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Browning Courthouse was built in the 1860s and is
preserved today by Tucker Historical Society (left). Main
Street in Tucker is a hip place to browse locally owned
shops and restaurants (right).

CITY OF TUCKER

FOUNDED 1892; I NCOR POR ATED 2016
Mayor Frank Auman

Tucker was incorporated as a city in 2016 but has been an established community recognized since 1892.
A new railroad depot changed the course and pace of life when the Georgia, Carolina & Northern
constructed the railroad through the center of Tucker. New business flourished: a saloon and horse
track came to life on Fellowship Road. Tucker is named after an officer of the Seaboard Line Railway,
Captain Tucker, whose company acquired the founding railroad line.

efore the railroad, there was the Scotland- its founding more than 100 years ago. Historic homes are
born Greenville Henderson. Henderson made restored throughout this community. The 1860 Browning
his way home to Georgia from the Indian Courthouse still stands and now contains a history of
B Wars in the early 1800s. Georgia’s governor Tucker maintained by the Tucker Historical Society.
gifted him 3,000 acres of land in recognition of his service.
He planted apple and peach orchards, corn fields, and Main Street in downtown Tucker has been revitalized
produced whiskey and brandy. These fine goods were sent and offers a central, hip place for people to browse locally
to Savannah by wagon train, where he traded for window owned shops and dine in restaurants offering today’s trends
glass, seasonings, and bricks. and twists. Main Street is the centerpiece for festivals,
Henderson built the historic grist mill on Henderson including the annual Tucker Day in May, featuring a
Mill Creek at the intersection of Midvale Road and hometown parade, arts, crafts, food, and live music.
Henderson Mill Road prior to the Civil War. Near the mill,
mail was delivered to the old frame Henderson Post Office Tucker has a strong sense of community, soothing
by horse and buggy from Decatur. parks, and is a destination for foodies. And Atlanta knows:
Cemeteries date back to the 1830s. Little Miller Grove in 2020 Tucker was voted Atlanta’s Best Suburb by readers
Baptist Church has generations of families connected to of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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