Miss Sara Hightower – Library Pioneer
Sara Hightower, the helpful and smiling “little lady,” pioneered library science in Floyd and Polk counties. She is acknowledged to have ushered in a new era when she devised the concept of the bookmobile in the late 1940s. From that effort, which saw trucks carting books to gas stations, rural stores, and farmers’ homes, grew […]
Cedartown Public Schools
* Article written in 1950 * In 1887, the Georgia Legislature passed a bill providing for public schools in Polk County. At that time Polk County’s representatives were Dr. D. M. Russell in the legislature and Judge Charlie Janes in the senate. Prior to this time there had been only private schools in Cedartown. Mrs. […]
Asa Prior
After the Georgia land lottery of 1832 large numbers of white settlers had begun to move in and take over the lands of the Cherokee Indians. Some of the richest farm land – Paulding County’s Cedar Valley – was drawing the adventurous and ambitious to the area. By the time that the U.S. Army had […]
James K. Polk
Very little attention is given it seems to James Knox Polk, 11th President of the United States, and the man for whom Polk County, Georgia is named. Maybe it was because of the manner in which he graciously performed his duties. One historian said of him: “He was the least conspicuous man who had ever […]
History of the Daffodil Club
1988 article: The Daffodil Garden Club of Cedartown is in its 54th year of organization. The club was organized on September 27, 1934. The club was organized during a deep depression; times were hard. Young women of Cedartown met at the home of Mrs. Gordon Brewster (Miss Molly, President of Cedar Valley Garden Club) for […]
History of the Music Lover’s Club
by Mrs. Louise Houseal Parks In October 1923 several women met and organized a club known as the Music Lover’s Club, the purpose to further musical interest through the cultural arts. Two meetings were held each month; one to present programs, the other a choral practice. Mrs. Frank Browne was the first president and charter […]
Canal Street Methodist Church
The Canal Street Methodist Church was formed in 1900 and situated on Canal Street near South College Street. There are numerous mentions in the Cedartown Standard through 1917, when it was announced the lot, building and furnishing were being sold by public outcry. Pictured on 1908 Sanborn Insurance map.
Pioneer Building on Main & Gibson
Location: Cedartown; Corner of Main Street (east side) & Gibson Status: No longer standing Originally: Harris Hotel (1874), Right/Wright House (1890), Central Hotel (1901) “The Right House, described as a home-like hotel, had a good reputation and excellent facilities. The hotel was established in 1890 and located on the corner of Main and Gibson Streets, […]
Bruner, Russell, Roberts
My great-grandfather, John Ephraim Roberts, was born in 1848 in North Carolina. After serving in the War, in 1872 he married Ella Eliza Lowther, from Dublin, GA. Moving to Polk County, they farmed and raised a family out at Collard Valley. He died in 1889, leaving his widow with four children, expecting the fifth. Their […]