Lynching in America / Lynching in Forsyth County

Historical marker location:

100 W Courthouse Sq, Cumming, Georgia

( Marker is at the intersection of West Maple Street (Georgia Route 20) and Veterans Memorial Boulevard (Georgia Route 9), on the left when traveling east on West Maple Street.)

Marker installed: 2020

Community Remembrance Project.

Georgia was the site of the first European settlement in what is now the United States. In 1565, the Spanish established a settlement on St. Simons Island, which is now part of Georgia.