Bicentennial
of the United States Constitution
September 17, 1787 September 12, 1987
Newton County Bicentennial Commission
Mary Jane Dixon, chairman
Henry A. Baker •
Herbert Burnsed •
Mellie Carson Davis •
Janet A. . . . — — Map (db m264355) HM
In 1958, the school building, so well loved by so many, was demolished and replaced by long needed municipal building. It housed the administrative offices, the fire department, the police department and jail. In 1996, the building was refurbished . . . — — Map (db m50173) HM
Here sleep 67 known and 8 unknown Confederate heroes, men who died of disease and wounds in the several Confederate hospitals located here. Many of those who died were reburied elsewhere.
In 1862, 1863, 1864, the Hill, Hood, Lumpkin, and . . . — — Map (db m49465) HM
The old Female College building served the City of Covington Public School system until 1896 when a new building replaced the old structure. At the turn of the century measures to improve public education were begun. A 9-month term was instituted. . . . — — Map (db m50174) HM
On Friday, July 22, 1864, while the Battle of Atlanta raged about 25 miles to the west, Union Brigadier General Kenner Garrard and about 3,500 cavalrymen were in Covington. They had been ordered by Major General William T. Sherman to disrupt the . . . — — Map (db m103344) HM
This site represents a typical rural medical practice 1881 - 1921. Dr. James T. Gibson began his practice in Porterdale, Newton County at age 24. He made his calls on horseback, often staying overnight until the patient´s fever broke or a baby was . . . — — Map (db m108633) HM
This area represents one of Georgia’s earliest experiences in advanced water-powered industrialization technologically unsurpassed in the U.S.
Archaeological remains of 5 mills ranging from large textile factories to small grist mills exist . . . — — Map (db m34594) HM
On July 20, 1864, Union forces under Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman USA, were closing in on Atlanta. Hq. 2nd Cavalry Division [US], Brig. Gen Kenner Garrard, was in Decatur, 6 miles E of Atlanta. Garrard’s three brigades were guarding bridges over the . . . — — Map (db m20477) HM
(Left side plaque)
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
(Right side plaque)
Thompson-Spell
Boxwood
1830 . . . — — Map (db m264362) HM
Here was located the office in which L.Q.C. Lamar, Statesman and Jurist, practiced law at two intervals from 1847 to 1854, thence moving to Macon and Mississippi. His family located at Covington after his father's death in 1834, and at nearby Oxford . . . — — Map (db m289766) HM
This site is said to have been used by the Presbyterians as a place of worship prior to their relocation to Bethany Church c. 1847.
Graves of the Cary Wood family (early pioneers) were moved to the Covington Cemetery. The graveyard site and a . . . — — Map (db m197763) HM
Can you imagine living and growing up at the jail? When Newton County completed its new jail in 1901, the front half had been designed as a home for the sheriff or a staff member and his family, an arrangement typical of this period. The sheriff was . . . — — Map (db m197740) HM
In Loving and Grateful Memory of Those Citizens of Newton County Who Gave Their Lives In The Defense Of Our Country
{Honor Roll of World War I, II, Korean War, Vietnam & Gulf War dead of Newton County, Georgia} — — Map (db m103366) WM
Ramsey's Furniture Company, Inc. was founded in Covington, Georgia in the fall of 1919 by C.D. Ramsey. For 100 years, Ramsey's Furniture Company has been home to the Covington area's largest selection of fine home furnishings. Serving people they . . . — — Map (db m197743) HM
Red Oak Church was established between 1803, when the Indians left this area, and late 1821, when Newton County was formed. The church grounds originally contained 4 acres, including the spring behind the church. The first building, between the . . . — — Map (db m24383) HM
On Nov. 18, 1864, Hq. Military Division of the Mississippi [US], Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman, were established here at “Harris´ Quarters,” the overseer’s house and negro cabins of a large plantation owned by Judge John Harris of Covington. . . . — — Map (db m34208) HM
Water power, fertile land and excellent fishing were major attractions. Early settlers built a sawmill, grist mill and other small industries. The town developed on both sides of the river and flourished in the 1900´s. In 1936 Snapping Shoals Power . . . — — Map (db m108635) HM
Erected late in the nineteenth century by T. C. Swann to house his general mercantile business. It incorporates the ante-bellum building which housed the store of pioneer citizen Cary Wood. — — Map (db m197744) HM
On July 22, 1864, Union Cavalry from Wilder's and Minty's Brigades, armed with Spencer repeating rifles, entered Covington under orders of General Kenner Garrard. As the Battle of Atlanta raged to the west, Covington was unprotected by Confederate . . . — — Map (db m14989) HM
This private institution, although undergoing several trusteeships and name changes, continuously functioned as an exclusive female school for over 50 years. It attracted students from southern states as well as local young ladies. Out of town . . . — — Map (db m50175) HM
On Nov. 15, 1864, after destroying Atlanta and cutting his communications with the North, Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman, USA, began his destructive campaign for Savannah -- the March to the Sea. He divided his army [US] into two wings. The Right Wing . . . — — Map (db m20480) HM
In July, 1864, Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman’s army [US] closed in on Atlanta. Finding its fortifications “too strong to assault and too extensive to invest,” Sherman sought to force its evacuation by sending Maj. Gen. Geo. Stoneman, with three . . . — — Map (db m20478) HM
West side
Their gallant and heroic deeds
like monumental shafts arise
from out the graveyard
of the past,
and mark the tombs
where valor lies.
