Newnan, Georgia
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Newnan is a city in Coweta County, Georgia
, about 30 miles southwest of Atlanta. The population was 16,242 at the 2000 Census. Newnan is one of the fastest growing cities in Georgia, with an estimated population of 27,097 in 2006 and 33,293 in July 2008. The city is the county seat of Coweta County.
Newnan was established as county seat of Coweta County (replacing the defunct town of Bullsboro) in 1828 and was named for North Carolinian General Daniel Newnan
. Newnan quickly became a prosperous magnet for lawyers, doctors, other professionals and merchants. Much of Newnan's prosperity was due to the thriving cotton industry, which relied on slavery
. Newnan was largely untouched by the American Civil War
due to its status as a hospital city (for Confederate troops), and as a result still features much antebellum architecture
. Celebrated architect Kennon Perry designed many of the town's 20th Century homes. During the Atlanta Campaign
, Confederate
cavalry badly defeated Union
forces at the nearby Battle of Brown's Mill
.
Newnan was host to the trial in 1948 of wealthy landowner John Wallace, the first white man in the south to be condemned to death by the testimony of African Americans, two field hands who were made to help with burning the body of murdered white sharecropper Wilson Turner. These events were portrayed in the novel Murder in Coweta County
. The film version starred Johnny Cash
, Andy Griffith
, and June Carter.
The Newnan/Sharspburg area is home to three high schools, Newnan High School
(founded in 1887), East Coweta High School
(founded in 1946), and Northgate High School
(founded in 1996). Newnan is also home to The Heritage School
, a small private school. Newnan is served by the Coweta County School System
.
The city is home to one of the few Georgia counties with a museum that focuses mainly on African American history. The Coweta County African American Heritage Museum and Research Center, or Caswell House, was opened in July 2003 in a donated mill village house once owned by Ruby Caswell. The museum sits on Farmer St. on an old, unmarked, slave cemetery. It has collected hundreds of family genealogical records by interviewing residents and going through the census records. The museum also houses the Coweta Census Indexes from 1870 to 1920. The first black library in the county was the Sara Fisher Brown Library. Built in the 1950s, the library has since been converted into the Community Action For Improvement Center.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 18.1 square miles (46.9 km²) of which 17.9 square miles (46.4 km²) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²) (1.05%) is water.
of 2000, there were 16,242 people, 5,939 households, and 3,973 families residing in the city. The population density
was 906.4 people per square mile (349.9/km²). There were 6,464 housing units at an average density of 360.7 per square mile (139.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 54.08% White, 42.15% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.73% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.59% from other races
, and 1.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.96% of the population.
There were 5,939 households out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.0% were married couples
living together, 23.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $36,142, and the median income for a family was $43,243. Males had a median income of $36,786 versus $25,314 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $19,081. About 17.6% of families and 19.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.1% of those under age 18 and 18.1% of those age 65 or over.
holds grades pre-school to grade twelve, that consists of eighteen elementary schools, six middle schools, and three high schools. The district has 1,164 full-time teachers and over 18,389 students.
has a Regional Academic Center in Newnan. The center, opened in 2010, offers programs through the university's College of Continuing and Professional Studies. The University of West Georgia has a campus located in Newnan, near I-85. This campus is currently holding two undergraduate programs- Bachelors of Science in Nursing and Early Childhood Education. Newnan is also home to a campus of West Georgia Technical College.
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, about 30 miles southwest of Atlanta. The population was 16,242 at the 2000 Census. Newnan is one of the fastest growing cities in Georgia, with an estimated population of 27,097 in 2006 and 33,293 in July 2008. The city is the county seat of Coweta County.
History
Daniel Newnan
Daniel Newnan was an American politician and physician.Born in Salisbury, North Carolina in 1780, Newnan attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1796 and 1797...
