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09/09/2024

Week 16, Question 1

09/09/2024

Purchase your membership of choice to become eligible to play to win rewards from local businesses at www.goochandfifty.com! Only $10 for a daily pass and you are eligible to play Trivia and Rewards for the next 365 days!

06/09/2024

Week 15, Question 3

04/09/2024

Week 15, Question 2

03/09/2024

Day is this SATURDAY at Brasstown Bald, September 7, 10 - 3pm🌿🎉

Join us for a fun, family event oriented around educating visitors on the Appalachian Trail, the trail’s history and development, how the trail is maintained today, and what a hiker may experience when hiking the Appalachian trail.🥾

⛰️Event Details
FIND Outdoors and the Georgia Appalachian Trail Club (GATC) are partnering to host Appalachian Trail Day. A.T. Day is a fun, family event oriented around educating visitors on the Appalachian Trail, the trail’s history and development, how the trail is maintained today, and what a hiker may experience when walking the A.T. The goal of the event is to not only introduce the A.T., but also give participants knowledge on the natural world and encourage them to be stewards of the great outdoors.

⛰️Schedule
10:00 am – 3:00 pm

⛰️What to Bring
Hat
Sunscreen
Camera

⛰️Ticket Information
Complimentary with paid site admission

A.T. Day Activities
⛰️Welcome Booth – FIND Outdoors
FIND team members will man a welcome booth to inform visitors of the day’s events, pass out promotional material, and distribute scavenger hunts.

🥾Mini Appalachian Trail – GATC
Panels going up the Brasstown Bald Summit Trail represent each state an A.T. hiker would go through when walking from Georgia to Maine. The panels explain what a hiker may encounter in each state and visitors get to experience a miniature A.T.
⛰️A.T. Demonstrations – GATC

GATC volunteers will demonstrate how to hang a bear bag and various trail maintenance techniques throughout the day.
🏕️Mock A.T. Campsite – GATC

GATC volunteers will set up a campsite, which will resemble an A.T. campsite.
⛰️Leave No Trace Junior Ranger – FIND Outdoors

FIND educators will be leading Leave No Trace Junior Ranger activities to educate children on LNT and how to minimize their impact on the environment. Participants will be given a Junior Ranger LNT workbook, as well as a prize for completing the activities.
⛰️Scavenger Hunt – FIND Outdoors

FIND Outdoors will be providing free scavenger hunts for visitors with questions based on the activities and signage up at the event. If the scavenger hunt is complete, participants will receive a prize provided by FIND.

⛰️GATC Movie in Mountain Top Theatre – GATC
The GATC will be playing portions of a video series they created about the A.T.

⛰️Festival Booths – GATC and other participating vendors/community groups

Participating vendors and community groups will set up booths in the designated area in the Brasstown Bald parking lot promoting their organization and education visitors on what they do.
🍔Food Truck

Chill & Fill Chill & Fill - Blairsville, GA will be on-site throughout the day.

02/09/2024

Congratulations to our Gooch & Fifty Trivia and Rewards "Week 14 Question 3" Winner, Julie Rachel chose the reward of 1 free T-shirt from Gooch & Fifty!

Week 14, Question 3 Answer: B. Frank Summerour

Frank Summerour was said to be a proficient machinist and builder. He operated a grist mill and sawmill on Coosa Creek. In the early 1930’s he set up a generator system that supplied electricity from water power for his family’s residence. The sawmill provided the lumber needed for shoring up the mines and building the mining camps where men boarded. The stamp mill Frank Summerour operated at Coosa Creek separated the gold from the ore. Loads of ore were hauled by mule teams from the various placer mines in Coosa, Wellborn Mountain and other outlying mines. In November of 1926, Mr. Summerour sold his stamp mill to Mr. J.C. McGeehee. Afterwards, Mr. Summerour mined in Auraria in Lumpkin County. It is said that in just 7 days at the Battle Branch Mine in Auraria that his ore assayed at 22 pounds, 12 and 4/5 ounces. Frank's brother, Zed, was also said to be a big part of gold mining in Union County.

02/09/2024

Congratulations to our Gooch & Fifty Trivia and Rewards "Week 14 Question 2" Winner, Sharon Parker Howell chose the reward of free admission for 2 to her choice of a Union County High School, Young Harris College, or University of North Georgia Dahlonega Campus sporting event from Lance Law Firm, PC!

Week 14, Question 2 Answer: Jason Jesse Reid

The "Reid-Made Chair" earned its name from the very man who started making them. His name was Jason Jesse Reid. He taught and passed this trade to his sons who continued building and making the chairs. These chairs were said to be some of the finest around and people from several different regions across the state and country would come to get these chairs. Today, the chairs are on display at the Atlanta History Center in Buckhead!

02/09/2024

Congratulations to our Gooch & Fifty Trivia and Rewards "Week 14 Question 1" Winner, Ken Howell. Ken chose the reward of free admission for 2 to her choice of a Union County High School, Young Harris College, or University of North Georgia Dahlonega Campus sporting event from Lance Law Firm, PC!

