Lake Raymond on Georgia Highway 16 in the Raymond Community was once a popular recreation spot in Coweta County. This scene was photographed when Lake Raymond was in its heyday in the early 1950s. Young people held dances beside the lake, which was…

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.…

This group of students includes first through third graders from the Mary Ray School at Raymond in November 1934. The picture is provided by Mrs. James Stewart. She remembers the school went through eighth grade and had three teachers, Mrs. Elizabeth…

The two young girls in the photo at left are Wylie Dee Bailey, left, and Evelyn Bailey of Raymond, Georgia. This and the other family photo are provided by a niece, Wyndolyn Wright Allen, and Wyllie Dee Bailey.
Miss Wyllie Dee Bailey was 77 on…