It was a milestone that did not go unnoticed. Nearly 100 gathered in the Floy Farr Room at Peachtree City Library Monday morning for the first of the year-long events that will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Peachtree City.

The library event re-dedicated the Floy Farr Room downstairs and the Joel Cowan Room on the main floor. Numerous photos depicting Peachtree City’s history lined the walls in both areas.

Noting the incorporation of the city on March 9, 1959, Mayor Harold Logsdon said Peachtree City was successful because it was a planned community that stuck to the plan.

Also speaking at the re-dedication event, library circulation supervisor and archivist Rebecca Watts gave an update of the 50th Anniversary book that will be out in April. She spoke of the contributions of Farr and Cowan and gave a photo presentation of samples proposed for the book’s cover.

Commenting on the re-dedication event Monday morning, Watts said the community should re-dedicate itself to making Peachtree City an even better place to live.

Peachtree City spokesperson Betsy Tyler after the re-dedication event said it was the first in a series that will include a community-wide celebration in the fall.

“It really will be a year-long series of events. The regular events that happen every year will be tied into the 50th Anniversary to keep reminding folks of it,” Tyler said. “Of course, today is the official anniversary, so we wanted to do something important, but not necessarily large-scale, to commemorate the official incorporation of Peachtree City. So we dedicated the Floy Farr Room and the Joel Cowan Room again after a lot of work has gone into those. We have the historical pictures out (on display) that will be in the book.”

Originally envisioned for a population of more than 70,000, Logsdon said the city is virtually at build-out today. The challenge for the future of Peachtree City will be keeping its unique quality while ensuring that re-development fits the standard of those who built the city, Logsdon said.