Old Newnan

Historical marker location:

Meansville, Georgia

( Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 19 and Georgia Route 109, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 19.)

Marker installed: 1954

The city of Atlanta hosted the Summer Olympics in 1996, and it was the first time that a bomb exploded at the Olympic Games, killing two people and injuring over 100 others.