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A FISHING TRIP
This photo provided by Herbert Ozmore of Newnan shows a group of well-known, Newnan men on a fishing trip to Florida. One of the members of the group,…
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,…
R.D. FOREMEN
In this scene from the early 1940s are department foremen of the old R.D. Cole Manufacturing Company, which was replaced by the current Brown Steel Company on East Broad Street. Shown in the photo are, from left, front, M.E. Spraggins, Harvey…
OLD POPLAR LOG MISSION
Organized about 1931 by "Uncle" Henry Richards, the Old Poplar Log Mission met in Cole's Pasture, about 200 yards east of the present-day Congregational Holiness Church on Farmer Street. Services were each Sunday morning and Wednesday night. Lanterns…
GREENVILLE STREET IN 1900
Today, in 1986, Newnan downtown merchants and government officials are talking about starting a Main Street program to keep the downtown vital and alive, a place where people will continue to work, shop and do business. Many of the buildings in this…
AMONG COWETA 19TH CENTURY
Among Coweta 19th Century citizens were the Pucketts of Newnan, shown in these photographs. The children on the right are John O. Puckett, born in 1885. They were bth born in Newnan, and their father and mother, Columbus and Sallie Puckett, in the…
READY FOR A PARADE
These people in a photo from about 1910, provided by Cliff Glover, Jr. of Newnan, are ready for a parade. Glover is the father of Newnan Mayor Clifford (Gandy) Glover III. The third person from the left on the wagon float is Clifford Glover, Sr.,…
ATKINSON GRAMMAR SCHOOL
These young people are students from Atkinson Grammar School in 1933. Among those in the photo are Duke Blackburn, George Neil, Harold Ward, Eugene Love, Haden Camp, Harold Barron, Tommie Yeargan, Virginia Wilson Holbrook, Julia Mann Power, Lavonia…
NEWNAN HIGH CLASS OF 1937
The Newnan High School graduates from 1937 are shown in this photo taken in the auditorium in the upstairs of the Carnegie Library building by a photographer named Tarpley. Where married names of the women could be remembered, they are indicated in…
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILROAD PARK
This view of the Central of Georgia Railroad Park in Newnan is from about 1918. The park was located on Savannah Street next to the present Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce building.
TEMPLE AVENUE SCHOOL
These school children from the early 1900s are sixth graders at the old Temple Avenue School in Newnan. In the photo are, from left, front, Mary Cranford, Amy Ruth Morgan, Mary Powers, Ruth Robinson, Mrs. B.B. Melson, Mildred Arnall, Gabrille…
THESE SIXTH GRADERS
These sixth graders are students from the old Temple Avenue School in Newnan in 1921. Most of the students are identified as follows: sitting, left to right, Ethel Ball, Martha Cole, Sara Bryant; standing, front, left to right, (unknown), Willene…
Baptist Convention in Newnan
The Georgia Baptist Convention met in Newnan in November 1917 at the First Baptist Church on West Washington Street. Church records give a brief mention of the event, saying that A.N. Freeman gave the welcome on behalf of the First Baptist Church and…
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.…
A DISTRICT CHURCH MEETING
A district church meeting held in 1945 drew a large crowd at the Jones Hill United Methodist Church on Walk Carmichael Road. The Rev. R.W. Sutton, kneeling in the center with the basket, was pastor. This photo is provided by Claudia Mae Powell Berry,…
McCLELLAND ACADEMY
McClelland Academy is no longer standing in Newnan. The school was located on Duncan Street across from the city swimming pool. This photo is of the 1926 graduating class. Shown are seated, Mildred Wilson, Louise McColumn, Sallie P. Leigh, Maude…
THE WEDDING PARTY
Almost every married couple has a photograph to remember the people taking part in their wedding ceremony - and this wedding party is especially large by anyone's estimation. The event was the wedding of Virginia Glover to Edmund Francis Cook at…
Naval Academy Grads
Forty-one years ago, on June 6, 1945, The Newnan Times-Herald ran the photo at left of three midshipmen who were graduating from the United States Naval Academy. All three were appointed to the academy from Coweta County by Congressman A. Sidney…
PROTECTING THE CITY OF HOMES
This scene was photographed in front of the old City of Newnan Fire Department on June 19, 1949, when it was located on LaGrange Street in what is now Barron's appliance store. The fire department was moved to a new building beside the Municipal…
NEW SOLDIERS
This photograph made in April 1943 in front of the old train depot in Newnan shows a group of young men who had been inducted into the service. They had come home for seven days of leave and were ready to leave for the service. On the front row are…
NEWNAN SHOPPING IN YESTERYEAR
This photo shows the interior of one of Newnan's old stores, Boone's department store, which was located on the east side of the Court Square. It is not known exactly when the photo was taken, but the men in the store are, from left, S.G. Dukes,…
THE MURRAY STREET SCHOOL
The Murray Street School, shown in this photo from the files of the Coweta County School System, was a mill school established in 1898 by the Newnan Cotton Mill. It was located on Haynes Street in the village of East Newnan. The name was soon changed…
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.
