Newnan Wedding

Newnan is a city in Coweta County, Georgia, 39 miles (63 km) south by west of Atlanta. In 1900: 3,654 people lived in Newnan, Georgia; in 1910: 5,548, and in 1940: 7,182. The population was 16,242 at the 2000 Census. Newnan is one of the fastest growing cities in Georgia, with an estimated population of 24,654 in 2005. The city is the county seat of Coweta CountyGR6.

Newnan was first established as county seat of Coweta County (replacing the currently nonexistant town of Bullsboro) in 1828 and was named for North Carolinian General Daniel Newnan. Newnan quickly became a prosperous magnet for professionals such as lawyers and doctors, as well as various merchants. Much of Newnan's prosperity was due to the thriving cotton industry, which relied on slavery. Newnan was largely untouched by the American Civil War, and as a result is still home to much antebellum architecture. During the Atlanta Campaign, Confederate cavalry badly defeated Union forces at the nearby Battle of Brown's Mill.