. Newnan quickly became a prosperous magnet for lawyers, doctors, other professionals and merchants. Much of Newnan's prosperity was due to the thriving cotton industry, which relied on slavery
Slavery
Slavery is a system under which people are treated as property to be bought and sold, and are forced to work. Slaves can be held against their will from the time of their capture, purchase or birth, and deprived of the right to leave, to refuse to work, or to demand compensation...
. Newnan was largely untouched by the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
due to its status as a hospital city (for Confederate troops), and as a result still features much antebellum architecture
Antebellum architecture
Antebellum architecture is a term used to describe the characteristic neoclassical architectural style of the Southern United States, especially the Old South, from after the birth of the United States in the American Revolution, to the start of the American Civil War...
. Celebrated architect Kennon Perry designed many of the town's 20th Century homes. During the Atlanta Campaign
Atlanta Campaign
The Atlanta Campaign was a series of battles fought in the Western Theater of the American Civil War throughout northwest Georgia and the area around Atlanta during the summer of 1864. Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman invaded Georgia from the vicinity of Chattanooga, Tennessee, beginning in May...
, Confederate
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...
cavalry badly defeated Union
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
forces at the nearby Battle of Brown's Mill
Battle of Brown's Mill
The Battle of Brown's Mill was fought July 30, 1864, in Coweta County, Georgia, during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War. Edward M. McCook's Union cavalry, on a daring raid to sever communications and supply lines in south-central Georgia, was defeated near Newnan, Georgia, by...
.
Newnan was host to the trial in 1948 of wealthy landowner John Wallace, the first white man in the south to be condemned to death by the testimony of African Americans, two field hands who were made to help with burning the body of murdered white sharecropper Wilson Turner. These events were portrayed in the novel Murder in Coweta County
Murder in Coweta County
The murder in Coweta County was an April 1948 act of murder committed in Coweta County in the U.S. state of Georgia and involving the sheriff of neighboring Meriwether County...
. The film version starred Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
, Andy Griffith
Andy Griffith
Andy Samuel Griffith is an American actor, director, producer, Grammy Award-winning Southern-gospel singer, and writer. He gained prominence in the starring role in director Elia Kazan's epic film A Face in the Crowd before he became better known for his television roles, playing the lead...
, and June Carter.
The Newnan/Sharspburg area is home to three high schools, Newnan High School
Newnan High School
Newnan High School is a high school located in southwestern Coweta County, in Newnan, Georgia, just south of the Historic Downtown district. Newnan High School is the oldest of the three Coweta County high schools....
(founded in 1887), East Coweta High School
East Coweta High School
East Coweta High School is a public high school located in Coweta County, Georgia, U.S. The school serves about 2800 students in grades 9 to 12 in the Coweta County School System. It is the second oldest high school in Coweta...
(founded in 1946), and Northgate High School
Northgate High School (Newnan)
Northgate High School is a high school located in northeastern Coweta County, in Newnan, Georgia. Northgate High School is the newest of the three Coweta County high schools....
(founded in 1996). Newnan is also home to The Heritage School
The Heritage School
The Heritage School is a school in Newnan, GA. It was founded in 1970 as an independent, college preparatory, nonsectarian day school with students from three years of age through high school...
, a small private school. Newnan is served by the Coweta County School System
Coweta County School System
The Coweta County School System is the primary education system in Coweta County, Georgia, USA. Its headquarters are an antebellum building on Jackson Street at Sprayberry Road in Newnan, Georgia. Coweta County is the 9th fastest growing county in Georgia and the 26th fastest in the country...
.
The city is home to one of the few Georgia counties with a museum that focuses mainly on African American history. The Coweta County African American Heritage Museum and Research Center, or Caswell House, was opened in July 2003 in a donated mill village house once owned by Ruby Caswell. The museum sits on Farmer St. on an old, unmarked, slave cemetery. It has collected hundreds of family genealogical records by interviewing residents and going through the census records. The museum also houses the Coweta Census Indexes from 1870 to 1920. The first black library in the county was the Sara Fisher Brown Library. Built in the 1950s, the library has since been converted into the Community Action For Improvement Center.
