The Georgia Municipal Association and Georgia Trend magazine named the City of Suwanee a 2003 City of Excellence, which means that Suwanee is a great place to live, work, and play. Suwanee is friendly, progressive, and committed to maintaining a high quality of life. Named for a Shawnee Indian tribe that settled in the area in the latter part of the 18th century, Suwanee was until recently a small agricultural town with strong ties to the railroad. And just as the railroads brought growth in the late 1800s, so has Suwanee’s convenient access to Atlanta fueled growth over the past 15 years.