August 20, 1974 Time Capsule Plaque Unveiled A ceremony took place at the old Fayette County courthouse on August 20, 1974, that future generations should remember. A time capsule had been buried two years prior on the east side of the building and a freshly erected plaque was dedicated and unveiled on this date. The plaque reads “Placed by the Fayette County...
August 6, 1941 Stanley Neely Robert Stanley Neely was born in Newnan on August 6, 1941. Stanley was very instrumental in the formation of the Peachtree City Fire Department. Stanley and Sallie Satterthwaite headed the effort to start emergency medical service in the city and county. Together they developed an advisory board which worked to bring the first ambulances into the county....
August 4, 1817 Richmond Dorman Richmond Dorman was born August 4, 1817. He was a soldier in the 1836 Creek Indian Wars as a Private in the 55th Georgia Militia. In 1839, he married Emily Parker. They had a family of eleven children. Richmond operated a blacksmith shop at the corner of Church Street for many years. He did stop work when...
August 9, 1853 Phillip Fitzgerald purchases “Tara” Henry McElroy owned and operated a cotton plantation of over 1200 acres on present day Tara Road in Clayton County (then part of Fayette County). He competed a home that was partially built and later sold it to Phillip Fitzgerald, great-grandfather of Margret Mitchell, author of Gone with The Wind. Phillip Fitzgerald made additional changes,...
August 29, 1893 N.W. Kelley Noah Wilbourne Kelley was born August 29, 1893 at the family farm on Kelley Road near Brooks in the same room where his father was born. The son of Minnie Patterson Kelley and George Columbus Kelley, he was educated in the Brooks schools and at the A & M School in Barnesville, later Gordon College. He moved...
August 11, 2019 John Lynch, Named County Historian John Lynch was named Fayette County Historian on August 11, 2019. John was involved in the compiling and writing the “The History of Fayette County, Georgia 1821-1971”, and published in 1977. He was one of four people who put up their own money to finance the printing of the first book dedicated to Fayette County...
August 31, 1826 Flat Creek Baptist Church Flat Creek Baptist Church was constituted on August 31, 1826. It was established as a mission church of Whitewater Baptist Church, and early on, was called “The Church of Christ at Flat Creek.” Its first building, a log structure, was erected in 1827 near what is now Sumner Road in today’s Peachtree City. The first Deacon...
August 30, 1944 First Bale of Cotton 1944 Mr. J E Robinson has delivered the first cotton to the gin, making a 480-pound bale. He also reported the first blossom in June. He expects a bumper crop, as his cotton has dried on the stalk. Sources: Fayetteville Enterprise September 8, 1944 By Jane Strickland ...
August 12, 1964 Fayetteville Gets a Dentist On August 12, 1964, the Fayette County News reported that Fayette County and Fayetteville have finally obtained a dentist, after many unsuccessful attempts to lure one to the county. For more years than anyone could remember, Fayette County residents had no dental services in the county and had to go to Jonesboro, Newnan, Griffin, and...
August 5, 1856 Fayette Seminary Established A meeting was held on August 5, 1856 at the Courthouse led by Miles M. Tidwell who voiced interest in establishing a local learning institution. It was decided at this meeting that the Fayette Seminary would be built to serve the education needs of the children in Fayette County. On August 15, 1856, a contract was entered...