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SENOIA HOME IN LATE 1800S
This house was home of Capt. W.D. Linch. The photo, submitted by Paul McKnight, Jr., was probably made in 1891, or that may be the date the house was…
YOUNG PEOPLE FROM 1931
This group of teenagers is from Starr High in 1931. In the photo are, from left, front, Edna Byron, Lucile Banks, teacher Hazel Potts and Eugene Upshaw; second row, Martha Linch, Musa Brooke, Margaret McMichael, Cecil Drake and Joseph Summers; back,…
YOUNG LADIES OF DAYS GONE BY
These young ladies were photographed about 1910 in Coweta County. They are the daughters of George W. and Sophia Boswell, early settlers of Moreland. Rosa Boswell Yeager is standing at left, and Ruth Boswell Gray, right. Rosa lived around Moreland…
YOUNG LADIES IN TURIN
These are two young ladies of Turin, Ga., in about 1895.Annie Lizzie North is seated, and Minnie Hunter is standing.
Young Faces from 1921
These youngsters were first graders in 1921 at the old Temple Avenue Grammar School in Newnan. It stood on land now occupied by the Newnan City Park at Temple Avenue and Jackson Street. This picture was taken at the high school on Temple Avenue…
YESTERDAY'S SHOPPING IN NEWNAN
The Reynold's Furniture store at 31 South Court Square in downtown Newnan has changed its look but is still serving customer 50 years after this photo was taken in the late 1930s. In this view of the G.M. Reynold Furniture Company are, left to right,…
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;…
William Neill (1795-1874)
William Niell (1795-1874) and his wife, Elener Endsley Neill (1797-1881), were early settlers of Coweta County.
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…
Who Are These People?
The identities of these people and the location of the building are a mystery.
White Oak School
White Oak School, shown in this photo from the Coweta County Board of Education files, was built in 1902 on an acre of land given by A.P. Bowers and Joe Young. It was located near the present intersection of Haynie Road and Highway 54.
White Oak School
These students attended White Oak School in 1927-78. In the group are, from left, front, Mary Hand Aides, Pauline Jones Gann, Fannie Sue Drake, Nancy Chestnut, Bonnell Hunter; second row, Clyde Jones Otwell, Christine Drake Martin, Mary Westley…
White Oak High School
These students are from the 1917 class at White Oak High School. The photograph is provided by Mrs. Mary Ella Bellamy of Luthersville, and among those in the picture is her mother, Mary Ella Bexley (Martin). The Newnan-Coweta Historical Society would…
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…
WESTERN HIGH CLASS OF 1948
Members of the Class of 1948 of Western High School are shown in this photo. From left are, front, Virginia Rainey, Mary Hardegree, Marie Payton, Peggy Fulcher and, seated, teacher Alma Yarbrough; second row, Dorothy Stephens, Joanne Greene, Beulah…
WEST SIDE OF COURT SQUARE
This picture post card presents a fine view of the west side of the court square in the early 1900s. The dime store building in the foreground later became the Alamo Theatre and is now being refurbished. Notice the Carnegie Library in the background…
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,…
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…
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.
W.G. POST SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS
The W.G. Post Sunday School Class of the First Methodist Church in Newnan gathered in the church fellowship hall to celebrate an anniversary of the Post Bible Class in the 1930s. From left are, seated, Allen Post, who became a noted Atlanta…
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…
UDC ENTERTAINS VETERANS
This distinguished group is gathered at the Holberg in Senoia about 1915 when the United Daughters of the Confederacy entertained Confederate Veterans of the 19th Georgia Regiment, Company D. In the photo are, from left, front, Mrs. C.f. Hollberg,…
Typical Sunday Dinner
In earlier days, it was typical for many of the parishioners at Elim Baptist Church to come to the adjacent Crowder home for a big Sunday Dinner. This scene depicts a group on the front porch of the historic home after such a meal. Left to right are,…
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…
Two Grantville Young Men
Two Grantville Young Men are among the face in this group of Georgia Military Academy students from 1911-1912. The display is from the school program. Marie Geter of Grantville received the program from relatives of one of the young men, Granvill…
Turin School
This group of youngsters and their teacher are from Turin School in the early 1900s. In the photo are, front, Bobby Stevenson, Frank Drake, Elliot Martin, James Hyde; second row, Ruth Daniel, Margaret Shell, Carrie Lou Martin, Edna Shell, Olive…
THIS WAS THE OFFICE OF
This was the office of Dr. Thomas Jefferson Jones around the turn of the century. The photo is provided by Winnie Glover Klein, his granddaughter, from a collection of her sister, the late Mary Nixon. Note the telephone on the wall at right and the…
This View of Lee-King Drugstore
This view of Lee-King Drugstore in downtown Newnan on East Court Square is from about 1914. The scene is from a post card provided by J.B. Newman. Note the awning that was rolled down when the sunlight came from the west in the afternoons. The store…
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.
This View of Downtown Newnan
This view of Downtown Newnan shows the east side of the Court Square looking north about 1910. In the distance is the Virginia House building, which still stands at the corner of East Washington Street and Jefferson.
THIS UNIQUE CLASSROOM VIEW
This unique classroom view shows the 1928 or 1929 sixth grade class of the old Atkinson Grammar School, located on Nimmons Street in Newnan. The teacher was Mrs. Helen Buchanan. The students have been identified as, first row, front to back, Cornelia…
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…
This Starr High Tenth Grade
This Starr High Tenth Grade class is from the 1933-34 school year. The school, no longer used, was in the Sharpsburg-Turin area. In this photo are, from left, front Ella Hill Brown, Joyce Edwards, Louise Duke, Louise McKoon, Ruby Dial, Sam Hooten;…
