Interesting & Fun Facts About the Mall of Georgia in Buford

Here are some interesting and fun facts about the Mall of Georgia in Buford to work into conversation with friends and family the next time you’re shopping there:

• The Mall of Georgia made its debut on Aug. 13, 1999, as the largest shopping mall in the Southeast.
• Every city in Georgia is listed on the top border of the wall that wraps around the mall.
• The fountain near Macy’s was designed to look like the Forsyth Fountain in Savannah.
• The Food Court replicates Union Station, one of Atlanta’s famous buildings. It was the main post-Civil War train terminal for Atlanta.
• The big statue on top of the Mall of Georgia is of Button Gwinnett,  a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Gwinnett County is named for him although he never set foot in the county.