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Coweta County Remembered

A tree planting ceremony in Oak Hill Cemetery was preserved for history by a photographer, but the peoples' names and occasion are a mystery.

The Old Courthouse, Newnan, Georgia

This old courthouse was built in 1829 by Captain William Hitchcock. The clock tower was added while A.J. Lyndon was in office in the 1880's. Notice the well in the center foreground.

A&WP TRAIN STATION, NEWNAN

The old Atlanta and West Point railroad station was located on East Broad Street in Newnan. The building was demolished in the late 1960's.

The contract for the old Newnan Post Office was awarded to Algernon Blair of Montgomery, Alabama, for a sum of $47,868.92. The building was constructed on the southeast corner of Greenville and Spring Street and completed in July of 1911. This…

Ray-Hall House

This house was located on the northeast corner of College and West Washington Streets in Newnan. It was the home of Judge John Ray from 1838 to 1868, when it was sold to Dr. J.H. Hall. Another view of this house may be seen in the "Centennial…

Newnan Fire Department

Newnan city officials display a "fire engine" of Hose Company No. 1 in this 1912 photograph. From left to right are John Shakelford, chief of police; Jim Beavers, fire chief; Tom Parrott, council member; Tom Goodrum, council member; and Bennett…

THE NEWNAN PASSENGER TRAIN STATION

The Newnan passenger train station is shown in this old photograph as it appeared in 1970. It was provided by Merrill S. Hughie, who was a railway clerk at this depot for 42 years for both the A&WP Railway and the Central of Georgia (Southern…

Old Calhoun Home, Newnan

The home of Dr. A.B. Calhoun on Greenville Street was built in the 1850s. It was constructed of brick handmade by slaves. The home was being demolished in 1955 to make way for the Greenville Street Shopping Center.

Downtown Newnan, 1885

The West Court Square of Newnan is shown in the 100-year old photograph in a view looking north. Stepping stones are visible in the foreground. The corner building at the left is the present location of Johnson Hardware.

Newnan Of Yesterday

This old view of downtown Newnan is of the north square looking west. The spire of the First Baptist Church can be seen in the center background of this photograph.

Once A College Town

Newnan was once the location of a college dedicated to the elevation of young women, and which later opened its doors to young men as well. Located on property bound by College Street on the west, Temple Avenue on the south, and Kellogg Street on the…

Newnan of the 1920s

This view looking south on Greenville Street shows the hustle and bustle of downtown Newnan in the 1920s. The photograph also gives a glimpse of the automobiles and fashions of the times.

Walthhall's Drug Store

Walthall's Drug Store in downtown Newnan was located on the east side of Greenville Street where Sprayberry's Small World is now house.

Tall Cedar Trees

Tall cedar trees once stood in Oak Hill Cemetery in Newnan in the special Confederate section. The trees were demolished by a tornado in the late 1960s or early 1970s. The Confederate section holds the graves of 265 Confederate soldiers. The…

Coweta's First Seat of Government

While on an outing to obtain a photograph of the boulder which marks the site of the lost town of Bullsboro for the "Coweta County Chronicles," this photograph was made of Mrs. Mary Gibson Jones. Founded in 1826, Bullsboro was Coweta County's first…

Coweta County Veterans

These distinguished gentlemen gathered on the steps of the Coweta County Courthouse in downtown Newnan are veterans from Coweta County of the War Between the States. The picture of the surviving veterans was made in the 1920s by photographer Will F.…

Mary Ray School

Located in the Raymond community on Sheddon Avenue, this old school began as a one-room school house about 1910. The community of Raymond was named after Mr. and Mrs. Jay Ray, and the school was named after Mary Ray - the Mary Ray Memorial School.…

Family Takes Ride

A Coweta County family is shown with this automobile in a pose photographed about 1912. The picture of the Morgan Addy Caldwell family was taken at the Caldwell home on Standing Rock Road near Senoia. Standing on the far left is Mary Kate Caldwell,…

Creosote Cylinders

An interesting product of the old R.D. Cole Manufacturing Company in Newnan are these sections of riveted steel creosote cylinders. Four sections weighed 100,000 pounds each, and this tank required three standard railroad flat cars for loading. The…

Centennial Parade Float

The float in this photograph was in the parade commemorating Coweta County and Newnan's 100th anniversary on September 28, 1927. The float was sponsored by Arnall Mills, which is now owned by Bibb Manufacturing Company of Macon. Shown on the float…

1922 TRACK CHAMPIONS

This Newnan High School track team won the state high school track championship for Georgia in 1922. The members of the team were photographed on the steps of the old high school, which was located on Jackson Street on the lot now occupied by the…

Veterans Farm Training

This Veterans On-the-Job Farm Training Class photo was taken about 1949, and the Newnan-Coweta Historical Society would like to know the names of all those in the picture. Among those on the front row are, seated, beginning from left, J. Wilkins…

OLD SCHOOL BUSES
Old School Buses

OLD SCHOOL BUSES<br /><br />
Old School Buses

A slightly different mode of travel than school children see today these Coweta County school buses are shown parked at the Coweta County Courthouse in downtown Newnan in May 1938.

