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Week 33, Question 2
08/01/2025

Week 33, Question 2

This photo was sent to me today by Victor from Greetings Tour. For those who may have forgotten, Greetings Tour is the m...
08/01/2025

This photo was sent to me today by Victor from Greetings Tour. For those who may have forgotten, Greetings Tour is the mural business that is behind the "Greetings From Union County, Georgia" mural and other "Greetings From" murals nationwide. Thankfully, he and his family are safe, but the Altadena community and the surrounding Los Angeles area have clearly been severely impacted and devastated by the recent wildfires as you can see in the picture below(The mural shown is one of the many murals included in Greetings Tour's mural collection-Thankfully it was spared). Please join me in sending prayers, positive thoughts, and good vibes to the community during this difficult time. Your support is greatly needed and appreciated!

Congratulations to our Gooch & Fifty Trivia and Rewards "Week 33 Question 1" winner, Sharon Parker Howell who chose the ...
07/01/2025

Congratulations to our Gooch & Fifty Trivia and Rewards "Week 33 Question 1" winner, Sharon Parker Howell who chose the reward of 1 free wine tasting from Living Water Winery & Vineyard!

Week 33, Question 1 Answer: Ebenezer Baptist Church

Of the 4 main known country church schools in the Suches community that combined and consolidated to make what we now know today as Woody Gap Schools, Ebenezer Baptist Church was not 1 of them. The 4 were Mt. Airy Church School, Zion Church School, Corinth Church School, and Mt. Lebanon Church School. Today, Woody Gap still stands as the state of Georgia's smallest public school.

Interested in learning more about Woody Gap Schools? Be sure to check out the link below for the profile page of Woody Gap Schools of the Greetings From Union County, Georgia interactive mural! The page features an autobiographical video, 207 historical newspaper articles and photos(Which also indirectly relate to the community of Suches itself as well), 6 additional links, and an interactive map that features 9 locations that relate to the school and its history.

Link: https://goochandfifty.com/landmark/woody-gap-schools/

Week 33, Question 1. Since there were so many country schools back in the times before Woody Gap School came to fruition...
06/01/2025

Week 33, Question 1. Since there were so many country schools back in the times before Woody Gap School came to fruition, it seems easier to leave this question in a multiple choice format!

Congratulations to our Gooch & Fifty Trivia and Rewards "Week 32 Question 3" winner, Patty Cagle Schatz who chose the re...
05/01/2025

Congratulations to our Gooch & Fifty Trivia and Rewards "Week 32 Question 3" winner, Patty Cagle Schatz who chose the reward of 1 free Greetings From Union County, Georgia T-shirt from Gooch & Fifty.(NOTE: There rewards list shown below states a free Gooch & Fifty Walking Tour, which is not yet available, so therefore, Patty was given the chance to pick a shirt of her choice).

Week 32, Question 3 Answer: James Lon Duckworth

James Lon Duckworth, former state Democratic Executive Committee Chairman and longtime Atlanta corporate attorney, as well as brother to former longtime Georgia State Supreme Court Justice, William Henry Duckworth, was elected to the position of President of the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta in October 1955. He served in this position for 2 years. He was also counsel to the Georgia Life Insurance Company of Georgia for many years, as well as that entity's Vice-President as well.

Interested in learning more about James Lon Duckworth? Be sure to check out the link below for his profile page for the Union County Legends interactive mural! His page features an autobiographical video, 231 historical newspaper articles and photos, and an interactive map that features 14 locations that relate to his life.

Link: https://goochandfifty.com/legend/james-lon-duckworth/

Week 32, Question 3
03/01/2025

Week 32, Question 3

Congratulations to our Gooch & Fifty Trivia and Rewards "Week 32 Question 2" winner, Sharon Parker Howell who chose the ...
03/01/2025

Congratulations to our Gooch & Fifty Trivia and Rewards "Week 32 Question 2" winner, Sharon Parker Howell who chose the reward of 1 free wine tasting from Living Water Winery & Vineyard!

