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the newton county courthouse was built in 1884 and was designed in the second empire style by the architectural firm bruce & morgan. this beautiful bulding is worth a look when in the covington area.
Updated May 14, 2010
Address: 1132 usher street n.w.
Phone: 770-784-2035
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the old church was built in 1841 and was the first chapel used by emory university. during the civil war the church was a confederate hospital. this building is part of the oxford national historic district.
Written May 11, 2010
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in 1835 the united methodist church founded the town of oxford just north of covington georgia. the same year the church established the georgia methodist's conference manual labor school. in 1836 the name was changed to emory university in honor of methodist bishop john emory. the school was closed from 1861 to 1866 due to the civil war. after general william t. sherman burned atlanta in 1864 his troops moved east ward to oxford. there were brief skrimishes in oxford between union and confederate troops and buildings on campus were used as a confederate hospital. sherman's troops took over oxford and emory university and destroyed the school's library and archives. in 1933 the main campus of emory university was moved to atlanta and today oxford collage of emory university is a two year college. of interest to the tourists is oxford college's beautiful campus and it's civil war sites.
Updated May 11, 2010
Address: 100 hamill street
Phone: 770-784-8880
Website: http://www.oxford.emory.edu/
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the old newton county jail was built in 1901 and was in use until 1983. today this historic building is currently being renovated and in the future will be home to the newton county history museum.
Written May 11, 2010
Address: stallings street n.w.
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the newton county confederate civil war memorial is located next to the courthouse in downtown covington. the memorial is a standing solder motif which is common in the south.
Written May 11, 2010
Address: usher street.
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Covington
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Usually, I am easy to please. However, I will never go back to this restaurant.
I decided to eat there on my recent trip to Covington; it was late, I was tired; it was across from the hotel.
My initial reaction was WOW! It looked very nice inside, I was seated by the window, next to the pool with fountain. I looked forward to the meal!
Unfortunately, my enthusiasm was deflated as soon as the food arrived -- vegetables were of undefinable color, obviously far from fresh; other items tasted like soap.
Nevertheless, my waiter was very cheerful and helpful. In fact, she acted like she was serving gourmet food!
So if you to just sit and relax, do visit this place. If you are hungry, look for another establishment. I ended up buying a chocolate bar at the gas station. :-( I don't complain -- chocolate is my favorite food anyway! :-)
Favorite Dish: What exactly did I try to eat?!
Updated Dec 3, 2003
Address: Alcovy Road, across from Holiday Inn
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covington is located 30 miles east of atlanta on I-20. covington is the county seat of newton county georgia. the town was established in 1822 and is named after general leonard covington who was a......
Covington is a small town about 30 miles from Atlanta. Honestly, I can't tell you much about it since I stayed there only one day -- had to go there for a meeting. It didn't look very impressive to...
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