Historical Marker

Governor William Yates Atkinson

Newnan · Coweta County · Erected 2010

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The Story

Newnan lawyer William Yates Atkinson served as Georgia governor from 1894 to 1898 and helped found the women's college now Georgia College; in 1899 he tried to stop the mob lynching of Sam Hose.

About this site

Governor William Yates Atkinson is a historical marker in Newnan, Coweta County, erected in 2010. It is one of 23 historical markers documented in Coweta County, among 128 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.3750, -84.7997 near Newnan. The nearest cataloged historic site is Coweta County (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Governor Ellis Gibbs Arnall, Coweta County World War I Memorial, and In Memory of General Daniel Newnan.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.3750, -84.7997 · Newnan, Coweta County

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In Memory of General Daniel Newnan

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