Week 32, Question 2 Answer: William Henry Duckworth

Not only is he the Georgia State Supreme Court's longest ever serving Chief Justice in state history, but he was also voted as the Chairman of the National Conference of Chief Justices by other State Supreme Court Chief Justices nationwide. This conference consisted of 48 states including Hawaii(Which then was not yet a U.S. state) and Puerto Rico. He was elected to this position on Saturday, August 20th, 1955 at the annual meeting of the National Conference of Chief Justices in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Interested in learning more about William Henry Duckworth? Be sure to check out the link below for his profile page for the Union County Legends interactive mural! His page features an autobiographical video, 44 historical newspaper articles and photos, 2 additional links, and an interactive map that features 12 locations that relate to his life.

Link: https://goochandfifty.com/legend/william-henry-duckworth/

Congratulations to our Gooch & Fifty Trivia and Rewards "Week 32 Question 1" winner, Ken Howell who chose the reward of ...
03/01/2025

Congratulations to our Gooch & Fifty Trivia and Rewards "Week 32 Question 1" winner, Ken Howell who chose the reward of 1 free wine tasting from Living Water Winery & Vineyard!

Week 32, Question 1 Answer: Charles Simpson Reid

Charles Simpson Reid, former Blairsville native, who grew up in the beautiful Reid-Sampson Home that still stands today on Rogers Street in Blairsville, and who was once the youngest State Supreme Court Justice in the United States, was also once considered for a position on the United States Supreme Court by the iconic and legendary U.S. President, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. This consideration came after the resignation of Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, James F. Byrnes, who took on the position as director of the Office of Economic Stabilization and the Office of War Mobilization during WWII. Eventually, this led to a meeting between Georgia State Supreme Court Justice Charles Simpson Reid and President FDR. Unfortunately, Charles Simpson Reid did not end up receiving the position on the United States Supreme Court. However, to even be considered as a possible candidate for a seat on the nation's highest court by one of the most iconic U.S. presidents in history is an honor in itself and one that Union County should be proud that one of its very own was considered for.

Interested in learning more about Charles Simpson Reid? Be sure to check out the link below for his profile page for the Union County Legends interactive mural! His page features an autobiographical video, 137 historical newspaper articles and photos, and an interactive map that features 11 locations that relate to his life.

Link: https://goochandfifty.com/legend/charles-simpson-reid/

Week 32, Question 2...Thought I had these scheduled, but guess not! Sorry for delay in question, but here it is!
02/01/2025

Week 32, Question 2...Thought I had these scheduled, but guess not! Sorry for delay in question, but here it is!

Week 32, Question 1
30/12/2024

Week 32, Question 1

Congratulations to our Gooch & Fifty Trivia and Rewards "Week 31 Question 3" winner, Sharon Parker Howell who chose the ...
30/12/2024

Congratulations to our Gooch & Fifty Trivia and Rewards "Week 31 Question 3" winner, Sharon Parker Howell who chose the reward of 1 free coffee mug from Grateful hiker! This is the last prize left from Grateful hiker and we would like to take the time to thank them for contributing to Trivia and Rewards and being one of the many businesses who made this event possible!

Week 31, Question 3 Answer: February 1st, 1994

It was on February 1st, 1994 that Glenda Gooch was released from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, following her heart transplant and recovery, and sent back to her hometown of Blairsville, GA to live a more normal and healthier life than before she received her new heart. As she arrived back to Blairsville, she was welcomed back with a supportive and loving Union County hometown crowd that filled the Downtown Blairsville Square with flyers and posters,, along with WSB-TV and other news stations covering this big story and event. Eerily, ironically, and even poetically, on this very same day 14 years later(February 1st-Glenda Gooch Day), on February 1st, 2008, Glenda's funeral services were held and she was laid to rest after being called to her eternal home.

Interested in learning more about Glenda Gooch? Be sure to check out her profile page for the Union County Legends interactive mural profile page! Her page features an autobiographical video, 179 historical newspaper articles and photos, 1 additional link, and an interactive map that features 20 locations that relate to her life.

