Photo Archive

Summerville Fire Department mid 1960s

The first Supreme Oil Gas Station in Summerville, founded by Harvey McCollum

These mid 1950s majorettes were ready to twirl at the SHS games

For a brief period in the early 60s, a bowling alley was near Trion but burned

Two noted politicians ride in a parade on Summerville

Coca Cola makes its way to the county by wagon

Parade time circa 1960 in downtown Summerville

1950s Summerville icons, State Restaurant, Southern 5 and 10, Montgomery Mill

Jim RIchie sold men’s clothes for many years at Richie’s store circa 1950-2000

Georgia Rug Mill, Mill Village, and Chert Pit in Summerville, circa 1960

The John D. Taylor home on Congress Street in Summerville,

Mr. and Mrs. Mack Hogg’s proudly pose by their car

The Woodard Family opens the Piggly Wiggly in 1962 and closes the Cash Store in downtown Summerville

Chattooga County had 2 hospitals and local doctors around 1960

Garnetts Furniture opened in downtown Summerville in 1955

Prior to 1960 many taxi cabs operated in Summerville, Just look in the Yellow Pages

Homer Sanders, sold papers in town and worked at the Greyhound bus station

1938 Fair Ad from The Summerville News

Kitchen of the Ernest Montgomery Home, notice the wood stove and water tank

Summerville Ice and Coal kept many a house warm with coal and provided ice for refrigerators and ice cream