Newnan in Coweta County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Colonel Daniel Newnan
1780-1851
Photographed by Andrea Newton
1. Colonel Daniel Newnan Marker
Colonel Daniel Newnan led a troop of Georgia militia on a raid into Spanish Florida in September 1812 in an attempt to annex Florida to the United States during the War of 1812. Newnan's men engaged a force of Seminole Indians under the command of Seminole Chief King Payne. Several soldiers and Indians were killed in the battle. During the Creek War of 1813-14, while campaigning in Alabama under Brigadier General John Floyd, Newnan led a group of Georgia volunteers and was wounded on January 27, 1814. He was evacuated to his home in Putnam County, Ga. Upon healing, he rallied the state against the threat of British invasion from the harassed Georgia coastal islands. Newnan served as a Major General in the Georgia Militia 3rd Div. 1817, Secretary of State 1825-1827, and a United States Congressman 1831-1833.
The city of Newnan was named for this distinguished soldier and statesman in 1828.
Dedicated May 3, 2025
State of Georgia Society
United States Daughters of 1812
Erected 2025 by State of Georgia Society, United States Daughters of 1812.
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Location. 33° 22.697′ N, 84° 48.055′ W. Marker is in Newnan, Georgia, in Coweta County. It can be reached from the intersection of Temple Avenue and Jackson Street, on the left when traveling west. Located in Veteran's Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newnan GA 30263, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont and in Metro Atlanta. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Governor Ellis Gibbs Arnall (approx. Ό mile away); Col. Joe M. Jackson (approx. Ό mile away); Governor William Yates Atkinson (approx. Ό mile away); William Thomas Overby (approx. Ό mile away);
Photographed by Andrea Newton
2. Colonel Daniel Newnan Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2025. This page has been viewed 222 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 30, 2025. 2. submitted on June 3, 2025, by Andrea Newton of Senoia, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
