As shown on the 1910 Hudgins Map. MOUNTAIN HOME Mountain Home School CEDAR CREEK Friendship School OREDELL Oredell School Priors School (col.) Etna School AKE Akelawn School HARMONY […]
1832 Gold Lottery
The land that is now Polk County was included on the 1832 Gold Lottery, which was the 7th of 8 land lotteries of Georgia. You can find the […]
Cedartown Directory 1900
[This is published on the first page of the January 4, 1900 Cedartown Standard.] CITY OFFICERS Mayor, L. S. Ledbetter Mayor pro tem., T. H. Adams Clerk, J. […]
History of Aragon, GA
[article from NWGA Historical Quarterly] Aragon is located in the foothills of Northwest Georgia which is in the East Polk county area. In the 1800’s this area was […]
The Standard’s Farewell to 1921
Good-Bye, ‘21 This is the last week of 1921, and next Sunday morning ushers in a new year—one that promises to be an improvement in material things over […]
Dr. William Bradford (Bradford & Watts)
Dr. William Bradford (Find a Grave) This article is from the 1880s publication, Cherokee Georgia. Bradford & Watts, Wholesale and Retail Druggists at the Old Hoyt Stand This […]
Korean War / WWI
Memorial Day Memories of Brewster & Cleveland
Memorial Day, a holiday first established as Decoration Day at Arlington National Cemetery in 1868, is upon us and it sometimes bears repeating that its purpose is to […]
WWI
WWI Soldier to Goodyear Employee (War Diary)
Last year, the archives of the Polk County Historical Society received a donation that included a 23-page WWI diary by Cedartown native and longtime Goodyear employee John Preston […]
1890s
A Booz Hotel Gentleman Looking forward to Love or Food?
In 1890, a traveling salesman, Mr. Connelly, wrote to his beloved Ella during his stay at Cedartown’s own Booz Hotel, run by Proprietress Mrs. M. A. Booz. Apparently […]
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1910 Polk County Map
This link downloads a large scale map that can be enlarged to find schools, churches, businesses & industries, residences, roads, railroads, waterways and more. 1910 Hudgins Company Link […]
Military
Veterans Day Remembrance
This Veterans Day the Polk County Historical Society is looking back in its archives to the final year of World War II, inspired by a recent conversation with […]
Women's History
Alice Lynne Carpenter Wingard: Polk County Poet
These photos were included in our recent newsletter and posted here for easier viewing. The originals can be found in the publication The Heritage of Polk County, Georgia […]
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Student Receives Award: George Forrister (1963)
These photos were included in our recent newsletter and posted here for easier viewing. The originals can be found at our Research Library in the Music Lovers’ Club […]
People / Women's History
Shirley Hamrick, Nurse at the Hall-Chaudron Hospital
The following is an excerpt from Attics and Fifth Wheels, an autobiography by Dr. Percy Octave Chaudron, and the perfect description of his beloved colleague and friend, Ms. […]
Family History
Lowery Heritage in Polk County
Early Lowery history places the family in the Lime Branch community and were founders of the Lime Branch Methodist Church. The following article is printed in the Polk […]