Carroll County GA

Biography of James P. M. Norman

JAMES P. M. NORMAN. One of the most popular and widely known of Douglas County’s county officers is James P. M. Norman,who has been identified with the growth and the interests of the county for many years. Mr. Norman was born in Carroll County, Ga., April 27, 1847, and is a son of Abner S. and Charlotte (Orr) Norman, natives respectively of Alabama and South Carolina. George Norman, grandfather of our subject, came from Scotland to this country, and brought with him the sturdy habits so characteristic of those of that nationality. Settling in Alabama, he there reared his family, … Read more

Native American History of Carroll County, Georgia

Carroll County is located in west central Georgia and is part of the Atlanta Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA.) It was named after Charles Carroll of Maryland, the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence. It is the home of the State University of West Georgia. Much of the plantation, owned by Creek mekko, William McIntosh is now a public park known as the McIntosh Reserve. The park includes McIntosh’s grave and a reproduction of his two story, dog-trot style log house. Carroll County is bounded on the northeast by Douglas County, GA. On the east, it adjoins a … Read more