August 3, 1864 Fayette County’s Youngest Confederate Soldier In August of 1864 General Lawrence Ross and his Confederate Cavalry brigade were resting near Fairburn, Georgia, after having defeated General Edward M. McCook’s cavalry near Newnan. Captain Croft’s Artillery Battery, which accompanied Ross’ Brigade was encamped there also. On August 3, 1864 Lieutenant Alford Young of the battery unit enlisted a very young...
August 19, 1836 Fayette County Festival “A number of citizens of the county assembled this day at the courthouse, agreeably to an arrangement that had been previously made for the company of Fayette County Dragoons, who had a few days before reached their homes from the previous campaign against the Creek Indians, to partake of a civic entertainment, prepared for them by...
August 23, 1872 Fayette County Commissioners Created On August 23, 1872, the Georgia legislature approved an act t Create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue in the County of Fayette and to define their powers. This act abolished the three-man Justices of the Inferior Court which had previously served as the governing body of Fayette County. The five new commissioners...
August 18, 1939 Closing of the Fayetteville Railroad Depot On August 18, 1939, the Southern Railroad Company closed the depot in Fayetteville and officially ended the company’s railroad service through Fayette County. The company had acquired the business from the Atlanta and Hawkinsville Railroad in 1895. The original charter for the railroad had been granted to the Atlanta and Fort Valley Railroad...
August 17, 1988 Asian Carp released in Lake Peachtree Lake Peachtree has a problem; it is overgrown with vegetation and algae. Being a shallow lake; therefore, sunlight reaches the bottom. The sunlight allows for heavy growth of plants and algae, which in turn causes an odor and discoloration of the water in the lake. On August 17, 1988, Fayette County Water System purchased...