at the Historic Bodiford House
By the end of the 1800’s, Powder Springs was growing and prospering as a small town. By 1900 the population would have grown from a few pioneers and settlers in the early 1800’s to over 350. 1891 by December 3rd , six schools were established, four for white students and two for black students. 1892 […]
Powder Springs was like most settlements in the early days that as they grew from a small settlement into a community then a town, it had many ‘First’ things that took place. This was how the settlement grew into a town and prospered through the years. The area was originally part of the Cherokee Indian […]
Many Veterans have made Powder Springs their home, some from birth and others choosing to move and live here. Each year Powder Springs honors these Veterans on Memorial Day in May and Veterans Day in November. Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday in May. Veteran’s Day is observed on November 11. Memorial Day […]
The Southern Railroad and the Seaboard Railroads came to Powder Springs in 1882 and 1905. In doing so, they put Powder Springs on the map and brought prosperity, opportunities and jobs for her residences. However, they also brought accidents and tragedy as well. These articles are from various newspapers of the day. Researched (in 2018) […]
Marietta Journal – August 4, 1921 The baseball team of Powder Springs is one of the strongest in this section of the state for amateurs and the city is more than proud of the sturdy youngsters. Something like 25 games have been played up todate and only 4 defeats have been registered against them. Such […]
LATE 1800’S AND EARLY 1900’s Familiar scenes of everyday life: Horses and the Brown brother’s tobacco chewing mule were hitched in the shade of the shed on the back of Hardage and McTyre’s General Merchandise Store. Near this quiet scene was a strategic checker game that was in progress. Uncle Ben Hilley, Jim Hammonds and […]
LATE 1800’S AND EARLY 1900’S Fireworks were a great sport in Powder Springs on holidays in those days for many years. Sparklers for the little ones, Roman candles and fire crackers of all sizes for the older ones. One never to be forgotten scene was the community Christmas Tree at the Church. It was always […]
PUSH RODS AUTO CLUB 1956 – 1965 The club was organized in the summer of 1956 after a meeting of about eight local teenagers at the Hunter Tire Company in Austell, Georgia. Charles Furr was the first president of the club. It was active until about 1965. The club had their shop in a garage […]