The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Game hunters and trappers frequently went through the area that is now Austell on their way to the area's salt licks. These early visitors claimed the area's waters had medicinal properties. It soon became a destination for therapeutic healing, leading to the founding of a town known as Salt Springs. As immigration increased and demand for land near the spring grew, G. O. Mozely donated and subdivided 40 acres (16 ha) of his land, enhancing the loose settlement with a street plan. Later, the spring was renamed Lithia Springs due to the water containing lithium carbonate, and the neighboring city of Lithia Springs was founded in 1882. In 1888, the lithia spring water was bottled and sold under the commercial name Bowden Lithia Spring Water. The historic lithia spring water is still bottled and sold under the name brand Lithia Spring Water. The Georgia Pacific Railway chose the town of Au…
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Austell’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Austell’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewAlfred Austell (1814–1881), 1902: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Austell, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Alfred Austell (1814–1881) (1902) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.