Dougherty, Georgia

Palmer Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is a tributary to the Etowah River.Palmer Creek derives its name from Silas Palmour, a pioneer citizen of Native American (Indian) descent. A variant name is "Palmers Creek".

Russell Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is a tributary to the Etowah River.Russell Creek took its name from Russell's Mill, a watermill on its banks. A variant name is "Russells Creek".

Thompson Creek is a stream in Georgia, and is a tributary of the Chestatee River. The creek is approximately 1.86 miles (2.99 km) long.

Dawson County High School is the public high school of Dawsonville, Georgia, United States.It enrolls approximately 800 students in grades 10, 11, and 12. In the 2017–2018 school year, the school began serving only grades 10–12, with grade 9 moving to the Dawson County Junior High School. DCHS students and staff moved into the present facility (145,000 square foot, situated on 60 acres) in December 1997. Health and medical instructional facilities, as well as 12 new classrooms (10,000 square feet) were added in August 2004. In 2016, the school added a $13 million "Performing Arts Center". A $1 million JROTC building was constructed in 2018. A "College and Career Academy" facility was also built in 2019. The principal is Michael Negley. The school employs a full-time school nurse and a School Resource Officer (SRO). More than 60 percent of the school's staff holds a master's degree or higher. Currently there are over 70 certified personnel on staff at DCHS. The school's teams compete as the Tigers. Sports at Dawson County High include softball, football, wrestling, track, JROTC Raiders, and basketball.The school also has a Fine Arts program, including Band, Drama, Chorus and Art classes. Extracurricular programs within these classes include the Dawson County Tiger Pride Marching Band and the Chamber Singers.

The Dawson County School District is a public school district in Dawson County, Georgia, United States, based in Dawsonville. It serves the communities of Dawsonville and Juno, and parts of Big Canoe.

Dawsonville is a city in and the county seat of Dawson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,536 at the 2010 census, up from 619 in 2000. Dawsonville is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The Boyd and Sallie Gilleland House (now known as Peach Brandy Cottage) is a historic residence in Dawsonville, Georgia. It is located at 3 Shepard's Lane on Georgia Highway 9 (known as Thunder Road because of its use by moonshiners), leading to Atlanta.

The Dawson County Courthouse, built in 1858, is a historic two-story redbrick courthouse building located on Courthouse Square in Dawsonville, Georgia. It was built as a simple 50 feet (15 m) by 36 feet (11 m) brick building in 1858. An addition was added in 1958.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.It was renovated in 1989/90.The building is not the current courthouse, which is located several blocks north.

The Dawson County Jail in Dawsonville, Georgia, also known as Old Dawson County Jail, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built in 1881 and modified in 1931, 1974, and 1979. It was built by M.B. McGinty, a builder from Athens, Georgia.The jail is a two-story 33 feet (10 m) by 26 feet (7.9 m) red brick, Italianate-style building with a hipped roof that used to be covered by "good heart-pine shingles laid 5 inches to the weather". The exterior walls are 13-inch (0.33 m) thick and its interior walls are 9-inch (0.23 m) thick.It is the third building to be Dawson County's jail; the first, built in 1858, was destroyed by fire set by a prisoner in 1865 or 1866. The second jail, with wooden walls and floors, had a "criminal floor" which was noted in 1873 to be "fine", but the "debtor's floor" was "not secure".

Silver City is an unincorporated community in Dawson and Forsyth counties, in the U.S. state of Georgia.

Lanierland Music Park was a country music venue in the town of Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia. The venue was opened in 1970 and hosted notable musical acts until 2006. The venue's land was then converted to Lanierland Park, a Forsyth County Parks and Recreation facility for community use.

Taylor Creek is a stream in Georgia, and is a tributary of the Chestatee River. The creek is approximately 3.66 miles (5.89 km) long.