Geography
Newnan is located at 33°22′35"N 84°47′19"W (33.376411, -84.788648).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the city has a total area of 18.1 square miles (46.9 km²) of which 17.9 square miles (46.4 km²) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²) (1.05%) is water.
Climate
Shopping
Newnan is a shopping hub and has experienced rapid commercial development. One of the new developments is Ashley Park, an open-air shopping mall near I-85, anchored by Dillard's, and Belk department stores along with a large movie theater and dozens of other well-known retailers and restaurants.Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 16,242 people, 5,939 households, and 3,973 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 906.4 people per square mile (349.9/km²). There were 6,464 housing units at an average density of 360.7 per square mile (139.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 54.08% White, 42.15% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.73% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.59% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 1.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.96% of the population.
There were 5,939 households out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.0% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 23.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $36,142, and the median income for a family was $43,243. Males had a median income of $36,786 versus $25,314 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $19,081. About 17.6% of families and 19.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.1% of those under age 18 and 18.1% of those age 65 or over.
Coweta County School District
The Coweta County School DistrictCoweta County School System
The Coweta County School System is the primary education system in Coweta County, Georgia, USA. Its headquarters are an antebellum building on Jackson Street at Sprayberry Road in Newnan, Georgia. Coweta County is the 9th fastest growing county in Georgia and the 26th fastest in the country...
holds grades pre-school to grade twelve, that consists of eighteen elementary schools, six middle schools, and three high schools. The district has 1,164 full-time teachers and over 18,389 students.
- Arbor Springs Elementary
- Arnco-Sargent Elementary
- Atkinson Elementary
- Canongate Elementary
- Eastside Elementary
- Elm Street Elementary
- Grantville Elementary
- Jefferson Parkway Elementary
- Moreland Elementary
- Newnan Crossing Elementary
- Northside Elementary
- Poplar Road Elementary
- Ruth Hill Elementary
- Thomas Crossroads Elementary
- Western Elementary
- Welch Elementary
- White Oak Elementary
- Willis Road Elementary
Middle schools
- Arnall Middle SchoolArnall Middle School-About:Arnall Middle School is a middle school located in Newnan, Georgia but serves parts of Sharpsburg, Georgia. The facility is named in honor of the Newnan resident and former Georgia Governor, Ellis G. Arnall, who served from 1943 until 1947. Governor Arnall was a noted supporter of education...
- East Coweta Middle SchoolEast Coweta Middle SchoolEast Coweta Middle School is a public middle school located in Senoia, Georgia. The school serves about 950 students in grades 6 to 8 in the Coweta County School System.- Background :...
- Evans Middle SchoolEvans Middle SchoolEvans Middle School , was founded as the first junior high school in Coweta County, Georgia and was built in 1973. It was soon followed by Madras Junior High School. Notable people who attended O.P...
- Lee Middle SchoolLee Middle School (Coweta County)The newest of the 5 Coweta County middle schools, Lee Middle was opened for the 2006-2007 school year. It serves southeastern and extreme central areas of Coweta County, Georgia.-Opening:...
- Madras Middle SchoolMadras Middle SchoolMadras Middle School is a middle school located at 33°26.2'N 84°45.2'W in northeastern Coweta County, Georgia. It serves grades 6 to 8 as part of the CCSS . The school was in Northgate High School's facilities during its construction and was named Northgate Middle School until 1998 when it moved...
- Smokey Road Middle SchoolSmokey Road Middle SchoolSmokey Road Middle is a middle school located in Southwest District of Newnan, Georgia. Their academic and athletic rival is Madras Middle School. The past 3 years SRMS and MMS have played each other for the county football championship.These are the...
- The Heritage SchoolThe Heritage SchoolThe Heritage School is a school in Newnan, GA. It was founded in 1970 as an independent, college preparatory, nonsectarian day school with students from three years of age through high school...
