196 COWETA COUNTY. 



Climate, Longevity. — The climate does not vary much 

 from that of other counties surrounding it. "Compared with 

 the whole climate of Georgia, it may be termed medium, par- 

 ticipating largely of the advantages of the northern counties 

 in growing grain, and of the southern in growing cotton." 

 William Smith, John Neely, and Mr. Gray are the oldest per- 

 sons in the county ; all over 90 years of age. 



Character of the People. — The people of this section 

 are remarkable for sobriety and hospitality. 



Minerals. — Gold exists in some parts of the county. 

 Some mines have been worked, but not to much advantage. 



Face of the Country, Nature of the Soil. — The coun- 

 ty is situated between the Chattahoochee river and Line creek. 

 The soil is a loam, varied, however, into what are termed light 

 and heavy, or what are called gray and red land, being more 

 or less sandy, and generally fertile. There are strips and 

 patches of pine land, interspersed throughout the county, 

 which are valuable for furnishing lumber. The main body of 

 the county, however, is oak and hickory. There is scarcely 

 any land which is not capable of being successfully cultivated. 

 The dividing ridge between the Chattahoochee river on the 

 west, and Line creek on the east, passes through the centre of 

 the county from northeast to southwest. This ridge varies 

 but little in altitude from that of Atlanta, to which place it ex- 

 tends. The land on it is generally very fertile, a fact not 

 often connected with land of the same elevation. 



Productions, Average Product per Acre. — Cotton, corn, 

 wheat, rye, potatoes, &c. The produce of cotton is from 400 

 to 800 pounds per acre. Corn from four to six barrels per 

 acre. 



Mineral Springs. — There are mineral springs six miles 

 southeast of Newnan, with several varieties of water, sul- 

 phur, chalybeate and limestone, and have proved efficacious in 

 many cases. 



Early Settlers. — Col. Dickson, Mr. Henry R. Robinson, 

 William M. Stokes, Bird Parks, J. M. Thomas, and A. J. Berry. 



Name. — This county received its name in 1826, to perpet- 

 uate the memoi'y of General William Mcintosh, a half-blood 

 Creek, and head chief of the Coweta Towns. He was a daring 



