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At Atlanta World Courier GroundOur decades of experience in the urgent transport of your expedited packages with exceptional customer care has made us the leading same day courier company in the Atlanta area.
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A family owned business, our organization is the only same day delivery company in the United States holding ISO 9001 Quality Systems Certification, ensuring you a uniformly consistent high service level. For your safety, each of our drivers passes criminal background and driving record checks, wears a uniform, and carries a photo ID. Duluth World Courier Ground provides these delivery services over the largest “local” area you’ll find. Our regular territory for Direct, Rush, and Regular Services stretches over twenty metropolitan areas, from Alpharetta to Tucker, and east to the Atlantic Ocean.
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 Duluth Details: The origin of the name of the city, was named after Daniel Greysolon Du Luth (1636-1710), and was a French captain and explorer. He was born in Saint Germain Laval (Loire - France), a small village about fifty miles from Lyons. He negotiated and signed peace between Saulters and Sioux nations in the area of the city of Duluth September 15th, in 1679. The city was called Duluth in his memory. He died in Montréal in 1710. Duluth has been an important crossroads to the area since the Cherokee Indians first settled here. In 1821, Evan Howell, Duluth's forefather, developed the town of Howell Crossing which later evolved into a major artery for the railroad. With the visionary acumen of his grandson, Evan P. Howell, changes were on the horizon in 1873. The opportunity to build and link a railway system from North to South was about to unfold. Representative J. Proctor Knott delivered a speech to the United States House of Representatives entitled, "The Glory of Duluth." The pitch of his presentation weighed heavily with Congress and consequently a bill to finance the building of the railroad from Howell Crossing to Duluth, Minnesota was enacted. Grateful for the opportunity to build on a vision, Howell deemed it appropriate to rename of city to Duluth. In the early 1800's there were no known white settlers in the area known as the town of Duluth. This was then a part of the Cherokee Indian territory. In 1818 Gwinnett County was created by an act of the General Assembly of Georgia and the area was opened to settlers. At the time that Evan Howell came to the area, there was only one road opened in the section. This was the Peachtree Road, an offshoot of an old Indian trail that ran along the bridge south of the Chattahoochee River. It had been surveyed and constructed during the War of 1812 and connected Ft. Daniel with the fort at Standing Peachtree, 30 miles down river. Peachtree Road is still the most famous road in Georgia. He realized that more roads were needed in order for the area to develop, so he obtained permission in February 1833 to construct a road from the Chattahoochee River across his land to intersect Peachtree Road. This intersection became known as Howell's Cross Roads and was know by this name for 40 years. Howell ran his own plantation and cotton gin by ferry, and became the town's first merchant. There are no descendants with the Howell name currently in Duluth, however, he was the great-grandfather of the late Jack and Calvin Parsons and other descendants became publishers of the Atlanta Constitution. During this time, the Stricklands, Knoxes, Summerours, Joneses, Paynes, Findleys, Pittards, Littles, Herringtons, Corleys and others also moved into the area. There are three dates shown on the seal representing milestones in the history of the City.
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Leading companies in Georgia and across the nation rely on us for the secure and timely handling of all their transportation needs. Our dispatch and customer service staff has over 90 years experience in the transportation business and our Regional Manager has been with the firm over 25 years. |
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We have tested your people to the max, as we have two drivers out on disability. They have come through with flying colors! The folks in the office could not be nicer, they are friendly when they answer the phone and call you back promptly when you have a question.
Janet Zane
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