Newton

21 historical markers in Georgia

Blue Star Memorial Highway historical marker (Newton County)

BLUE STAR MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.

City Hall

Covington, GA

City Hall. In 1958, the school building, so well loved by so many, was demolished and replaced by long needed municipal building.

Confederate Dead & Hospitals

Covington, GA

CONFEDERATE DEAD & HOSPITALS.

Covington City School

Covington, GA

Covington City School 1889-1957.

Dr. James Thomas Gibson

Dr. James Thomas Gibson October 5, 1857 - June 21, 1921.

Factory Shoals

Factory Shoals c. 1820.

Garrard's Cavalry Raid

Covington, GA

GARRARD'S CAVALRY RAID.

Kitty's Cottage

Oxford, GA

Kitty's Cottage 1842.

Lucius Q.C. Lamar

Covington, GA

LUCIUS Q.C. LAMAR. Here was located the office in which L.Q.C. Lamar, Statesman and Jurist, practiced law at two intervals from 1847 to...

Mansfield's Famous Southpaw

Mansfield, GA

MANSFIELD'S FAMOUS SOUTHPAW.

Newton County

Covington, GA

NEWTON COUNTY. This County, created by Act of the Legislature Dec. 24, 1821, is named for Sergeant John Newton, Revolutionary soldier '...

Old Church

Oxford, GA

OLD CHURCH - 1841. Old Church was the first Chapel of Emory College, and the church for Methodists in Oxford, a pulpit for...

Old Emory Church

Oxford, GA

OLD EMORY CHURCH BUILT 1841.

Red Oak Church

RED OAK CHURCH. Red Oak Church was established between 1803, when the Indians left this area, and late 1821, when Newton County was formed.

Sherman at Harris' Quarters

SHERMAN AT HARRIS' QUARTERS.

The Capture of Covington

Covington, GA

The Capture of Covington.

The Female College

Covington, GA

The Female College 1833-1889.

The March to the Sea

Covington, GA

THE MARCH TO THE SEA.

The Stoneman Raid

Covington, GA

THE STONEMAN RAID. In July, 1864, Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman's army (USA) closed in on Atlanta.

Town of Oxford and Emory College

Oxford, GA

TOWN OF OXFORD AND EMORY COLLEGE.

Town of Oxford, Georgia Historic Shrine of the United Methodist Church (Side 1)

Oxford, GA

TOWN OF OXFORD, GEORGIA HISTORIC SHRINE OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.

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