The Fine Address (1900) Delivered by Mr. Swayne at the Fourth of July Celebration, Opera House (Cedartown Standard, July 5, 1900) We are told that all over the […]
Schools by District in 1910
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 […]
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 […]
1800s / Newspapers
Early Polk County Newspapers
The production of newspapers in the 1800’s rapidly increased, particularly in the 1830’s and 40’s, with the advent of penny papers. Previously newspapers were exclusive to subscribers in […]
Family History / Rockmart / Virtual Tour
Checking Up on the Joneses
Article by Leonora Ferguson Mintz, 1998 For Seaborn Jones Memorial Week I am checking up on the Joneses, not trying to keep up with them. When I was […]
People / Schools / Women's History
Anne Brumby, Superintendent of Polk County Schools
Miss Anne Brumby, Superintendent of Polk County schools, was educated in the public schools of Cedartown, the Samuel Benedict Memorial School, the Georgia State College for Women, Emory […]
People / Schools
Robert Anderson Bryant, Cedartown Educator
The Cedartown Standard, October 21, 1976 One of Cedartown’s most valued and respected citizens is Robert Anderson Bryant, principal of Cedar Hill High School from 1940 until his […]
1950s / Clubs / Schools
A Jaycee Education Progress Report on Education in Cedartown and Polk County
** 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 […]
Clubs
Regal Civic Club
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, […]
People
Memories of an ex-slave Nanny Whatley
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 […]
People / Schools / Sports
Escue & Alice Rodgers
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 […]