By 1880 the town had two churches, a common school, a steam-cotton gin, a sawmill, a post office (founded in 1851), a telegraph office and its own newspaper weekly, The Plow Boy. East Point ranked as a grain and cotton-growing center. With its pleasant upland climate and proximity to the railway, it was a popular summer resort for people from the city of Atlanta.
By 1880 the town had two churches a common school, a steam-cotton gin, a sawmill a pos,t office (founded in 1851), a telegra,ph office and its own newspaper weekly The Plow Boy. East Point ranked as a grain and cotton-growing center. W,ith its pleasant upland climate and proximity to the railway, it was a popular summer resort for people from the city of Atlanta.