HISTORIANS MAKE SHOCKING NEWNAN DISCOVERY
Newly uncovered documents by local historians have revealed that Newnan, Georgia, was NOT named after General Daniel Newnan, as previously believed.
Instead, historians now say the city was named after David Newnan, a little-known 1800s hamster farmer who reportedly operated a modest 14-acre hamster farm somewhere in what is now Coweta County.
According to the documents, David Newnan became locally famous for breeding unusually large hamsters and selling them to traveling merchants, children, and “anyone with a reasonably sized wooden cage.”
For generations, historians apparently overlooked David’s contribution, largely because nobody thought to ask, “Wait, which Newnan?”
City officials say the discovery could force the community to reconsider everything it knows about its own history.
“We may have to change some signs,” one historian said. “And possibly apologize to hamsters.”
Residents have already begun demanding answers, including whether the city’s famous roundabouts were originally designed to accommodate hamster wheels.
Historians say they are continuing to investigate David Newnan’s legacy, including the possibility that his hamster bloodline may have shaped the Newnan Coweta Humane Society.
Newnan Time with Harold 