COWETA COUNTY

Coweta County Courthouse:

Those who love stunning architecture will want to visit this 1904 Neoclassical Revival courthouse that commands the square in historic downtown Newnan The building reflects the Italian influence of architect Andrea Palladro and the symmetrical classicism of English architect, Christopher Wrenn The signature feature is the impressive copper-covered dome that rises 100 feet above the square, featuring a clock on all four sides Recently a detailed renovation was completed to restore the original features of the building

Did you know? Coweta County Courthouse is the site of the 1948 trial of John Wallace, a wealthy landowner in Meriwether County who murdered his sharecropper, Wilson Turner, across the county line in Coweta County, making the crime under the jurisdiction of Coweta County A book and movie, both titled “Murder in Coweta County,” tells the story of the crime that occurred in 1948 and is significant because it was the first time in the history of the state of Georgia that a white man was convicted and sentenced to death on the testimony of two black men who were forced by Wallace to help him dispose of the body

Oak Hill Cemetery:

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, you can find this majestic, 60-acre cemetery at 96 Jefferson Street in downtown Newnan According to a historic marker at the site, a section of the cemetery is the final resting place of 269 Confederate soldiers who died during the Civil War Men from every state in the confederacy are represented in the burials and only two were not identified Other notable burials include soldiers of the Revolutionary War and two Georgia governors – Ellis Arnall and William Atkinson rave sites at Oak Hill