High schools
- Newnan High SchoolNewnan High SchoolNewnan High School is a high school located in southwestern Coweta County, in Newnan, Georgia, just south of the Historic Downtown district. Newnan High School is the oldest of the three Coweta County high schools....
- East Coweta High SchoolEast Coweta High SchoolEast Coweta High School is a public high school located in Coweta County, Georgia, U.S. The school serves about 2800 students in grades 9 to 12 in the Coweta County School System. It is the second oldest high school in Coweta...
- Northgate High School (Newnan)Northgate High School (Newnan)Northgate High School is a high school located in northeastern Coweta County, in Newnan, Georgia. Northgate High School is the newest of the three Coweta County high schools....
- Central Educational Center(Chartered Coweta County School System School)
- The Pentecostal Church of God Christian Academy
- The Heritage SchoolThe Heritage SchoolThe Heritage School is a school in Newnan, GA. It was founded in 1970 as an independent, college preparatory, nonsectarian day school with students from three years of age through high school...
Higher education
Mercer UniversityMercer University
Mercer University is an independent, private, coeducational university with a Baptist heritage located in the U.S. state of Georgia. Mercer is the only university of its size in the United States that offers programs in eleven diversified fields of study: liberal arts, business, education, music,...
has a Regional Academic Center in Newnan. The center, opened in 2010, offers programs through the university's College of Continuing and Professional Studies. The University of West Georgia has a campus located in Newnan, near I-85. This campus is currently holding two undergraduate programs- Bachelors of Science in Nursing and Early Childhood Education. Newnan is also home to a campus of West Georgia Technical College.
Notable natives and residents
- Ellis ArnallEllis ArnallEllis Gibbs Arnall was an American politician, a progressive Democrat who served as the 69th Governor of the U.S. state of Georgia from 1943 to 1947.-Education:...
, governor of Georgia (1943–1947) - Hamilton BohannonHamilton BohannonHamilton Bohannon is an American percussionist, band leader and record producer, who was one of the leading figures in 1970s disco music...
, musician and record producer - Jack Tarpley Camp Jr.Jack Tarpley Camp Jr.Jack Tarpley Camp Jr. is a former United States federal judge who resigned from the bench in November 2010 after pleading guilty to drug related charges, including a felony count for giving a stripper cocaine even though he knew she was a convicted felon.-Early life and education:Born in Newnan,...
, jurist - Drew HillDrew HillAndrew Hill was a former professional American football player who was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the 12th round of the 1979 NFL Draft....
, former National Football League wide receiver with the Houston Oilers, Los Angeles Rams, and Atlanta FalconsAtlanta FalconsThe Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... - Jerome WaltonJerome WaltonJerome O'Terrell Walton is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs , California Angels , Cincinnati Reds , Atlanta Braves , Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Devil Rays...
, former Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
player and 1989 Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award winner. - Keith BrookingKeith BrookingKeith Howard Brooking is a linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia Tech...
, current National Football league linebacker with Georgia Tech, Atlanta FalconsAtlanta FalconsThe Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
, and Dallas CowboysDallas CowboysThe Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
. - Lewis GrizzardLewis GrizzardLewis McDonald Grizzard, Jr. was an American writer and humorist, known for his Southern demeanor and commentary on the American South...
, author - Alan JacksonAlan JacksonAlan Eugene Jackson is an American country music singer, known for blending traditional honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. He has recorded 13 studio albums, 3 Greatest Hits albums, 2 Holiday albums, 1 Gospel album and several compilations, all on the Arista...
, CMACountry Music AssociationThe Country Music Association was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee. It originally consisted of only 233 members and was the first trade organization formed to promote a music genre...
award winner - Joe M. JacksonJoe M. JacksonJoe Madison Jackson served as a career officer in the United States Air Force and received the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War for a dangerous impromptu rescue operation of three American military personnel....