_______
South side
No sordid or mercenary
spirit animated the . . . — — Map (db m103368) WM
In 1889 Washington Street School was established under the Covington City School system. The old building burned in 1939. Students and faculty met for two years in Black Churches.
1941 -- A new brick school house was completed. The name and . . . — — Map (db m49807) HM
Charlie Elliott's reverence for God's creations was expressed through a life dedicated to conserving the great outdoors and to educating others about preserving nature's gifts for the enjoyment of future generations.
At sunrise on June 2, . . . — — Map (db m265087) HM
Sherrod Malone Smith (1891-1949) played 23 years of professional baseball including 14 seasons in the major leagues. Babe Ruth, another left-hander, said
that he was, "the greatest pick-off artist who ever lived." He played in Pittsburgh, Brooklyn . . . — — Map (db m12260) HM
Mansfield’s first school was Center Grove Academy built prior to 1860. The Green Schoolhouse was established in 1890. Mansfield High School was moved to this site in 1908. — — Map (db m108638) HM
Settlement began after the 1807 Land Lottery. R. Fretwell, W. Burge, J. Hartwell & S. Gay moved to the area c. 1809. A log church was built for the Methodist in 1820. Rufus Broome, Nestor & John W. Pitts settled with the idea of developing a town. . . . — — Map (db m190801) HM
Kitty’s cottage was built in 1842 by Bishop James O. Andrew for an inherited slave who could not be freed and still live in Georgia; Kitty preferred to remain with the Andrew family rather than be sent to Africa. In 1938 Kitty’s cottage was bought . . . — — Map (db m48584) HM
Built in 1841 as a Methodist meeting house, Old Church was designed in the Greek Revival style with 14 rows of stark wooden pews and two separate front doors for men and women. During the Civil War, Old Church and several buildings on the Emory . . . — — Map (db m113296) HM
Old Church was the first Chapel of Emory College, and a church for Methodists in Oxford, a pulpit for scholar--preachers. It was the center of Methodism in the South when the issue of slavery split the Church in 1844, contributing to the succession . . . — — Map (db m48536) HM
Dedicated by Bishop William Capers.
A Confederate Hospital 1862-1864.
Wings and Stage added by Bishop A.G. Haygood 1878.
Restored 1932 by Bishop W.A. Candler — — Map (db m245696) HM
Restored 1949 under direction of
Bishop Arthur J. Moore
A symbol of our father's faith
Scene of many historic occasions
Loved by generations of Emory students
It was for many, another Bethel-
House of God, the Gate of Heaven . . . — — Map (db m113285) HM
Emory College was chartered December 19, 1836 when Georgia Methodists expanded their educational program. Named in honor of Methodist Bishop John
Emory (1789-1835) who helped organize several northern colleges and presided over the Georgia . . . — — Map (db m11217) HM
(Front): In 1836 the Georgia Methodist Conference founded Emory College, named in honor of Bishop John Emory who had died the year before. Early in 1837. 1452 acres of land were purchased with 330 acres being set aside for the college town . . . — — Map (db m19732) HM
Erected in 1938 by James H. Porter, in honor of his father and city founder, Oliver S. Porter, the gym featured a central basketball court with elevated bleachers on all sides sufficient to accommodate the entire town. Space below the bleachers . . . — — Map (db m301001) HM
Home. Store. Courthouse. Stagecoach stop. Post office. Temperance Lodge. Each name describes Brick Store at some time in its long history. The building, constructed as the residence of Martin Kolb, sometime before 1822, still stands in northeast . . . — — Map (db m265086) HM
The General Store and residence of Martin Kolb was named by the Georgia General Assembly as the temporary meeting place for elections and courts of the newly formed Newton County.
The first justices of the inferior court were George . . . — — Map (db m34543) HM
This tablet marks the trail of the stage coach cross roads from Charleston to New Orleans, and from Ruckersville to Milledgeville - the state capital.
To the rear stands the old inn-a regular stopping point for both stages. Near by stands the . . . — — Map (db m265081) HM
In the early 1830's mercantile business occupied this site. It was first owned and operated by George Leak, then successively, John W. Starr, C.C. Epps & Co., Benton & Cook, L.H. Cook & Son, Wilson Walton and Mrs. E. A. King.
A two story wood . . . — — Map (db m197746) HM
