Historical Markers and War Memorials in Covington, Georgia
Covington is the county seat for Newton County
Covington is in Newton County
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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
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
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.
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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
