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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…
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Tarleton
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Tarleton celebrating their wedding anniversary
A Visit from Santa
Black and white photograph of children posing with Santa Clause at the bank branch located on Greenville Street in downtown Newnan. Photograph was taken by Bob Shapiro Photography in 1984.
Children in front of Christmas Tree, 1979
Black and white photograph of bank employee's children posing in front of a Christmas Tree inside the bank lobby. Dated December 1979.
Employees of C&S Bank of Newnan in front of Christmas Tree
Black and White photograph of branch employees in front of Christmas Tree in the lobby of the bank.
Employees pose in front of large Christmas wreath
Black and White photograph of bank employees in front of large Christmas wreath in lobby of bank branch, c. 1955-1960.
Annual Employee Photograph
Black and white photograph of bank employees posing in front of the lobby Christmas Tree, c. 1955-1960.
C&S Bank Annual Employee Christmas Photo
Black and white photograph of employees in front of large Christmas Tree with a Santa Clause figure in the center. Photo taken c. 1955-1960
Bank Employee's Annual Christmas Photo
Black and White photograph of employees in front of Christmas Tree.
Boy sharing his list with Santa Clause
Color photograph of a boy sitting in Santa's lap. No date.
Old Kroger Grocery Store on Greeville Street and Spring Street, c. 1957
Black and white photograph of the old Kroger grocery store building before construction of new C&S Bank location on Greenville Street and Spring Street. Photograph taken c. 1957
THE FAMILY OF MR. AND MRS. C.J. BARRON
The family of Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Barron is shown in this photo made around 1901 by Mr. S. Frank Jackson, who was a relative and a photographer. The photo is provided by Harold Barron, who said it was made at the foot of West Washington Street at the…
A TRIPLE WEDDING IN 1905
As the traditional "wedding season" gets underway, this photo gives a glimpse of a large triple wedding in the McColhum community off what is now U.S. Highway 29 in northern Coweta County. The wedding ceremony, which took place in August 1905, was…
SHARPSBURG CITY SLICKERS
Shown are three young men of Sharpsburg, probably on their early 20s, about the turn the century. From left are George T. Smith, Charles A. Williams and James Augustus "Gus" Bridges. The photograph was probably made about 1900 by S.F. Jackson, a…
THESE COUSINS
These cousins posed for a group picture at the S.F. Jackson studio in Newnan about 1904. Jim Boswell, center, and Lelia Boswell Smith, right, are brother and sister, children of George and Sophia Boswell of Moreland. Their cousin at left is Myrtle…
The Children
Gathering of residents and community members in the pavilion off Boone Drive at Newnan Public Housing apartments.
Mary A. Lovelace Stegall
Photograph of Mary A. Lovelace Stegall, used for her obituary
School Food Service Employee Retires
Lois Ware, long time Coweta County School Food Service Worker retires.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward N. Grant
Mr. and Mrs. Edward N. Grant celebrate their anniversary
Golden Age Club Plans Bazaar
Golden Age Club Plans Bazaar
State Kiwanis Officers
State Kiwanis Officers participate in meeting. Third from left is Allyn Bell, a long time Coweta County School System principal and member of the Newnan Kiwanis Club.
Mrs. Fannie Brown
Mrs. Fannie Brown celebrates her birthday
Mrs. Nora Sewell
Nora Sewell celebrates her birthday
Former Residents
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Allen, of Dayton, Ohio, formally of Newnan, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception on February 20, 1982. The Allen's have seven children, 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Wanda Stegall
Wanda Stegall employee of the Office of Public Relations, West Georgia College, Carrollton, GA
The "Anonym" Club
This photo is of a group called the "Anonym Club." The four men's names were written on the back of the frame in the following order: Harry Trantham, J. Litt Jones, John S. Hardaway, Jr. and W.L. Stricker.
A Gentleman Caller Comes A Courtin'
This gentleman and young lady are perched in a horse-drawn buggy in downtown Sharpsburg in the early 1900s. Seated in the buggy are W.B North and Polly Bridges. They are in front of the house of Mrs. Mary Bridges on the southeast corner of Terrentine…
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.
A SENOIA FAMILY
This Family group from Senoia, Georgia, in about 1899. The only person who can be positively identified is the gentleman standing in the back, fourth from left, Leonard Pinkston Neill.
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.,…
READY FOR A RIDE
Rhodes Johnson and Nancy Bowers (Johnson) are seated in the front seat of this new automobile in the yard at the old Bowers home in the White Oak Community, J.D. Johnson and Mary Hunter (Chestnut) are seated in the back.
A LOVER OF HISTORY
This photograph shows Miss Lily Reynolds on her birthday when she was in her late 80's or 90's. She was a lover of local history and co-wrote with Mary Gibson Jones the history of Coweta County published in 1926 called "Coweta Chronicles."
MORELAND RAILROAD STATION
Moreland is the traditional place to eat barbecue on July 4th in Coweta County - and has been for 40 years. In recent years the town has added the Puckett Station crafts fair to the annual barbecue event. The crafts fairs goes by the name for the…
A Cool Swim About 1910
The young people in this photo are enjoying a swimming outing at Hilley's Mill about 1910. The recreation spot was northwest of Powers' Crossroads. The names of the young women are not remembered. In front is (7) Gyp Stanley, and on the second row…
A Large Newnan Family
This photo from the files of the Newnan-Coweta Historical Society, shows one of Newnan's large old families. The family is that of Mrs. I.E.C.W. Smith about 1917. From left are, front, Mrs. Sarah Peniston Moses, Ellis Redding Sims, Sr., Mrs. Em Smith…
AN 1890'S POLITICAL FISH FRY
This gathering in the Handy community is a political fish fry in the summer of 1893 for Newnan attorney, William Y. Atkinson, then in the midst of his campaign for governor of Georgia. It was hosted by W.L. Crowder near Handy Crossroads. Atkinson is…
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.
'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…
MISS NONIE GABLE
Miss Nonie Gable fondly remembers her musical talent of picking the guitar. Now at the age of 93, she is still alert and active and can tell many fascinating stories of times and changes.
THE MILLER FAMILY
This Miller family photo was taken at the old Jim Powell home on Greenville Street about 1901. The home is now used as a church, according to Artie Storey, who submitted the picture for her husband Tom Storey's great aunt, Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie"…
1940s BIRTHDAY PARTY
This social gathering of the 1940s is a party in honor of Miss Peggy Starnes' fifth birthday. Several of the young guests attended dressed in their mothers' clothes. In the photo are, from left, front Melissa Sanders, Ruth Hammet, unknown, Susianne…
19TH CENTURY COWETANS
Marcellus E. Washington, left, and his son Rufus Robert Edward Washington, right, were among the Coweta County folk of the 1800s. They are the maternal great-great-grandfather and great-grandfather of Tom Storey. The photo is provided by Mr. Storey's…
The Baileys of Raymond
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…
Miss Wyllie Dee Bailey was 77 on…
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…
William Neill (1795-1874)
William Niell (1795-1874) and his wife, Elener Endsley Neill (1797-1881), were early settlers of Coweta County.
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…
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…
Cruce Sisters
This photograph depicts two daughter of Steven Oliver Cruce who was killed in the Battle of Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17, 1862. His wife was Sarah Eleanor "Nellie" Neill Cruce. Mary Frances "Molly" Cruce is left, and Elisabeth "Alice" Cruce…
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…
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).
Paul Cole and His Family
Paul Cole and his family were among the hard working residents of northern Coweta County in the early part of the 20th century. A son, William Cole, has been featured in another Coweta County Remembered photo plowing on the old Spence Place on Walt…