Cumming is a northeastern suburb of Atlanta with a population of the downtown area at around 6,500, though the entire Forsyth county is pretty much considered "Cumming" with a population of nearly 200,000 and growing fast.
The town was the scene of a gold rush in the early 19th century but went into decline after the California Gold Rush. Lake Lanier offers tremendous outdoor recreation opportunities. Photo of Buford Dam, impounding Lake Lanier on the Chattahoochee River southeast of Cumming courtesy of Wikipedia and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (public domain); photo of Cumming, Georgia, City Hall courtesy of Wikipedia and Thomson200 (public domain). |