Carrollton, Georgia

Preserving the Past - Savoring the Present - Planning for the Future
Next CCHS Meeting - Sept 4, 2008 @ 6:00- 8pm - Tour new Curtis-Marlow-Perry House Museum and Curtis Gardens

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Carroll County Historical Society

Welcome to the Official Website of the Carroll County Historical Society. The CCHS is working to "Preserve the Past, Savor the Present, and Plan for the Future." The Curtis-Marlowe-Perry House  serves as our headquarters. It includes the Curtis Gardens and a small archive. It is located in Carrollton, the county seat of Carroll County. We sponsor historical projects, programs and field trips. Our main emphasis is supporting historical preservation and  greenspace efforts throughout Carroll County

         Georgia Quilt Council President           Visits Carrollton
Ag-Heritage Museum

Friday, May 23, 2008 the Carroll County Heritage-Tourism Initiative met with Marilyn Osterkamp, president of the Georgia Quilt Council. This Initiative is working to form a partnership with the Georgia Quilt Council, county agriculture community, Carroll County Historical Society, and county and city governments to develop the Carroll Mills/Cotton Producers Warehouse into an ag-heritage museum complex.

 

Around the turn-of the century Carroll County was a leader in the production of cotton. In 1932 ,the warehouse building in Carrollton was bought by The Cotton Producers Association (CPA) co-op which later became GoldKist. This warehouse and the CPA co-op completely changed the economy of the West Georgia-East Alabama area. It served as a model for other co-ops around the Southeast on how to be successful.  Carroll County historian Doug Mabry has stated "It's literally the birthplace of a Fortune 500 company."     

 

For quite sometime, The Georgia Quilt Council has be interested is starting a museum in Carrollton and the Carroll Mills/CPA warehouse is a perfect fit for such a place. The Pine Mountain Gold Museum in Villa Rica finally open in the Spring of 2008 and and construction of an native American Interpretive Center at McIntosh Reserve is planned in the next several years.  Carroll County, the HEART of tourism in the West Georgia Area.      

Activities of the CCHS
  • Bi-monthly Programs and Field Trips
  • Bi-Monthly Newsletter "CCHS Journal"
  • Annual Dinner & Awards Dinner
  • Curtis-Marlow-Perry House & Gardens
  • CCHS Archives and History Museum
  • Restoration of the Historic Carrollton Depot

P. O. Box 1308

Carrollton, GA 30112

Phone: 770-834-3081

E-mail Webmaster: cchs@carrollcountyhistory.org