Peachtree City

History

The area was first settled by Woodland Era indigenous people. In the 1950s, real estate developers purchased over 12,000 acres in Fayette County to build a planned community. Peachtree City was chartered March 9, 1959. In 1957, Flat Creek was dammed to create Lake Peachtree. In 1974, after the city petitioned the Georgia General Assembly to amend existing laws regarding motorized cart use on city streets, Governor Jimmy Carter signed legislation exempting carts from inspection, motor vehicle registration and certain other equipment requirements for motor cars. This legislation paved the way for the legal use of golf carts in Peachtree City. Since then, the city’s network of multi-use paths has steadily expanded, now encompassing over and serving as a key feature of local transportation. In 2001, the city was designated a "Tree City USA" by the Arbor Day Foundation. In 2013, the Lake McIntosh opened for public use.

Geography

Peachtree City is located in western Fayette County in the southern Atlanta metro area. It is bordered to the west by Coweta County and to the north by the Town of Tyrone. It is crossed by Georgia State Route 74 and Georgia State Route 54. SR 74, the Joel Cowan Parkway, runs through the west side of Peachtree City. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Peachtree City has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.57%, is water. The city is subdivided into five neighborhoods called "villages": Aberdeen, Braelinn, Glenloch, Kedron, and Wilksmoor.

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