, United States Air ForceUnited States Air ForceThe United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
colonelColonel (United States)In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, colonel is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general...
, Medal of HonorMedal of HonorThe Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her...
recipient - Stephen W. PlessStephen W. PlessStephen Wesley Pless was a major in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. He earned the Medal of Honor as a UH-1 Iroquois "Huey" helicopter pilot for rescuing soldiers trapped by heavy enemy fire.-Childhood:...
, Marine CorpsUnited States Marine CorpsThe United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
majorMajorMajor is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...
, Medal of HonorMedal of HonorThe Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her...
recipient - Rocky RoquemoreRocky RoquemoreRocky Roquemore is an international golf course designer. He runs a small Newnan, Georgia, USA based design company that has built a number of popular courses in Portugal and Scotland as well as numerous American links.Sources:...
, international golf course designer - Jefferson Randolph "Soapy" Smith IISoapy SmithJefferson Randolph "Soapy" Smith II was an American con artist and gangster who had a major hand in the organized criminal operations of Denver, Colorado; Creede, Colorado; and Skagway, Alaska, from 1879 to 1898. He was killed in the famed Shootout on Juneau Wharf...
, (1860–1898), infamous 19th century gambler, confidence man and crime boss - Doug Stone, country musicCountry musicCountry music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer-songwriter - Steve YoungSteve Young (musician)Steve Young is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist, known for his song "Seven Bridges Road"...
, pioneer country rockCountry rockCountry rock is sub-genre of popular music, formed from the fusion of rock with country. The term is generally used to refer to the wave of rock musicians who began to record country-flavored records in the late 1960s and early 1970s, beginning with Bob Dylan and The Byrds; reaching its greatest...
musician
Television and movie
- The ABCAmerican Broadcasting CompanyThe American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
television series October RoadOctober Road (TV series)October Road is an American television drama that debuted on ABC on March 15, 2007 following Grey's Anatomy. It follows Nick Garrett , who after a decade returns to his hometown, the fictional Knights Ridge, Massachusetts.The series is produced by ABC Studios and GroupM Entertainment; the latter is...
was filmed in Newnan, though it is actually set in the fictional town of Knights Ridge, MassachusettsMassachusettsThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. - In the 1978 feature film The Sheriff and the Satellite KidThe Sheriff and the Satellite KidThe Sheriff and the Satellite Kid is a 1979 Italian children's comedy film starring Bud Spencer and child actor Cary Guffey that was released in cinemas in 1979...
(original Italian title: Uno Sceriffo extraterrestre - poco extra e molto terrestre) featuring Bud SpencerBud SpencerBud Spencer is an Italian actor, filmmaker and former swimmer . He is known for past roles in spaghetti westerns together with his long time filmpartner Terence Hill...
his character is depicted as being the Sheriff of Newnan and the plot to take place in said city. - "Murder in Coweta County" TV Movie (1983) Based on the same titled book by Margaret Anne Barnes that chronicles actual events around 1948. Lead actors in the movie are Johnny Cash, Andy Griffith & Earl Hindman.
- The NBCNBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
series I'll Fly AwayI'll Fly Away (TV series)I'll Fly Away is a television series set during the late 1950s and early 1960s, in an unspecified Southern U.S. state. It aired on NBC from 1991 to 1993 and starred Regina Taylor as Lilly Harper, a black housekeeper for district attorney Forrest Bedford and his family...
was filmed in Newnan from 1991–1993 - The 1995 movie FlukeFluke (film)Fluke is a 1995 film directed by Carlo Carlei and starring Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, Nancy Travis, Max Pomeranc and the voice of Samuel L. Jackson. Bill Cobbs, Ron Perlman, and Jon Polito co-star...
was filmed in Newnan. - Significant portions of Fried Green TomatoesFried Green Tomatoes (film)Fried Green Tomatoes is a 1991 comedy-drama film based on the novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg. It was released in the UK under the novel's full title. Directed by Jon Avnet and written by Fannie Flagg and Carol Sobieski, it stars Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy,...
