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Coweta County Remembered
A tree planting ceremony in Oak Hill Cemetery was preserved for history by a photographer, but the peoples' names and occasion are a mystery.
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 Old Courthouse, Newnan, Georgia
This old courthouse was built in 1829 by Captain William Hitchcock. The clock tower was added while A.J. Lyndon was in office in the 1880's. Notice the well in the center foreground.
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 NEWNAN PASSENGER TRAIN STATION
The Newnan passenger train station is shown in this old photograph as it appeared in 1970. It was provided by Merrill S. Hughie, who was a railway clerk at this depot for 42 years for both the A&WP Railway and the Central of Georgia (Southern…
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 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 along with the horse-drawn wagon. The building was sold to Barron's video and appliances after the…
THE MURRAY STREET SCHOOL
The Murray Street School, shown in this photo from the files of the Coweta County School System, was a mill school established in 1898 by the Newnan Cotton Mill. It was located on Haynes Street in the village of East Newnan. The name was soon changed…
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 MARTINS OF MORELAND
This 1889 photo shows a family before the turn of the century. Seated are George Hiram Martin, left, and his wife Nancy McDonald Martin. Standing at right beside his mother is George Thomas Martin. In the father's lap is McDonald Martin, and in the…
THE LaGRANGE STREET VIADUCT
The railroads have played an important part in travel and development for Newnan, as for other towns across America. This interesting photograph, shows train travel at the LaGrangeStreet Viaduct in Newnan about 1918.
THE HOLLBERG HOTEL IN SENOIA
The Hollberg Hotel in Senoia was built in 1907 by C.F. Hollberg, Sr. The massive home was operated as a hotel until 1930. It is shown in this postcard image provided by Winnie Glover Cline. The card was sent to her sister, the late Mary Glover Nixon,…
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 Great Seal of Georgia
Byron Mathews, Coweta County Juvenile Court Judge, discussing the Great Seal of Georgia at a local meeting. Judge Mathews wrote a book about the McCook-Stoneman Raid.
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 Children
Gathering of residents and community members in the pavilion off Boone Drive at Newnan Public Housing apartments.
THE CARNEGIE LIBRARY AND AUDITORIUM
The Carnegie Library and auditorium and the Central Baptist Church in the background are shown in this photograph of downtown Newnan from the early 1900s. Notice the unimproved streets with stepping stones and the old street light hanging overhead.
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 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…