Museum & Genealogical Research Library, est. 1974
** THIS UNEDITED DOCUMENT WAS WRITTEN AND PUBLISHED IN 1953 ** When the new addition to the Elm Street School in Rockmart is completed sometime in the late summer or early fall, then every school child in the Polk County school system will be housed in a modern, well equipped school building. During the past […]
“The Regal Civic and Federated Club had various civic venues in Cedartown. It was founded by Louise Hicklen, Henrietta Hood, and Gladys Atwater. They had a civic center, issues scholarships, and had a building in the Potash community. This picture (left) shows them sponsoring a film and probably a speaker. The photo is dated March […]
Some years ago, two young fellows from Cedartown traveled the few miles to nearby Collard Valley to pay one of their customary visits to “Aunt Nanny,” as they called her. Wayne Gammon and Mark Cornelius were both descendants of W.O.B. Whatley, their great-grandfather. Mr. Whatley, an early settler in the area had once owned the […]
Content provided by Alice W. Rodgers, The Heritage of Polk County Georgia, 2000 Escue Rodgers, born in Piedmont, Alabama, came to Cedartown in 1945 to teach math and to coach football and basketball. He was athletic director at Cedar Hill High School from 1945 through 1969. During his 24-year tenure at that school, Coach Rodgers […]
There are more than 100 known cemeteries in Polk County, Georgia. In the Reconstruction and Jim Crow eras, it was common for there to be segregation even in death. Below is a list of black cemeteries, many overgrown and no longer in use. Another thing to note: many of the burials listed are from death […]
Article by Janice Dobbins Laster The Georgia Legislature granted a charter for a public school system in Cedartown during the 1886-1887 session. Subsequently, the first school for blacks opened January 25, 1888. The three-room school house was located on Gordon Street, now North Main Street, and was comprised of grades 1-8. The first principal of […]
Tales by Old Timer by Ralph Jordan, compiled and edited by Pamela Hudson Old Timer Writes Again “Kick up your heels, nostalgia lovers, Old Timer’s back again!” William Ralph Jordan (1906-1976) retired from Goodyear. He wrote for The Cedartown Standard, The Wingfoot Clan, and Southern Outdoorsman Magazine. This book is available in our gift shop […]
The Wayside Inn was built in 1920 by the Adamson family and was used by the employees of the Cedartown Cotton and Export Company as a community center and clubhouse. The building was damaged by fire in 1926, but was soon repaired. When built originally the Cedartown Inn was designed to be a replica of […]
This is the block on the west side of Main Street, from what is now Bussey’s Florist to the (empty) Cobb’s Corner building at West Avenue. 1885 1890 1895 1900 1905 1908 1915 1923
1885 1890 1895 1900 1905 1908 1915 1923
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