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COWETA. 



Boundaries, Extent. — Laid out in 1826, and is bounded 

 N. by Carroll and Campbell, E. by Fayette, S. by Troup and 

 Meriwether, and W. by Carroll and Heard. Length 27 

 miles ; breadth 18. Area 486 square miles. 



Post Offices. — Newnan, Bexar, Palmetto, Haralson, 

 Kedron, Location, Lodi, Rio, Paris, Willow Grove. 



Population, Taxes, Representation, — In 1845 the popu- 

 lation of this county was 7,211 whites, 3,706 blacks; total, 

 10,917. Amount of State tax returned for 1848, $3,836 02. 

 Entitled to two representatives. 



Rivers, Creeks. — Chattahoochee river ; Cedar, Wahoo, 

 Sandy, Morgan, White Oak, Dead Oak, Keg and Little creeks. 

 Towns. — Newnan, the seat of justice, is situated about the 

 centre of the county, one hundred and twenty-six miles N. 

 W. Milledgeville, thirty miles from La Grange, forty from 

 Atlanta, twenty-five from Campbellton, twenty-five from Car- 

 rollton, from Franklin twenty, and from Griffin thirty-five. It 

 was incorporated and made the county site in 1828. The 

 public buildings are a brick court house, which cost from eight 

 to nine thousand dollars ; jail ; male and female academies ; a 

 Methodist and Presbyterian church. There are seven or eight 

 dry good stores, three taverns, twelve lawyers and three doc- 

 tors. The town has good sidewalks, and is well shaded. The 

 citizens have taken much interest in the temperance effort. 

 More than $80,000 worth of goods sold per annum. 



Mills. — One wool carding mill, one steam saw-mill, six 

 saw-mills, twelve grist-mills. 



Markets. — Atlanta and Griffin. 



Roads and Bridges. — The roads and bridges are not in 

 good order. z' 



Religious Sects, Education. — The religious sects are 

 Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians and Lutherans. The most 

 numerous are the two first named. Considerable attention is 

 paid to the subject of education. Schools exist in most of the 

 settlements. Among the most prominent of the institutions 

 are the Rock Spring Academy, and Longstreet Institute. In 

 Newnan they have good schools. 



