History is

a bridge between the new and the old, said David Piet,

chairman of the Peachtree City Heritage Historic

Preservation Committee, during unveiling of a historical

market at Holly Grove AME Church.

His

committee, the city of Peachtree City and the Georgia

Historical Society worked together to purchase and

install the first historical marker in that city.

"We

have a wonderful community here, conceived by people of

great vision, maintained by a competent governmental body

and an active community," said Piet. "Most of

us love new things, the smell of a new car, the fresh

modern look of a new home. Many of us also appreciate

things from our past, the old colonial homes, the French

Quarter, or perhaps Williamsburg.

"There

is a point between new and old," he said, "when

things may lose their luster, but are not yet appreciated

for [their] connection to our past. Often it is just

before the bulldozer takes something down that we realize

its historical value."

Piet noted

that while Peachtree City is only 45 years old, the

history of Holly Grove AME Church goes back 57 years

before that.

"The

Preservation Committee is that bridge between the old and

the new," he said, "and we hope we can avoid

anyone ever saying that we did not carry out our stated

purpose: We are to help preserve, protect, chronicle,

interpret and present history to the people of Peachtree

City and to our visitors."

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