Install Collective Access Database
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________Art
- “Cotton Gin Mill” by Jean Charlot
- “Patrick Henry” by Andy Davis
Native American Collection
- Objects of Creek Indian Nation
- Image of First Treaty of Indian Springs
Area Architecture
- Drawings of Public Square
- Objects of historic houses
- Images of houses being moved
- Images of the 1896 Courthouse
- Construction of new homes
- Drawings of the 1910 Monument in the City Square
- Drawings of new firehouse
People of McDonough
- Images of Commodore Thomas MacDonough
- Mayor Billy Copeland
Area Industry
- Images of Cotton Warehouse
- Images of Big Spring
- Images and tools of cotton farming and production
- Boll weevil
- Images of the impact of the boll weevil on homes and McDonough
Transportation
- Images of Wagon Trains
- Objects of Stagecoaches
- Images or objects of the Georgia Midland and Gulf Railroad
- Images of the Camp Creek train wreck
- Newspaper articles of the Camp Creek train wreck
- I-75 Construction
- Images of changes to area interstate highway
Civil War
- Images or documents of the Secession Convention
- Images of Kilpatrick’s Raiders
- Images of Sherman’s Army on their March to the Sea
Area Historic Events
- Copies of the $35,000 bond
- Images of the Progress Day celebration November 20, 1931
- Images of President Franklin Roosevelt railroad procession
- Images of WWII McDonough Servicemen
- Images of families supporting WWII
- Images of soldiers returning from WWII
Area Civic Pride
- Photos of Easter Egg Hunt, the Music in the Park series, and Easter Sunrise Service on the Square, and the annual Christmas Parade.
- “The Geranium City.” banner
- Notes delivered to General Norman Schwarzkopf
- Pictures of Mayor at Presidential Award for Outstanding Civic Leadership Ceremony in Washington, D.C.
- Images of Olympic Torch Relay
Future of McDonough
- Drawings of the future plans of McDonough
- Graph of Census growth