumpkin County in the 1830s resulted in an increase in the number of settlers and the beginning of a business community. Gaines, a hero of the War of 1812 and a noted military surveyor and road-builder. It was named in honor of General Edmund P. ![]() Less than three years after the organization of Hall County on December 15, 1818, Mule Camp Springs was renamed "Gainesville" on April 21, 1821. Gainesville was established as "Mule Camp Springs" by European-American settlers in the early 1800s. Because of its large number of poultry processing plants, it is often called the "Poultry Capital of the World." Gainesville is the principal city of the Gainesville, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Atlanta– Sandy Springs–Gainesville, Georgia Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 42,296. The city of Gainesville is the county seat of Hall County, Georgia, United States. ![]()
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