Link: https://goochandfifty.com/legend/glenda-gooch/

Week 31, Question 3
27/12/2024

Week 31, Question 3

Congratulations to our Gooch & Fifty Trivia and Rewards "Week 31 Question 2" winner, Ken Howell who chose the reward of ...
26/12/2024

Congratulations to our Gooch & Fifty Trivia and Rewards "Week 31 Question 2" winner, Ken Howell who chose the reward of 1 free coffee mug from Grateful hiker!

Week 31, Question 2 Answer: 1993/8 Years Old

It was on Christmas Day 1993 that Glenda Gooch received her miraculous and life-saving heart transplant procedure, receiving her heart from the 10 year old New York boy by the name of Ryan Bryar. Glenda would remain hospitalized for some time after this procedure until she healed up enough to come back home when she would be welcomed back with Glenda Gooch Day in her honor!

Interested in learning more about Glenda Gooch? Be sure to check out her profile page for the Union County Legends interactive mural profile page! Her page features an autobiographical video, 179 historical newspaper articles and photos, 1 additional link, and an interactive map that features 20 locations that relate to her life.

Link: https://goochandfifty.com/legend/glenda-gooch/

Congratulations to our Gooch & Fifty Trivia and Rewards "Week 31 Question 1" winner, Julie Rachel who chose the reward o...
26/12/2024

Congratulations to our Gooch & Fifty Trivia and Rewards "Week 31 Question 1" winner, Julie Rachel who chose the reward of 1 free T-shirt from Grateful hiker!

Week 31, Question 1 Answer: New Windsor, New York

It is the small New York town of New Windsor, New York that Blairsville/Gooch Family/Lance Family hero, Ryan Bryar, came originally came from. Ryan is the little boy who had become a heart transplant donor and tragically lost his life on on December 24th, 1993. Miraculously, the next day, Christmas day, December 25th, 1993, Union County legend, Glenda Gooch received his heart as not only a Christmas present, but to save her life. Her parents had been told just days earlier that if she did not receive this new heart within a year that she would die within the next year. This is still by far the best Christmas to ever occur for the Gooch and Lance Families.

Interested in learning more about Glenda Gooch? Be sure to check out her profile page for the Union County Legends interactive mural profile page! Her page features an autobiographical video, 179 historical newspaper articles and photos, 1 additional link, and an interactive map that features 20 locations that relate to her life.

Link: https://goochandfifty.com/legend/glenda-gooch/

Congratulations to our Gooch & Fifty Trivia and Rewards "Week 30 Question 3" winner, Sharon Parker Howell, who chose the...
26/12/2024

Congratulations to our Gooch & Fifty Trivia and Rewards "Week 30 Question 3" winner, Sharon Parker Howell, who chose the reward of 1 free Grateful hiker T-shirt from Gateful hiker!

Week 30, Question 3 Answer: George Berry

While it may be mind-blowing to think about and/or believe, it is indeed a Union County native who is largely responsible and credited for expanding Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport into the BUSIEST(AND NOW MOST EFFICIENT) airport in THE WORLD! This Union County native is a man by the name of George Jefferson Berry, a 1955 graduate of Union County High School. Before making his way to Atlanta, and after graduating from Union County High School, George Berry received a college education from Young Harris College and also stepped in to run his father's former furniture store(Penland's Furniture Store) which used to stand in place of where Creative Voice Boutique currently sits today. After selling off the business, he made his way down to the Atlanta Airport in 1962 where he went to a pay phone after searching for job openings in the city of Atlanta and landed the job as a city tax clerk. From here, he eventually climbed the ladder to become the Atlanta Airport's Aviation Commissioner which led him to overseeing the project that made Atlanta's airport the busiest and most efficient in the world!

Interested in learning more about George Berry? Be sure to check out his profile page for the Union County Legends interactive mural profile page! His page features an autobiographical video, 62 historical newspaper articles and photos, 17 additional links, and an interactive map that features 18 locations that relate to his life.

Link: https://goochandfifty.com/legend/george-berry/

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25/12/2024

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23/12/2024

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20/12/2024

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