at the Historic Bodiford House
The women in the black community had fewer opportunities outside the home than did their husbands and like the women in the white communities. However, they did play an important part in making a difference in Powder Springs. Their contributions are often over looked. History does not always tell their stories and importance. With fewer […]
Sisters Ethel and Rena Clark started a popular local baking business producing pies and cakes from Ethels home on Butner Street in the early 1950’s. They passed this legacy on to Rena’s daughter, Willie G. Watts, teaching her how to make the pies and cakes. After Ethel passed away in 1993, Wille continued the family […]
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 […]
Most histories are written about the men who made a difference in the settling of our country, our towns, our cities, etc. However, much is not written about how important the women played in helping shape our country and communities. They are often overlooked. The women were always there in the background working with the […]
The Powder Springs Senior Citizen’s Center was established in 1985 and opened in the old Powder Springs School Primary building on Atlanta Street. By 1990 the Senior’s occupied two of the buildings, the old Primary School building and the old Lunchroom building. The last use of the buildings on campus was as an Elementary School. […]
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 […]