at the Historic Bodiford House
There are other streets in downtown Powder Springs, besides Main Street (Marietta Street), which have not had much said or written about them. These streets were and are just as important to the settlement and growth of Powder Springs as Main Street (Marietta Street). Some of these streets are: Atlanta Street, which was referred to […]
Powder Springs was not only blessed with good doctors from its very beginning, there were also dentist and druggist who would come and set up practice. Until the druggist came, most of the drugs used were administered by the local doctors in their daily practices and caring for the sick. They may also have had […]
Powder Springs was blessed with good doctors from its very beginning as a young settlement that first became known as Springville. Early on the doctors worked out of their homes, which were located on Main Street (Marietta Street) or within short walking distance of the center of the small town. As the town grew with […]
There are many historical homes in Powder Springs. Most of these homes are on the main street (Marietta Street) in downtown. Others are one street over (or back) on Atlanta Street. Some are farmhouse homes that are located in the area immediately outside of the city limits. Several of the homes date back to the […]
Part I – Stories The Seven Springs Historical Society introduced a collection of recipes, drawings, and historical lore from Powder Springs, Georgia in 1991. This cookbook (or ‘Sampler”) was published by the historical society with the intent and hope that the drawings and written material would contribute to the history of the area by preserving […]
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 […]
Part I: LATE 1800’S AND EARLY 1900’S Life in a small Georgia town in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s was very satisfying for young and old. This was before radio or television sets – not to mention computer’s! Here are some of those memories as told to and gathered by Sarah Frances Miller during […]
The Powder Springs City Cemetery is located on the west side of Old Austell Road down from the intersection with Atlanta Street and across from the Methodist Cemetery. It was established in 1917 as part of the Methodist Cemetery but later became the City Cemetery. Sometimes it has been confused as being the Baptist Cemetery […]
Powder Springs Memorial Gardens was established in 1970 and is located on Atlanta Street near the intersection with Old Austell Road. The Gardens also back up to the Powder Springs City Cemetery located on Old Austell Road. The first burials were the next year in March of 1971. March: William Doyle “Billy” Mitchell. April: Floyd […]