page_title: Peachtree City, Georgia
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Peachtree City, Georgia / History
caption_attribution_description: English: The official flag of Peachtree City, Georgia outside of City Hall.
context_page_description: Peachtree City is the largest city in Fayette County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, it had a population of 34,364. Peachtree City is located in South Metro Atlanta.
  Peachtree City is noted for its extensive use of golf carts. Over 10,000 households in the city own golf carts, and most areas of the city can be reached via more than 90 miles of golf cart paths.
context_section_description: Timeline:
  In 1957, Flat Creek was dammed to create Lake Peachtree.
  In 1959, Joel Cowan established the city's network of golf cart paths.
  In 1965, the Peachtree City volunteer fire department was created. The one-car Peachtree City police department was created.
  In 1968, Falcon Field airport was founded by Joel Cowan as Peachtree City-Falcon Field. Peachtree City Elementary School opened.
  In 1972, Peachtree City was granted its own ZIP code (30269).
  In 1974, the Peachtree City Public Library opened. The Georgia state legislature passed legislation permitting golf carts to be operated on city streets.
  In 1975, Peachtree City was named "one of America's best suburbs" by Ladies' Home Journal magazine.
  In 1976, Peachtree City got its own telephone exchange (487). Residents then had to dial "8" to reach Atlanta, which remained the case until digital equipment was installed in 1988.
  In 1976, Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater (then known as the Peachtree City Amphitheater) was built as a Bicentennial project and opened to the public with the production "The MacIntosh Trail", which told the story of Creek Chief William McIntosh and the Trail of Tears. (It was intended as a tourist attraction similar to the Cherokee, North Carolina, production of Unto These Hills.) When further funding was not forthcoming the project went into foreclosure. Peachtree City purchased the amphitheater at the courthouse steps in 1977.
  In 1979, the first traffic light within city limits was installed at the intersection of Georgia State Route 54 and Georgia State Route 74.
  In 1981, McIntosh High School opened.
  In 1983, Peachtree City held a free music festival to celebrate the opening of several new shops and stores, including the Galaxy Games arcade. Several local bands played at the free event, including "Alliance".
  In 1984, Hoshizaki America, Inc. builds corporate headquarters, warehousing and manufacturing facility in Peachtree City
  In 1992, Peachtree City altered the length of the mayoral and council members' terms of office from two to four years. Term limits were enacted to restrict both mayor and council members to a maximum of two four-year terms.
  In 1994, the first Summer Concert Series premiered at Frederick Brown, Jr. Amphitheater on June 17, 1994, to a sold-out audience. The first concert featured Three Dog Night.
  In 1994, the National Weather Service central office relocated from Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
  In 1994, Fuller Life Chiropractic Center opened its initial office.
  In 1996, the Olympic flame passed through on its way to Atlanta.
  In 2001, the city was designated a "Tree City USA" by the Arbor Day Foundation.
  In 2002, Peachtree City (specifically Starr's Mill) was a filming location for the movie Sweet Home Alabama.
  In 2007, the city announced a plan to formally annex an unincorporated area between Georgia State Route 74 and the border with Coweta County that is commonly referred to as "The West Village", or "Wilksmoor Village".
  In 2013, the 650-acre Lake McIntosh opened for public use
caption: The official flag of Peachtree City flies outside City Hall.
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