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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.
NEWNAN SHOPPING IN 1918
This old photograph shows the interior of Ellis Mansour's Department Store in 1918 on the Court Square in a building later occupied by Hamilton and Company. According to a brief history in the Newnan Times-Herald Centennial Magazine, the dry goods…
EARLY VIEW OF CENTRAL BAPTIST
This photograph of the Central Baptist Church in Newnan was taken before the Carnegie Library building was constructed. It was included in a small booklet, "Sixteen Views of Newnan, Ga.," published by j.F. Lee Drug Co. in the early 1900s. This photo…
THIS VIEW OF GREENVILLE STREET
This view of Greenville Street in Newnan was included in a booklet, "Sixteen Views of Newnan, Ga.," published by j.F. Lee Drug Co. in the early 1900s. This photo is provided by Mrs. Mary Parks, who received the booklet from Earlie Mae Hall.
BAND PLAYED FOR SID CAMP
This country band, photographed by Mr. Tarpley of Newnan in 1938, played when Sid Camp made his first run for U.S. Congress. In the photo, provided by Horace Wallace via H.G. Bass, are, from left, front, Gordon Bass, Otis Reynolds; back, Ben…
This theatre bill for the Alamo
This theatre bill for the Alamo in downtown Newnan was for the week beginning Dec. 11, probably around 1921 or 1922. The movie "The Sheik" noted on the bill was released in 1921, according to Herb Bridges of the Newnan-Coweta Historical Society. The…
Luther Floyd family in about 1941
This photo from Christine Floyd Evans shows the Luther Floyd family in about 1941. The group includes, from left, front row, Dorothy McDonald Tomlinson, (mother) Mrs. Luther Floyd holding first grandchild Richard Edwin Floyd, Frances F. Brittain;…
The Carmical-Johnson family of the Turin area
The Carmical-Johnson family of the Turin area of Coweta County is pictured on a morning in January 1898. From left are, front row, outside fence, Margaret (Peggy) Hunter Carmical (Granny), Joseph Egbert Johnson - standing (Joe). Egbert Daniel Johnson…
Mary Johnson (Shell) and Leroy H. Johnson
Mary Johnson (Shell) and Leroy H. Johnson are pictured in 1919 at the home-place of their parents, Nancy B. and Rhodes H. Johnson in Turin, Ga. Note the Delco Light System sign on the tree above the children. Mr. Johnson remembers that it was a…
THE NEWNAN HIGH SCHOOL 1910
The Newnan High School 1910 graduating class was quite a bit smaller than the hundreds who will graduate next Monday night. In this photo are the graduates and their teachers. Following the numbers, beginning at top right and going down, are 1.…
NEWNAN HIGH CLASS OF 1914
These individual graduation portraits and view of the Newnan public school are from a composite made by photographer S. Fowler in 1914. The picture was brought to the Male Academy Museum, and the provider is unknown. The building, later known as the…
THE FAMILY OF MR. AND MRS. C.J. BARRON
The family of Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Barron is shown in this photo made around 1901 by Mr. S. Frank Jackson, who was a relative and a photographer. The photo is provided by Harold Barron, who said it was made at the foot of West Washington Street at the…
THE MARTINS OF MORELAND
This 1889 photo shows a family before the turn of the century. Seated are George Hiram Martin, left, and his wife Nancy McDonald Martin. Standing at right beside his mother is George Thomas Martin. In the father's lap is McDonald Martin, and in the…
A TRIPLE WEDDING IN 1905
As the traditional "wedding season" gets underway, this photo gives a glimpse of a large triple wedding in the McColhum community off what is now U.S. Highway 29 in northern Coweta County. The wedding ceremony, which took place in August 1905, was…
SHARPSBURG CITY SLICKERS
Shown are three young men of Sharpsburg, probably on their early 20s, about the turn the century. From left are George T. Smith, Charles A. Williams and James Augustus "Gus" Bridges. The photograph was probably made about 1900 by S.F. Jackson, a…
THESE COUSINS
These cousins posed for a group picture at the S.F. Jackson studio in Newnan about 1904. Jim Boswell, center, and Lelia Boswell Smith, right, are brother and sister, children of George and Sophia Boswell of Moreland. Their cousin at left is Myrtle…
THESE YOUNGSTERS FROM THE
These youngsters from the turn of the century appear as though they cloud be dressed in their best Easter finery, like Coweta County residents will be for the holiday this weekend. The children in the photograph are Wilson Bowers, seated in front;…
As Families Go To Church
This photo shows Newnan First United Methodist Church under construction. Notice the flag on the top of the steeple and the workmen standing there. Providing the scene was Henry Chapman.
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…
STARR HIGH SCHOOL MEMORIES
Among Coweta County Schools of the past was Starr High, located in the Sharpsburg-Turin area. This group of students from Starr High attended a Coweta County literary and athletic competition on May 2, 1939, in Newnan and were photographed on the…
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…
Familiar Coweta County faces of the day are shown at a wild game supper
Familiar Coweta County faces of the day are shown at a "wild game supper" in 1960 at the Manget cabin on Highway 34 west of Newnan. From left are Joe Norman (who served for a number of years as Newnan mayor and provided photography services for the…
The "Anonym" Club
This photo is of a group called the "Anonym Club." The four men's names were written on the back of the frame in the following order: Harry Trantham, J. Litt Jones, John S. Hardaway, Jr. and W.L. Stricker.
CLASS OF 1920
Newnan High School's graduating class in 1920 was a bit smaller than those today, a little over 40 in comparison to almost 400 in 1985. In this photo are 43 students - 19 young men and 24 young women - along with several adults. In the class are,…
FROM THE 1920 NEWNAN HIGH
From the 1920 Newnan Senior Class are the young men, remember mostly by their nicknames. Among those in the group are Lee Evans, "Gulleywire" Goldwire, "Tub" Fields, "Kers" Kersey, "Buck" Leach, "Hubert" Meacham, "Chick" North, "Predessor" Pickett,…
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.
Post Office, Newnan, Georgia
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,…
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
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…