Newton County GaArchives News.....THE FAIR CITY OF COVINGTON AND PROSPEROUS COUNTY OF NEWTON July 9, 1891
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The Georgia Enterprise July 9, 1891
     Newton County was laid out in the year 1822, and named after that sterling 
patriot and soldier, Sergeant NEWTON, of revolutionary fame. This county is in 
the very heart of middle Georgia, which section is too well known to need any 
detailed description. The county is well watered with clear running streams, 
which rise and flow from the foot hills of the mountain country and find 
passage through the channels of her rivers in their journey on to the sea, 
carrying joy to the farmer, hope to the mechanic and the miller, and promises 
prosperity to the manufacturer. The rivers are Yellow, South Alcova and Little 
River. Creeks, branches and springs can be found in all parts of the county and 
upon almost every plantation.
     No county has better water power. At Porterdale, on Yellow River, a new 
cotton twine factory is in successful operation, with $100.000 invested, and an 
annual consumption of more than 1,000 bales of cotton. At Snapping Shoals, on 
South River, a new hosiery factory and merchant mill is running on full time. 
Flouring mills and ginneries can be found at Henderson’s, White’s and Webb’s. 
Many other small industries are located on the various shoals in the county. 
There is sufficient water power in the county to manufacture all the goods 
consumed in Georgia, if properly developed. No such advantages are offered to 
capitalists any where else in the south or west, east or north. Near all our 
streams is the best of soil for pressed brick or terra cotta, blue granite in 
abundance and enough timber for building purposes. Our climate is mild and 
factories can be run every day in the year. The saw ________ can be carried 
from the field to the factory and country produce can be bought low by the 
hands at their very doors.
     The lands are productive, the people kind, the air pure. Churches and 
schools in every militia district. Fruits, flowers and vegetable grow to 
perfection, and in some sections a total failure of the peach and grape crop 
was never known. Farm lands are cheap, from $10 to $80 an acre. Cotton, corn, 
wheat, oats, clover, Lucerne, etc., etc., are especially adapted to our climate 
and soil.
     Covington, the county site, is one of the cheapest cities in this fair 
county. Situated on the waters of Dried Indian Creek, a beautiful stream which 
flows like a silver band from north to west and south through the entire city. 
Love, legend and romance are interwoven with the peculiar name of this 
bewitching creek, there being one rock along its banks where every marriage 
proposal made has been accepted. Along this winding stream are rich meadors 
matted with Bermuda and other native grasses, where may be seen the mild eyed 
Jersey, a perfect picture of beauty, peace and contentment.
     The city is on the line of the Ga. railroad, 40 miles from Atlanta and 130 
from Augusta. Passenger cars arrive every few hours, at night as well as in the 
day, so that one can do business in Atlanta and live in Covington or Oxford, as 
street cars from both towns meet all day trains and the evening and morning 
accommodation train. The new Middle Georgia & Atlantic cars will soon be 
running from here to the Covington & Macon railroad, at Machen, and then on to 
Savannah.


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