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THE NEWNAN FIRE DEPARTMENT
The Newnan Fire Department of the 1920s is shown in this scene in front of the old fire house on LaGrange Street. Notice the Modern motorized vehicles…
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 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…
THE RAGSDALE FAMILY OF TURIN
This early family portrait of the Ragsdale family of Turin was made about 1900. Shown left to right are William Claborne Ragsdale, Robert Hunter Ragsdale, Arbisena Hunter Ragsdale, Mary Ragsdale Neely and John Baxter Ragsdale.
AN OLD-FASHIONED SOUTHERN PICNIC
This photo was made in Turin, Georgia, probably on a hot summer afternoon in the 1920s. Neither the exact location nor the people can be identified.
A FAMILY FROM TURIN
Posed for a portrait, probably made in the early 1890s, is the Fletcher Moreland Stamps family of Turin. Seated are, left center, Fletcher Moreland Stamps, born December 19, 1841; and right, Mary Ann Roberts Stamps, born July 10, 1844. Standing at…
STARR SCHOOL, 1925
These are the second and third grades at Starr High School near Turin in 1925. In the photo, from left, front, Lillian Haynes, Frances Green, Lucile Stamps, Margaret West, Pearl Adcock, Helen Hunter, Pollyanna Smith; second row, Martha Sue Johnson,…
Basketball at Starr High 
Basketball season will soon be getting underway in Coweta County, and this photo gives a look back at the sport. These young ladies composed the basketball team at Starr High School in the Sharpsburg-Turin area in 1928. The team members are, in…
STARR HIGH STANDS NO LONGER
Starr High stands no longer but served youngsters in the Sharpsburg-Turin area for many years. This group is the senior class of 1934-35. From left are, front, Richard Smith, J.C. Jones, Ralph Harris, Moses Breed, Wendell Moore; second row, Lillian…
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 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;…
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…
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.
BASKETBALL OF DAYS GONE BY
This group of young women basketball players is the first girls team at the old Starr High School in the Sharpsburg-Turin area in 1922. In the photo are, left to right, front, Mary Bridge (Asbel), Lila Hardy, Ruth Christopher (Evans), Mildred Bailey…
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.
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.
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,…