OLYMPIA HOTEL
This view of the old Olympia Hotel in Newnan is from 1900. The structure was located on Greenville Street, on the present site of the Newnan Post Office and Federal Building.
NEWNAN HIGH SCHOOL, 1935
The family of George Willis Hammond shared this photograph, featuring the 1935 graduating class at Newnan high School. Left to right are, front, Alvin Harper, Rosa Deck, Margaret Kersey Heck, Helen Cole Jones, Lucy Wilkinson, Norman Camp, Mary Willie…
SCHOOL DAYS
As Coweta County School children head back to classes this coming Monday they are not so different from the students of days gone by. These third grade youngsters in October 1924 pose at the old Temple Avenue Grammar School in Newnan, which stood on…
THE T.G. FARMER AND SONS
The T.G. Farmer and Sons General Merchandise Store was the original occupant of the building at 15 Jefferson St., at the corner of Madison Street, that now houses the Newnan Times-Herald offices. The building dates from 1914, and the T.G. Farmer sign…
1935 Newnan Football Team
As football season is getting underway, we look back at one of Newnan High School's past football teams from about 1935. From left are, front, 21-Hugh Pope, 10-E.C. "Beefie" McCoy, 11-Roy Power, 1-Robert (Gravett or Gravette), 17-Philip Jackson,…
HOWARD WARNER HIGH SCHOOL
This group of young students are the 1945 graduating class of Howard Warner High School in Newnan. This class from 40 years ago was the first graduating class of Professor F.A. Dodson at Howard Warner. The old Howard Warner building on Savannah…
'Possum Eaters Convention
December 5, 1946, brought the 34th annual 'Possum Eaters Convention - which was held in Newnan for many years at Bud Gay's restaurant on East Broad Street. The menu cooked by the popular black restaurant proprietor included crisp and brown roasted…
NEWNAN HIGH GRADUATES, 1904
This group of young people are the 1904 graduates of Newnan High School. From left are, front, John Robinson, Willis J. Davis, Earl Chandler; second row, Lorenna Robertson (far left) and Annie Lizzie Widener (far right); third row, Ysabel Salbide,…
McCLELLAND ACADEMY CLASS OF 1929
This photograph is another in a group of graduating classes from McClelland Academy, which operated in Newnan in the early 1900s. It was located on Duncan Street, across from the city swimming pool there. In this 1929 graduation photo, are, from…
A Plentiful Cotton Harvest
This scene of harvested cotton being brought to market is on the north side of the Newnan Court Square in the 1920s. Automobiles can be seen among the loaded wagons. The spire of the First Baptist Church on West Washington Street can be seen in the…
NEWNAN STUDENTS OF THE 1920'S
These youngsters are sixth graders at Atkinson Grammar School in Newnan about 1920 or 1921. In the photo are, from left, front, Ben Copeland, Neil Burnham, Elizabeth Shackelford, Sarah Martin, Elizabeth McElroy, Frances McKoy, Etta Pittman, Louis…
DO YOU KNOW THESE YOUNGSTERS?
