If you want to move to the northeast take a look at what Flowery Branch has to offer. The residents think this is a paradise, with four seasons, mild winters, Lake Lanier and the mountains just minutes away.
The best way to describe life on the shores of Lake Lanier is peaceful. Many have found this is a wonderful place to call home; a place to work, live, and play. The community of Flowery Branch has a strong volunteer base and recognizes the benefits of working together, thus ensuring that what was once taken for granted now prospers in the city. Flowery Branch is blessed to have a long history dating back to when "Cotton was King", and when the big iron horse brought prosperity to the area. The Southern Railway System laid its tracks from Charlotte to Atlanta in 1873 and Flowery Branch was officially established as a city the following year. Located on the shores of Lake Lanier, Flowery Branch has managed to maintain its hometown atmosphere.
Today, that same prosperity is evident in the revitalization of the old Flowery Branch downtown; from the old train depot with historic caboose, to quaint retail shops, to remarkable restaurants. The same desire that brought many to Flowery Branch so long ago has lured a new corporate identity to the area, with a strong desire to protect that cherished hometown feeling.
Maybe that is why Flowery Branch has been recognized in regional magazines with the new theme, "A remarkable past, a very bright future."
The benefits of the Flowery Branch community are assured by the city government, represented by a five member council and mayor. A clean environment, public safety, and managed growth are the City’s first priority.
Attracting international business to the area and adding to the wealth of the community, the city is now known as the home of the $20 million "Atlanta Falcons" training campus. The city is not surprised at the number of corporations making Flowery Branch their home.