THE STRICKLAND MARKET

This is a view of the Strickland Market at 17 East Broad Street in Newnan as it appeared on August 8, 1937. Earl Strickland, now retired, ran the store for 38 years. Behind the counter in the old view of the store are, from left, Earl Strickland,…

A SINGING SCHOOL

This group from the early 1900s is believed to be gathered for a singing school at Sargent Baptist Churhc. Among thos in the picture are Mrs. Emmy Witcher Warren, Brewer Witcher, Mrs. Amelia Crawford Witcher, Ernest Witcher and Mrs. Annie Newton…

Army Inductees

These young Coweta County men were inducted into the United States Army on July 8, 1943, and are shown at the Newnan train depot as they headed for Fort McPherson in Atlanta. Some of the men on the second row have been identified, including Johnny…

When Cotton Was King

This photograph of Newnan shows the north side of the Court Square in the 1890s crowded with wagons coming to market when cotton was still king. The Confederate monument, which has since been moved to the Coweta County Courthouse grounds, stands in…

Newnan Chevrolet Dealership

In 1935 the J.L Weddingon, Jr. Chevrolet dealership and Texaco gasoline station was located on Greenville Street at the site presently occupied by Arnall Insurance Company and the drive-in windows of the C&S Bank. Shown in the photograph is the staff…

SHARPSBURG LADIES

Decked in their fashion outfits and bonnets are six ladies from Sharpsburg's past. In this photograph are, from left, front, Lizzie Butler, Elsie Butler and an unknown woman; back, Donie Love Bridges, Effie Lillian Bridges and Luille Graves.

The Baracca Class At The Waterworks

Assembled at the Newnan waterworks is the Baracca Class of the First Baptist Church in Newnan from the era of the 1930s. The photograph is thought to have been taken on the dam at the waterworks when the pond was still relatively new. Among the men…

Temple Avenue Grammar School

Gathered on the steps of the old Temple Avenue Grammar School in Newnan is a first grade class from 1923. The class was taught by Mrs. Odem, back right, and the school principal was Miss Maggie Brown, back left, after whom the current Maggie Brown…

Early Newnan Fire Protection

Big red fire engines are a common-place sight in Newnan today, but before the automobile came into use the city had another way of fighting fires. This photograph shows an early horse-drawn fire engine in Newnan. For many years the Newnan Fire…

Welcome's One-Room School

A one-room building 20 feet by 20 feet housed a one-room school at Welcome with Miss Hallie Whittaker as teacher at the turn of the century. Miss Whittaker was actually the second teacher. The first teacher was Miss Clyde Dickson. In the group are,…

Dixie Shoe Shop

This photograph shows how the interior of the old Dixie Shoe Shop in downtown Newnan looked to customers in the 1940s and 1950s. The establishment was located on Jackson Street, where the La Fiesta restaurant is today. Shown in the photograph are…

Once Newnan's Mayor

I.N. Orr, Sr. once served as Newnan's mayor. He is shown in this photograph with his family. From left are, front, Dora Johnson Orr, I.N. Orr, Sr., Mrs. Syl Orr (former Anniee Freeman); second row, Paul Orr, Frank Orr; third row, Ben Orr, Bob Orr,…

Two Way Traffic

It has been a while since two-way traffic was allowed on Greenville Street in downtown Newnan. This photograph appeared in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Magazine October 8, 1950, with the article "Newnan ... Home-Owned Industries Produce." The…

Does anyone know?

The people gathered in this photo are unidentified.

Some of Coweta's Finest

Among old photographs found in files at the Coweta County Board of Education was this view of students who won awards at the literary and athletic competitions in Newnan May 2, 1939. The winners were photographed on the Coweta County Courthouse steps…

Stripling's Department Store

Stripling's Department Store was a fixture on the north Newnan Court Square after the turn of the century, This view of the store interior shows merchandise of the era. From left, are two unknown workers; Frank W. Stripling; Jim Kersey; Ossie Allen;…

War Bond Campaign

In the 1980s the "fundmeters" on the Newnan Court Square are for the United Way fund drive, but in the 1940s during World War II the need was for war bonds. This photograph shows citizens gathered in front of the meter showing over-the-top war bond…

FACES FROM THE PAST

This group of students photographed in the spring of 1932 were in the ninth grade class at Starr High School, which was located in the Sharpsburg-Turin area. In the photograph are, from left, top row, Richard Smith, W.E. Maynard, Bernard Hubbard,…

Civil War Veterans

A half century after the War Between the States, Coweta County still had a good number of veterans of the conflict between the blue and gray. The man on the far right on the front row, holding a stick, is Abe Keith, whose wife, "Aunt" Ella Keith,…

DASHING YOUNG MEN

Decked for this photograph are - no, not a trio from the wild west, but three dashing young men from Turin, Georgia. They are, from left to right, Ben Hill Harris, Will Christopher, Sr. and Hugh Harris.

Women of Yesterday

In a scene from about 1903 are four young cousins who, during a visit at the Martin home in Moreland, traveled to Newnan to have their photograph taken by S.F. Jackson. The cousins are Misses Lula Martin, standing left; Della Martin, seated center;…

Family Homeplace

Ella Christopher, Zeb Christopher, and T.Z. Christopher pose in front of their home in Turin, Georgia, about 1900. the house shown in the photo is presently the Haynie Summer home in Turin.

Moreland School Students

These students attended the Moreland School about 1903 or 1904. Most of the students have been identified in this old photograph. Numbers beside the names correspond to the accompanying diagram. In the photo are: 1. Wallace Cureton, 2. Sam Rollins,…

Wild West Trip

In 1923 a group of Coweta County businessmen and farmers went to Texas on a trip to see about buying land. On the land promotion trip were a Mr. Lovvorn from Newnan and James K. Polk, who owned and operated a farm west of Moreland. Polk, the maternal…

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