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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 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…
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.
William Neill (1795-1874)
William Niell (1795-1874) and his wife, Elener Endsley Neill (1797-1881), were early settlers of Coweta County.
Wanda Stegall
Wanda Stegall employee of the Office of Public Relations, West Georgia College, Carrollton, GA
THIS SCENE FROM THE EARLY 1900s
This scene from the early 1900s shows, standing right, Archie Preston Robinson, father of the late Mrs. Ruth M. Robinson Landers, and friends, seated leftm Bob Carmichael and, standing center, Jett Smith, step-father of the late Mrs. Vada Shinn…
THIS 1928 PHOTO
This 1928 photo, from Grace L. Powers shows some of her Coweta County ancestors. Seated is Sarah Ella Crumbley Robinson and standing are her brother Frank Crumbley, left, and her half-brother Bill Crumbley, right. Sara Robinson is the mother of the…
THIS 1899 FAMILY PORTRAIT
This 1899 family portrait shows the William Walker Camp family. It was made on the porch of the William Drane Leigh house, which was located on the south side of Roscor Road at the intersection of Hospital Road. A picture of the house was published…
THESE SHARPSBURG LADIES
These Sharpsburg ladies are gathered at Pitman's Pond in the 1880s or 1890s. The event was possibly a picnic, although their dress finery may indicate a more auspicious occasion. Left to right are Nora North, Ella North Hardy, Mamie Harrison, Clara…
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…
These Costumed People
These costumed people were in a historical pageant which was presented in the second-floor auditorium of the Carnegie Library Building at West Broad and LaGrange Streets on the Court Square. The date of the event is unknown. Among those shown are…
THESE BROTHERS AND SISTERS
These brothers and sisters are from the Austin family of Coweta County. From left are, front, Jet Austin, Susie Newman, Johnny Austin, Annie Austin; back T.D. "Booze" Austin, Sara Amis, Bob Austin and Nell Austin. Mrs. Sara Amis was 99 on her…
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.
THE NEWNAN READING CIRCLE
The Newnan reading circle members in this group were gathered for a meeting January 5, 1950, at the home of Miss Mary Ella Camp. This organization was established in 1909 and is now Newnan's oldest continuous cultural club. The membership has always…
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…
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"…
The Children
Gathering of residents and community members in the pavilion off Boone Drive at Newnan Public Housing apartments.
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 "JAZZ WAGON"
Lowery "Rat" Welch is pictured in his modified version of the T-Model Ford automobile which he named the "Jazz Wagon." The scene is Greenville Street in 1923, during the Roaring Twenties.
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.
T.G. FARMER FAMILY
Gathered on the steps of their home on Jefferson Street are members of the Thomas Gholston Farmer family, from left, front, Hugh A. Farmer Sr., Thomas G. Farmer Jr., T.G. Farmer Sr., Sallie Faver Farmer (holding T.G. Hamilton), Nannie Cliff Farmer…
SUMMERS FAMILY
Members of the Summers family were gathered at Pearl Spring Park near Newnan in 1910 when this photo was made. It is provided by Louise Summers. She is one of seven children of John Dawson Summers and Annie Claude Blalock Summers, who married August…
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.
SOUTHERN SNOWBALLS
Even if there is not much snow in Coweta County, youngsters always make the best of what does fall. In the scene at top, several little boys in Newnan show off their Southern-style snowballs filled with leaves about 1928 or 1929. They are shown in a…
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…
SHARPSBURG CHILDREN
These youngsters in a photo from about 1912 are the children of Effie and Percy Smith. They are shown seated on the front steps of the house which Mr. Smith built on Depot Street in Sharpsburg. The house is still standing and is now the home of Mrs.…
SEWELL FAMILY
The family of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Marion Sewell of the Happy Valley area of northern Coweta County was photographed about 1896 or 1897 while visiting at the home of Miss Dee Hood in Roscoe. Mr. Sewell and his wife Jeanette Hobgood Sewell are shown…
SERVING BARBECUE
This photo from the 1940s shows Mr. Guy Cole of R.D. Cole Mfg. Co. Serving Barbecue to then Gov. Ellis Arnall and his late first wife Mildred during a function at the Newnan waterworks park. It is dated August 26, 1943. The photo is provided by Ed…
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,…
School Food Service Employee Retires
Lois Ware, long time Coweta County School Food Service Worker retires.
Sarah-Hall Missionary Society
This group of women formed the Sarah Hall Ladies' Missionary Society at Central Baptist Church in 194, when Mrs. Karl Nixon (the former Mary Glover) was president. The picture is from a group of photos provided by Mrs. Winnie Glover Klein, the late…
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.
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.,…
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…
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.
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
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).
MURPHY HOME PLACE
This is the second of two group photos provided by Lena Latimer Murphy (Mrs. Hewlette C. Murphy), showing the old A.J. "Berry" Murphy home place. A picture of the family in the 1940s was published November 10, 1987. The home, still standing, is on…
MURPHY FAMILY ABOUT 1940
This group photo shows one of Coweta county's families about 1940. Gathered around A.J. "Berry" Murphy and his wife Etna Belinda Carter Murphy are their children, in-laws and grandchildren at the A.J. Murphy Home. It is provided by Lena Latimer…
Mrs. Nora Sewell
Nora Sewell celebrates her birthday
Mrs. Fannie Brown
Mrs. Fannie Brown celebrates her birthday
MRS. AND MRS. T.L. LANG, SR.
These photos from Thomas L. Land, Sr. show him and his wife, the late Mrs. Sara Starr Lang. The photo of Mr. Lang shows him in his World War One uniform. Lang grew up close to the Happy Valley area of the county. When he was called to serve in WWI,…
Mr. and Mrs. Edward N. Grant
Mr. and Mrs. Edward N. Grant celebrate their anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Tarleton
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Tarleton celebrating their wedding anniversary
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…
MORELAND PEACH ORCHARD
These young women pose in the Camp Peach Orchard in Moreland in 1936. From left are, Ruby Carolyn Camp Mills, Mary Willie Bowen Banks, Ida Lee Ellis, Elsie Mann Farmer, Catherine Poole Reding and Billie Camp Embry. The two Camp girls are from the…
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.
MILL FAMILIES
Families of workers from Southern Mills are gathered for this photo made in 1942, provided by Charles F. Welden. Mr. Welden remembered a number of people scattered through the group. In addition to Charles Welden and Dorothy Welden they include:…
MEMORIES OF PEARL LAKE
These young friends spent many happy days swimming at a former popular recreation spot in Coweta County known as Pearl Lake. The lake at a place once known as Pearl Spring off U.S. Highway 29 south of Newnan is now privately-owned and closed to the…
Mary A. Lovelace Stegall
Photograph of Mary A. Lovelace Stegall, used for her obituary
KIWANIS CHRISTMAS DINNER
This holiday scene shows a Newnan Kiwanis Club Christmas banquet in the 1940s at the old Swinton Hotel. Around the center table are, clockwise from front left, Roy Brown, Frank Thompson, Rebecca Thompson, Hamp Smith Sr., Rubye Smith, Bessie Starnes,…