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Hawkes Children's Library (West Point, Georgia)
The Hawkes Children's Library in West Point, Georgia was built in 1922. It is one of the Hawkes Children's Library buildings inspired and funded with support from Albert King Hawkes. The building is a work of architectural and engineering firm Robert & Co. and was constructed by Batson & Cook. It includes Colonial Revival and Georgian Revival architecture. The library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. The library is located along the Chattahoochee River The Chattahoochee River forms the southern half of the Alabama and Georgia border, as well as a portion of the Florida - Georgia border. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a relatively short river formed by the confluence of the Chatta ... in West Point. It contains historical information for Troup County, Georgia and Chambers County, Alabama. The library also hosts educational and arts programs. See also * National Register of Historic Places listings in Troup County, Georgia R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Point, Georgia
West Point is a city in Troup County, Georgia, Troup and Harris County, Georgia, Harris counties in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is located approximately halfway between Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery, Alabama and Atlanta along Interstate 85 in Georgia, Interstate 85. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, it had a population of 3,474, and in 2015 the estimated population was 3,728. Most of the city is in Troup County, which is part of the LaGrange, Georgia, LaGrange Troup County, Georgia, Micropolitan Statistical Area, and hence part of the Atlanta-Athens, Georgia, Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, Georgia, Sandy Springs, GA Atlanta metropolitan area, Combined Statistical Area. A sliver in the south is in Harris County, which is part of the Columbus, Georgia, Columbus Columbus metropolitan area, Georgia, Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The city's present name comes from its being near the westernmost point of the Chattahoochee River, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |