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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 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…
Willie Frank Strong
Willie Frank Strong, a Newnan student often in the news for achievement.
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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 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 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;…
THIS PHOTO OF A NEWNAN HIGH
This photo of a Newnan High football team was obained recently by Frank Bezenah. None of the players are identified, nor is the date of this photograph known. Anyone who knows the players and what year the team played is asked to contact Herb Bridges…
THIS GROUP OF FIRST GRADERS FROM 1923
This group of first graders from 1923 is a class from the Grantville School. The photo is the second of two provided by Mrs. Lois Duncan. The first was published June ? These youngsters were in the class of Mrs. Gladys Lambert. Among those Mrs.…
These Youngsters
These youngsters and their teacher are students from the first through fourth grades at the old Sharpsburg School about 1921. From left are, front, J.W. Cole, Wynn Smith, Gene Johnston, Arrie Henry, (first name unknown) Moore, and (first name…
THESE YOUNG PEOPLE
These young people comprised the 1921 Junior Class of Newnan High School. The photo is provided by Mrs. Catherine Passolt Glass, second from right on the back row of girls. Posing on the steps of the old building - no longer standing - on the side…
These Young Beauties
These young beauties are Newnan High School students from about 1907. In the photo are, front, from left, Ada Catherine Gibson (Mrs. James Lemuel Poole), Corrie Owens (Mrs. Ira Walker Brooks), Nellie Brown (Mrs. B. Glen Hopson); second row, Lily…
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…
THESE NEWNAN HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR BOYS
These Newnan High School Senior boys of the 1920-21 term are gathered on the steps of the old high school. The photo is provided by Milliard Hubbard. He could only identify some of those pictured by last name. From left are, front, - Hill, Charlie…
THE WORTHAM SCHOOL
The Wortham School was located just off Gordon Road across from the Young Maddox homeplace. It operated until 1924, when it was consolidated with Moreland School.
THE ROSCOE SCHOOL
These students are at the Roscoe School in 1913. In the photo are, from left, front, sitting on ground, George Potts, J.W. Turner, Harold Sewell, Carl Sewell; second row, on ench, Maggie Jou Edison, Willie Mae Cook, Irene Crews, Myrtie Sprayberry,…
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.…
THE HAPPY VALLEY SCHOOL
The Happy Valley School was constructed in the late 1880s and remained open until 1925, when all of the students were moved to the Roscoe School.
THE EAST COWETA HIGH SCHOOL
The East Coweta High School graduating class of 1948-49 is shown in this photo. From left are, front row, seated, Herchell Couch, Georgine Currie (Harris), Roderick McDonald, Frances Jones, Jack Cooper, Oveda Abercrombie; standing, second row,…
The Baracca Class At The Waterworks
Assembled at the Newnan waterworks is the Baracca Class of the First Baptist Church in Newnan from the era of the 1930s. The photograph is thought to have been taken on the dam at the waterworks when the pond was still relatively new. Among the men…
The 1938 Graduating Class
The 1938 graduating class of the old Starr High School in Sharpsburg is shown in this photo. From left are, front, Bertha Hooten (Couch), Beula Johnson (Reese), (unknown), a girl named Caldwell; second row, Edwin Brown, Josephine Summers (Lee),…
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…
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
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…
Temple Avenue Grammar School
Gathered on the steps of the old Temple Avenue Grammar School in Newnan is a first grade class from 1923. The class was taught by Mrs. Odem, back right, and the school principal was Miss Maggie Brown, back left, after whom the current Maggie Brown…
STUDENTS FROM BRANTLEY INSTITUTE
Several class photos from Brantley Institute in Senoia have been published in the Coweta County Remembered feature. From left are, front, Verdell Bell, Lois Bedenbaugh, Elln Kate Burdette, Willena Nolan, Nell Herren, Margaret Shell, Alma Byrom, Sadie…
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,…
Starr School Students
These first grade students are from a class at Starr School in Sharpsbug in 1922-23. The only ones known are John Thomas Norton, seventh from the left on the second row; the teacher, Mrs. Moore, who is eighth from the left on the second row; and…
STARR SCHOOL FIRST GRADE
This is the first grade class of Starr High School in 1924. Students in the group are, front, left to right, Mary George Moses, Ella Hill Brown, Elinor Lambert, (first name unknown) Nest, Frances Hyde, (first name unknown) Stevens, and (first name…
STARR HIGH, 1934
The 1934 Senior Class of Starr High School posed for this group picture. They are, from left, front, Margaret Edwards, Jane Osterhout, Mary George Pepper, Mary Will Johnson and Alma Byrom; second row, Thomas Blizzard, Leroy Johnson, W.E. Maynard and…
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…
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…
STARR HIGH SCHOOL
Several photos have been provided of the old Starr High School in Sharpsburg, including this one from the Coweta County Board of Education files and one from James McKoon. The school was established in 1919 and was located by the side of the raiload…
STARR HIGH EIGHTH GRADE, 1931
This class photograph of the Starr High eighth grade in 1931 is provided by Bernard Hubbard and came from Cliff Hughie. In the class are, from left, front, Ralph Harris, Thelma Beckom, Alma Byrom, Evelyn Collins, Mattie Kate Newly, Bernard Hubbard,…
Some of the Names
Some of the names and faces in this 1920s photo of fourth and fifth graders at the Senoia School may be familiar. The school was also known as the Brantley Institute, explains Mrs. Montine Caldwell, who provided the photo. Among those in the picture…
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…
SHARPSBURG AREA YOUNGSTERS OF 1931
These fourth grade students attended Starr High School in 1931 and are gathered on the steps of the school, which was located at the intersection of Highways 16 and 54. Their teacher was Mrs. Lena Johnson Shell, seated at right. Among the children in…
SENOIA STUDENTS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
High School students from Brantley Institute in Senoia visited the Post Office Department in Washington, D.C., on May 31, 1939. Mrs. Coral Moses Hand was the teacher, shown at far right standing next to James W. Cole, second assistant postmaster…
SENOIA SCHOOL STUDENTS
This photograph of a groupd of Senoia School students from 1923 or 1924 has been submitted by two different people, Coweta County resident Mrs. Montine Caldwell, whose husband is in the group, and by Mrs. Robert C. NeSmith of Raleigh, North Carolina.…
Senoia High School Graduates, 1939
These young people are 1939 graduates of Senoia High School, also known as Brantley Institute. From left are, front, Charlotte Tribble, Ila Cooper, Audrey Morgan, Miriam Parks, Virginia Shell and Kate Jones; second row, Ben Haisten, Sadie Chappell,…
SENOIA FIRST GRADERS, 1938
This is the first grade group at the Senoia Brantley Istitute, known as the Senoia School, in October 1938. In the photograph are,m from left, Frances Johnson, Bobby Wilson, Thomas Caldwell, Mildred Hannah, Eleanor Hutchinson, Eugene Gordon and Billy…
SCHOOL DAYS
School days are almost here for Coweta County youngsters. This scene shows a sixth grade class of the former Temple Avenue School in Newnan, probably in the early 1900s although the exact date is known. This photograph was obtained by Frank Bezenah,…
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…
SCHOOL CHILDREN IN HARALSON
This group of youngsters are school children from Haralson about 1928. This photo was made at the Lutheran Church. At front right are J.C. Tenney and Steve Tenney. The other children are not identified.