were filmed in Newnan and Senoia. - The movie ZombielandZombielandZombieland is a 2009 American zombie comedy film directed by Ruben Fleischer from a screenplay written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. The film stars Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, and Abigail Breslin as survivors of a zombie apocalypse...
released October 2009. The court square in Newnan, GA was transformed into a battlezone on Sunday, March 29, 2008. The Newnan set (Downtown 'Old' Newnan) has been depicted as a Texas town that was a U.S. Army outpost which fought off zombies before being overrun. - Many scenes from the Lifetime Channel series Drop Dead DivaDrop Dead DivaDrop Dead Diva is an American legal comedy-drama/fantasy television series that debuted on Lifetime on July 12, 2009. The hour-long series, which was created by Josh Berman, is produced by Sony Pictures Television...
are being filmed in Newnan - Pet Sematary Two (1992).
- The popular AMCAMCAMC may refer to:* AMC , a short-lived British steam car manufactured in London in 1910*AMC Networks, an American media company** AMC , originally American Movie Classics, a cable television channel owned by AMC Networks...
series, "The Walking DeadThe Walking DeadThe Walking Dead is a monthly black-and-white US comic book series published by Image Comics beginning in 2003. The comic was created by writer Robert Kirkman and artist Tony Moore, who was replaced by Charlie Adlard from issue #7 onward, although Moore continued to do the covers through issue...
", will be filming scenes for its second season in the city. It is currently scheduled to begin shooting in July, at the Newnan High SchoolNewnan High SchoolNewnan High School is a high school located in southwestern Coweta County, in Newnan, Georgia, just south of the Historic Downtown district. Newnan High School is the oldest of the three Coweta County high schools....
. - The Fat Boy Chronicles, a movie about overcoming obesity, was filmed in Newnan High School in summer of 2010. Students were invited to take part as extras in the movie.
- 'Drop Dead Diva', a television series, was filmed in the neighboring city of Senioa, also located in Coweta County.
Major roads
- Interstate 85Interstate 85 in GeorgiaIn the U.S. state of Georgia, the major Interstate Highway, Interstate 85, runs northeast-southwest from the Alabama border near West Point, and Lanett, Ala., running through Metropolitan Atlanta, and traveling to the border with South Carolina, where it crosses the Savannah River near Lake Hartwell...
- Outer PerimeterOuter PerimeterThe Outer Perimeter was an expressway originally planned to encircle Atlanta about 20 to 25 miles farther away from the city than the existing Perimeter Highway .-Planning:...
- Georgia State Route 34Georgia State Route 34State Route 34 begins just west of Franklin at the Georgia–Alabama line and ends at the junction with SR 54 in eastern Coweta County, just west of Peachtree City. The portion extending east from Newnan is a four-lane parkway. Its bypass is Georgia State Route 34 Bypass...
- Georgia State Route 34 Bypass
- Georgia State Route 16Georgia State Route 16State Route 16 begins at SR 100 in Haralson County, just south of I-20, and ends at U.S. 278 in Warrenton.-Major junctions:...
- Georgia State Route 70Georgia State Route 70State Route 70 begins just east of Newnan, Georgia at Millard Farmer Industrial Boulevard and ends at Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway in northwest Atlanta ....
- Lower Fayetteville Road
- Newnan Crossing Boulevard East
- United States Route 29
- United States Route 27
Airports
- Newnan-Coweta County AirportNewnan-Coweta County AirportNewnan Coweta County Airport is a public airport in Coweta County, Georgia, United States. Located five miles south of the central business district of Newnan, it is surrounded by US 29 and I-85 and owned by the county....
which provides chartered air service and flight training.
External links
- Newnan City website
- The Soapy Smith Preservation Trust, Infamous badman born and raised between 1860-1876 in Newnan.
- Cowetanet Local website for Newnan and Coweta County Georgia.