Month: October 2022

We’re back with the last entry in our series on Newton County sites that made it to the National Register of Historic Places. Be sure to check out our first three pieces spotlighting some intriguing places. Next on our Newton County Historic Sites list is the Salem Camp Ground. Like many on our list, this … Read more

Kicking off our next look at historic locations in Newton County is the famed Orna Villa. It holds the distinction of being the longest living residential property in the city. It was built using a common style of the time, pulling inspiration from Grecian influences.  Orna Villa made it into the annals of the National … Read more

Newton County is home to some of the foremost historic sites in the nation’s history. The list is pretty lengthy, and we’re aiming to cover all of them over the next few entries in our blog archive. First, there’s the Brick store, which resides on “Highway 278 Old Social Circle Road in Covington”.The Brick Store … Read more

Newton County is a staple of Georgia. For a not so small town, we sport a history rich in esteem and intrigue. Take, for example, the famed Mystic Grill restaurant in Covington. If the name sounds familiar, that’s because the eatery existed on the small screen, long before it existed in the real world. It … Read more