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 […]
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Women’s History Month: Gerry Edmonds Holmes
Geraldine (Gerry) Edmonds Holmes (September 14, 1947 – April 9, 2003) is buried in Greenwood cemetery with an inscription of “Loving Mother and Wife” as well as “First […]
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McConnell Folding Dental Chair
McConnell Folding Dental Chairs were designed for traveling dentists. 1900 From a vintage ad: “A stump has some advantages as a Dental Chair in an emergency. It is […]
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Edwards Signal Company Dual Air Horn
This item appears to be a dual air horn, manufacturing year unknown. According to the maker’s website: “They generate sound by means of a vibrating diaphragm that modulates […]
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Whitlow Wyatt
Whitlow was born in Kensington, Georgia in 1907. His father was a railroad engineer with the Central of GA Railway. His family moved to Cedartown during his sophomore […]
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Weights and Measures of the Past
In 1880 the State of Georgia gave to each county “Scales, Weights, Yardsticks, and Measures” like this set. At that time many merchants did not have standard weights […]
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Farrand Cone Radio Loudspeaker
Pictured in the Macy’s ad is a 1920’s model radio with cone speaker. Created by New York inventor Clair Loring Farrand, the moving coil, direct radiator cone loudspeaker […]
People / Virtual Tour
Lulu Hurst
Lulu’s autobiograpy is Open Source, and can be read on Archive.org: https://archive.org/details/LuluHursttheGeorgiaWonderWritesHerAutobiography THE STRANGE POWERS OF LULU HURST Lulu Hurst (sometimes Lula) was born in 1869 near Cedartown […]
Cemeteries / Newspaper Articles / People
An Example of Polk’s Cemetery Preservation Resources
While browsing the archived Cedartown Standard newspapers on Georgia Historic Newspapers, I came across an article entitled Fatal Accident: Ollie Duke Killed in Rome. Mr. Ollie Duke, a […]