On College Avenue SE, 0 miles east of Oak Street SE, on the right when traveling east.
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
On Unnamed Cemetery Road, 0 miles south of Davis Street, on the left.
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
On College Avenue SE, 0 miles east of Oak Street SE, on the right when traveling east.
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 Monticello Street SW south of Clark Street SW, on the left when traveling south.
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
On Georgia Route 212, 0.2 miles north of Richards Chapel Road, on the right when traveling north.
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
On Unnamed Park Road, 0.2 miles south of Newton Factory Bridge Road, in the median.
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 U.S. 278, 0 miles west of Elm Street NE, on the right when traveling west.
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
On Floyd Street, 0 miles east of Church Street (Georgia Route 36), on the right when traveling west.
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 m7119) HM
On Stallings Street Northwest at Hunter Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Stallings Street Northwest. Reported permanently removed.
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
Near Stallings Street Northwest at Hunter Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
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
On Monticello Street SW at Clark Street SW, on the right when traveling south on Monticello Street SW.
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
On Clark Street Southwest at Hendrick Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Clark Street Southwest.
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
On Georgia Route 36 at Fincher Circle, on the right when traveling north on State Route 36.
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 U.S. 278 at Georgia Route 142, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 278.
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
On Georgia Route 81 at Georgia Route 212, on the right when traveling north on State Route 81.
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
On Washington Street Southwest at Monticello Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Washington Street Southwest.
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 Washington Street (Georgia Route 81) 0.1 miles east of Lee Street SW, on the left when traveling east.
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
On College Avenue SE, 0 miles east of Oak Street SE, on the right when traveling east.
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 U.S. 278, 0 miles west of Elm Street NE when traveling west.
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
On U.S. 278, 0 miles west of Elm Street NE, on the right when traveling west.
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
On Monticello Street SW at Clark Street SW, on the right when traveling south on Monticello Street SW.
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
On School Street just south of Washington Street (Route 81), on the left when traveling north.
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
On S. Main Street (Georgia Route 11) 0 miles south of Kellogg Street, on the left when traveling north.
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
On East Third Avenue at Poplar Street, on the left when traveling east on East Third Avenue.
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
On Main Street (Georgia Route 142) at Academy Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
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
On Wesley Street at Fletcher Street, on the right when traveling north on Wesley Street.
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
On Wesley Street at Fletcher Street, on the left when traveling north on Wesley Street.
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
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
On Whatcoat Street at Pierce Street, on the left when traveling south on Whatcoat Street.
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
On West Clark Street west of Emory Street (Georgia Route 81), on the right when traveling west.
(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
On U.S. 278 at Old Social Circle Road, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 278.
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
On County Road 213 at Dixie Road, on the right when traveling south on County Road 213.
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