This picture is of a class at Newnan Junior High in 1957-58, but only part of the names could be remembered. Those who are identified are, all from left, front, 1-Jesse Edwards, 2-Bobby Cook, 3-Sonny Deriso, 5-Mary Lawrence Smith, 6-Jan Foster.…
NEWNAN HIGH FOOTBALL TEAM 1914
This group of young men composed the Newnan High School Football Team of 1914. From left are, front, W. Brewer, R. Martin, W. Lyle, E. Peniston, E.Cook, H. Farmer and H. Arnall. In back are Coach White, S. Powellm S.A. Camp, P. Kidd, A. Murphy, J.…
JOLLITIME KINDERGARTEN
Jollitime Kindergarten was located on Kellog Street in Newnan near the present Maggie Brown Kindergarten building. It was operated by Mrs. Mills Tuttle in her home. Mrs. Tuttle is standing at back right. In the photo is the class of 1951. The…
NEWNAN HIGH CLASS OF 1924
These Newnan High School graduates pose in their finery at ceremonies in 1924. From left are, front Ann Bryant, Ruth Boynton, Rose Stephens, Eileen Gurley, Hazel Potts, Ella Mae Smith, Virginia Davis, Virginia Banks (St. John), Marion Arnall, Martha…
McCLELLAND ACADEMY CLASS OF 1930
The McClelland Academy is no longer standing, but it was located on Duncan Street in Newnan across for the current Duncan Street swimming pool. Class groups from McClelland have been featured before in Coweta County Remembered and this group is the…
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…
Mill Workers
Gathered in this photograph are workers at the East Newnan mill around 1929. Some of the people remembered, not in any order, are Jim Treadwell, Odie Hinsley, Johnny Kimbell, Lena Neill, Bess Watts, Noah Bennett, Roy Neese, Lena Griffin Neese, Rosie…
THE MILLER MEN
In this photo from Artie Storey are her husband Tom Storey's great-grandfather and four of his children. In the center is William Henry Bryson Miller, born February 8, 1860 in Dekalb County, Ga., son of Captain (CSA) William Andrew Calhoun and…
Temple Avenue School Memories
Coweta County's first public school, the old Temple Avenue School, was built in 1888 and served until it was abandoned in 1956 upon the completion of Elm Street Elementary School. The building was demolished in May 1972. This photo is the second…
Temple Avenue School Memories
Several photos have appeared in this feature of classes from Coweta County's first public school, the old Temple Avenue School, which was built in 1888 and closed in 1956 upon the completion of Elm Street Elementary School. The building, which was…
Em, Em, Good!
Eating plates of spaghetti in this scene from 1973 are a young John Bolin, left, and Carol Sprayberry. The photo, provided by Dick Bolin, was published to remind Coweta County folks to attend the annual spaghetti supper sponsored by the Henry…
A Play to Remember
This young group of actors performed in a children's play presented at the auditorium over the Carnegie Library in downtown Newnan about 1922. From left are, front, Bill Lee, Sally Cook, Jimmy Williams, Patsy Woodroof (standing), Lamar Smith and Dot…
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…
Neill Wrote Church History
William Tatum Neill (1848-1918), right, wrote the history of Bethel Methodist Church. At left is his wife, Elizabeth "Betty" Hall Neill (1852-1911).
First Self-Service Grocery
Dorsey Bowers provided this interior view of the new self-service grocery store opened by the H.C. Arnall Merchandise Company April 17, 1929. The company had moved from what is now the Kessler's building to the former Burdett warehouse building on…
SELECTIVE SERVICE BOARD
The people in this photo were the Coweta County Selective Service Board in about 1944. The draft board office was located in the Newnan Municipal Building, where the picture was made. From left are, front, R.L. Austin, Wilber Johnson, John Robinson,…
Central Baptist Church Sunday School
These youngsters were in the Primary Department of Central Baptist Church in Newnan in June 1926. From left are, seated Rosa Deck, Ida Lee Ellis, Helen Cole Jones, Ann Glover Parrott, Ruth Thomas, Tom Farmer, George Fisher, Cliff B. Glover, Everette…