Buncombe · 1851 · The railroad
Loganville History
Loganville began as a settlement called Buncombe and became Loganville in 1851, named for James Harvie Logan, who bought the land in 1842. The railroad branch that arrived in 1897 gave the city its growth, and Highway 78 gave it its modern corridor.
The city was first incorporated in the 1880s and rebuilt its charter in the early 1900s.
The founding story
The 1842 land sale and the 1851 name
The settlement that became Loganville was first settled in the 1840s and originally called Buncombe. James Harvie Logan bought sixty-two and a half acres at a sheriff's sale in November 1842, and the community was renamed Loganville in 1851 in his honor. A railroad branch line arrived in 1897, and the city was first incorporated in the 1880s, with a new charter in the early 1900s.
The modern era
The Highway 78 corridor
The Atlanta Highway, part of Highway 78, became the city's main street, carrying the grocery, the restaurants, and the commuter traffic between Atlanta and Athens. The city grew along the corridor while keeping the Main Street block downtown.
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