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(Some of
the information below is provided courtesy of the Newnan City website.)
Newnan Today
Newnan residents maintain a great sense of pride
for the city they call home. With a population of about 27,000, Newnan is a
center of planned growth and activity for the west central Georgia region.
Culture and Activities
With a lively arts center and theatre company,
active historical society, energetic recreation department and modern library,
Newnan has plenty of cultural activities to keep its residents busy. Main Street
Newnan organizes planned seasonal activities throughout the year. From the
laid-back events such as the Spring Tour of Homes and the Homemade Ice Cream
Festival to the air of excitement during the annual Fourth of July and Christmas
parades, life in Newnan always has something to offer to its residents. See the
community activities calendar for a complete list of scheduled events.
Housing
The beautiful and affordable housing in and around
Newnan, as well as the many cultural and educational opportunities, attract
relocating families and businesses from around the United States and the world.
The area’s housing offers a balance of well-preserved historical charm and
modern developments in a wide range of prices
Business
The influx of new businesses into the Newnan area,
both retail and industrial, is creating an exciting and affluent local economy
Newnan’s rapid yet controlled growth, convenient proximity to Atlanta and
diverse amenities and labor force nurture a thriving market for new businesses.
With a keen sense of its history, Newnan maintains
preservation of the old, while planning for its future growth. Newnan has found
a perfect balance between fast-paced growth and a sense of small town community
living.
Newnan History
The land that is
now Coweta County was named for Chief William McIntosh of the Coweta Tribe of
the Creek Indian Nation. Newnan, the county seat, was first settled in 1828.
Newnan is named for North Carolina Native, General Daniel Newnan, who was a
soldier and later became Georgia Secretary of State and a United States
Congressman. Once Newnan was established as a town, lawyers, doctors, and
merchants began conducting business in the new town. The city was laid out in a
grid pattern with a nine block central business district, the center of which
was the courthouse. The streets were named for such famous Americans as
Jackson, Jefferson, Washington and Madison.
Old Greenville Street, by Robert Alexander
Chief William McIntosh
Due in part to the
success of the cotton industry, Newnan prospered at the turn of the century.
Newnan’s leading citizens invested in the railroad during the mid l800’s. This
brought economic prosperity to the town and established Newnan as one of the
wealthiest towns per capita in the United States. The passenger railroad line to
Newnan was opened in 1851. Established as a saw mill in 1850, The R.D. Cole
Manufacturing Company won major construction contracts and was the contractor
for a majority of the homes built in Newnan from the l880’s until after the turn
of the century. In the l890’s, the water works was built and Newnan installed
electric street lamps. During this time, brick buildings replaced the last wood
framed structures on the square.
The Civil War came
closest to Newnan in July 1864, when the battle of Brown’s Mill occurred three
miles south of town, resulting in the defeat of Federal forces under the
command of General E. M. McCook by Confederate General Joseph Wheeler.
College Temple, the first college to offer a
Master of Arts degree to women was used in the War Between the States as a
hospital for wounded Confederate and Union troops as were the courthouse and
local churches. Newnan was spared some of the ravages of the Civil War, and
many historic homes, including General Wheeler’s headquarters, still line
the streets of Newnan, known today as the “City of Homes”.
College Temple
In the heart of
Newnan’s Downtown Commercial District, the Coweta County courthouse is an
excellent example of NeoGreek Revival architecture. The dome, which rises more
than 100 feet, features clocks on all four sides. A bell in the tower announces
each hour to the downtown area quaint chimes.
Coweta County Courthouse
The Coweta County courthouse is well known to visitors as the site of the
trial of John Wallace, the first white man convicted and condemned to death
in the south on the testimony of a black man. The murder trial was
immortalized in the book
Murder In Coweta County by Newnan native Margaret Anne Barnes. Her book
was later made into a television movie starring Andy Griffith and Johnny
Cash.
Newnan Parks
The City of Newnan maintains 10
well-equipped parks. Details of their many features are shown at
Newnan Parks.
City of Newnan
Website
Newnan has a new website at
The City of Newnan,
providing additional city information and many links to items of interest.
Photo by Clifton
Alexander
SummerGrove at Newnan
On the eastern edge of Newnan's
city limits is located a 2,500 home community called SummerGrove. The
SummerGrove Community was developed by Pathways Communities, the developer of
nearby Peachtree City which is arguably the most successful master plan
community ever built. Pathways Communities began the development of SummerGrove
in 1999 and today there are more than 2,000 homes. The development of
SummerGrove will be completed in late-2007 when it reaches its final size of
about 2,500 homes. A highly-detailed presentation of SummerGrove may be viewed
at
SummerGrove Information.
Newnan and
SummerGrove Real Estate
Anne Joyner of New Century Realty Group specializes in Newnan
and SummerGrove real estate. Bringing 20 years real estate experience and local
knowledge to the table, she can help you in the purchase or sale of any kind of
real property.
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may be located with a Subdivision Search, while Newnan homes are found
using the City Search.
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