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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…
CELEBRATING NEWNAN'S CENTENNIAL
Newnan's Centennial Parade in 1927 was the occassion. Adorning a float representing Boone's Department Store (which was located in the Belk building) are, left to right, Emily Johnson (Mrs. Cliff Matthews of Houston, Texas), Emory Caldwell, the late…
CENTENNIAL FLOAT
This photo from a collection provided by Mrs. Winnie Glover Cline shows a float entered by the Sarah Dickinson Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, in the Coweta County Centennial Parade September 28, 1927. It was photographed at Mrs. Mary…
Centennial Parade Float
The float in this photograph was in the parade commemorating Coweta County and Newnan's 100th anniversary on September 28, 1927. The float was sponsored by Arnall Mills, which is now owned by Bibb Manufacturing Company of Macon. Shown on the float…
CENTRAL BAPTIST CHOIR, 1930
This photograph shows the 20-member choir of Central Baptist Church in Newnan about 1920. From left are, font, Sara Perry, Myrtle Mann, Marjorie Sieb Yancy, Alice Byram Arnold, (unidentified), Mrs. Hand, Nannie Cliff Hamilton, Ruth Arnall; second…
Central Baptist Church Sunday School
These youngsters were in the Primary Department of Central Baptist Church in Newnan in June 1926. From left are, seated Rosa Deck, Ida Lee Ellis, Helen Cole Jones, Ann Glover Parrott, Ruth Thomas, Tom Farmer, George Fisher, Cliff B. Glover, Everette…
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILROAD PARK
This view of the Central of Georgia Railroad Park in Newnan is from about 1918. The park was located on Savannah Street next to the present Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce building.
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.
CHILDREN OF C.J. BARRON
A family photo of Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Barron and the eldest six of their children was published in the February 2, 1988, edition of the Times-Herald. This photo shows the younger six children born after the first photo was taken. It was made about 1917…
CHRISTMAS SPLENDOR
This scene is of the Christmas decorations at Central Baptist Church in Newnan in 1938. The photo is among a group provided by Mrs. Winnie Glover Klein.
Civil War Veterans
A half century after the War Between the States, Coweta County still had a good number of veterans of the conflict between the blue and gray. The man on the far right on the front row, holding a stick, is Abe Keith, whose wife, "Aunt" Ella Keith,…
CLASS OF 1920
Newnan High School's graduating class in 1920 was a bit smaller than those today, a little over 40 in comparison to almost 400 in 1985. In this photo are 43 students - 19 young men and 24 young women - along with several adults. In the class are,…
Completed Construction of C&S Bank
Black and white photograph of the completed C&S Bank branch on corner of Greenville Street and Spring Street.
CORNER BRANCH SCHOOL
Among the many schools in Coweta County's history is one called the Corner Branch School that can be dated back to about 1890. It was located at the corner of Smokey Road and Dr. Bruce Jackson Road, and it closed in 1918.
COWETA CITIZENS OF THE 1890'S
These Coweta County citizens of the 1890's are the ancestors of quite a number of present-day Coweta County residents. This group photograph includes, from left, front, Amelia Smith Sewell, Jaspar Newton Sewell with Curtis Jones being the young boy…
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.
Coweta County Veterans
These distinguished gentlemen gathered on the steps of the Coweta County Courthouse in downtown Newnan are veterans from Coweta County of the War Between the States. The picture of the surviving veterans was made in the 1920s by photographer Will F.…
COWETA FARMING FAMILIES
These two couples were among Coweta County's many farming families of the early 1900s. They are ancestors of Tom Storey and the photos are provided by his daughter Elizabeth Faith Storey Rubalcaba. Robert Pinkton "Pink" Washington and his wife Nannie…
COWETA VETERANS CLUB
This scene was photographed at the unveiling of the bronze plaque at the Coweta Veterans Club on April 25, 1950. The youngsters helping with the ceremony are Paul W. Stubbs, left, and Christine Payton Burnette, right. They were the two youngest…
Coweta's First Seat of Government
While on an outing to obtain a photograph of the boulder which marks the site of the lost town of Bullsboro for the "Coweta County Chronicles," this photograph was made of Mrs. Mary Gibson Jones. Founded in 1826, Bullsboro was Coweta County's first…
Creosote Cylinders
An interesting product of the old R.D. Cole Manufacturing Company in Newnan are these sections of riveted steel creosote cylinders. Four sections weighed 100,000 pounds each, and this tank required three standard railroad flat cars for loading. The…
CROWDER HOME, 1898
This photograph of the William L. Crowder home was made in fall of 1898. The adults seated in front are, left to right, Bud Watts, William Leonard Crowder and Sophia Wortham Crowder. The children standing behind them are, left to right, Mary…
CROWDER HOME, 1982
This picture of the restored Crowder home was made during the summer of 1982. Seated are, left to right, Len Clarke Crowder, grandson of the builder; the late Donnie Wortham Hendrix, granddaughter of Hugh Wortham, holding Thomas Henry "Harry" Camp;…
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…
Crystal Lawson Receives Award
Left to right: Herman Fletcher (Principal of O.P. Evans Middle School), Crystal Lawson, and unknown.
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.
Demolition of old Kroger Building on the Corner of Greenville Street and Spring Street, 1957
Black and white photograph of the old Kroger store during demolition. The sign for the Piggly Wiggly was found underneath the Kroger sign.
