Photo Archive

Water skiing on the Chattooga River, Picture was used in publication to attract industry in the 1950’s

“The County Home” was open till the mid 1960s. It was located where the nursing home is today

Chattooga County Hospital opened in 1951

A dusty Commerce Street in the early 1900’s, no need to watch for cars

100th Anniversary Trion Methodist Church 1944

Opening day 1961 at Riegel Fabrics in the Triangle Shopping Center, Trion

Wayside Community Church ( at the foot of Taylor Ridge) in 1947

Summerville Post Office in the snow 1940, photo made by dairy farmer and mailman Harry Marks

James H.(Sloppy) Floyd was Chattooga County state representative from 1952 till his death in 1974

Trion Methodist Church celebrates it’s 100th anniversary in 1944

The Holland House near the Alabama line was built around 1886.Unfortunately the house burned in the 1980’s

A bird’s eye view of downtown Summerville 1957

Summerville police officers Whaley and Hawkins patrol the corner of Commerce and Washington 1940

Inside the Royal Theatre, Summerville 1939, a fundraiser was held to help buy food for the unemployed

The McWhorter family of Bolling Road pose for a traveling photographer circa 1900

Teachers could park in the circle in front of Summerville High School. SHS became CHS in 1962

Singing the alma mater in the Summerville High Auditorium 1960

Leading off the Christmas parade in Summerville in the early 1960’s

Summerville School Board 1949

The original Georgia Rug Mill, ( now part of Mohawk)