Week 14, Question 1 Answer: Lumpkin County

The grave site of the mythical "Princess Trahlyta", the namesake for Vogel State Park's Lake Trahlyta, sits in the middle of the US 19 and State Road 60 intersection in nearby Lumpkin County. The area is also known as Stone Pile Gap.

02/09/2024

Week 15, Question 1

01/09/2024

Yesterday, I announced the limited offer for 50% off coupon for the yearly membership yesterday, but since it is Mountain Heritage Festival and since some of you may want cheaper options, I've added more options. They are as follows:

Coupon Code: mhfyearly2024
50% off for yearly memberships($60 instead of $120).------Benefits: Nomination AND voting rights for Union County Legends mural. Can submit nominees to be voted on for the nomination process AND vote for nominees in voting process.

Coupon Code: mhfmonthly2024
40% off for monthly memberships($30 instead of $50)------Benefits: Voting rights ONLY(NO Nomination rights) for Union County Legends mural. Cannot submit nominees during nomination process.

Coupon Code: mhfweekly2024
30% off for weekly memberships($17.50 instead of $25)

Coupon Code: mhfdaily2024
20% off for daily memberships($8 instead of $10)

31/08/2024

***IMPORTANT NOTE***: I am offering a limited time offer for 50% off coupons for Gooch & Fifty yearly memberships to those who may be interested in wanting to nominate AND vote for the next "Union County Legends" that will be added to the mural. Comment "Interested" in the comments below and I will send you a coupon!

Just another update on the Union County Legends mural, and one of the last ones for a minute. The wall is pretty much now completely covered from end to end, including the door, with the exception of a few more final touches to go including wood posts/rope, gavels, etc. just to name a few of them.

With this said, I also want to request that if you have a family member on here and there is something you absolutely think you might want changed, you are being asked to reach out and contact me so that I can send the message to the artist working on the faces. Please keep in mind that I will be busy this next week as I begin working at a new real estate brokerage and will be tied down with that. I will get back to you all as soon as possible.

I have once again enjoyed watching paint dry while back home for this last 2 week visit. It feels great to see the plans that I have put together to line up with the website and watch my vision come to fruition. Now, I wait for tomorrow and Sunday's Mountain Heritage Festival to come along and see just how much of an interest you all have(if any) in embracing the actual interactive aspects of the mural and learning some of the great local history that belongs/comes from Union County.

30/08/2024

Week 14, Question 3 Multiple Choice Round! The first person with at least a $10 daily membership pass to answer correctly wins! You have until 9 P.M. to answer. However, if no one answers correctly by 9 P.M., the rule of winning once a week becomes invalid and anyone can answer even if they have already won. Good luck!

30/08/2024

Week 14, Question 3

30/08/2024

Don't forget to go purchase a $10 membership pass at www.goochandfifty.com to be eligible to play and win rewards from local businesses for the rest of the year! Nearly $1,100 in rewards have already been won! Don't miss out!

29/08/2024

Don't forget to go get your T-shirts to represent and celebrate the 150th anniversary of Micajah Clark Dyer's flying machine patent, U.S. Patent 154,654! The anniversary is this Sunday, September 1st, Micajah Clark Dyer Day! The patent is represented on both T-shirts available(I Gotta Stay Fly and "Greetings from Union County, Georgia mural).

To see more details about these shirts, see the captions of each photo below!

29/08/2024

28/08/2024

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For those still wondering where the Union County Legends mural is, it is on the same building as the Greetings From Union County, Georgia mural!

From the greetings mural/city parking lot, you will walk in between the public bathrooms and the porch beside the Greetings mural and into the next parking lot.

By car, you will take the Town Square roundabout to Blue Ridge Street and take an immediate right into the parking lot. The screenshot below shows the building and the arrow shows where to pull in to see the mural.

28/08/2024

Bob Bonnie Dasher and Audie Murrell keep on making progress! We are getting our last legend painted in and the rest of the background and then it's just the small tweaks, adding a few more small details, and touching up on some of the faces tomorrow!

28/08/2024

Week 14, Question 2

26/08/2024

Week 14, Question 1

26/08/2024

Let's get started on the 2nd quarter of Trivia and Rewards questions! Don't forget to go purchase a $10 membership pass at www.goochandfifty.com to be eligible to play and win the rest of the year! Nearly $1,100 in rewards have already been won!

25/08/2024

The latest update for the Union County Legends mural! Getting that right side painted up! Next: A few more Legends and painting in the door!

Couldn't be more excited to get to the end and see how things end up looking!

23/08/2024

The 150th anniversary of Micajah Clark Dyer's flying machine, U.S. Patent 154,654, is going to be here on Sunday, September 1st, 2024!

Be one of the few who can get your hands on one of these new Gooch & Fifty "Gotta Stay Fly"/Patent 154,654 T-shirts to celebrate the historical day on the exact 150th year anniversary! A limited number of these T-shirts are available and for sale at Keen Creations and Co.! Thanks to Stale Gum Apparel for getting these comfort T-shirts ready for us in sizes S-XXL!

If you don't get to Keen's in time, be sure to leave your name, shirt sizes/colors, and contact info so we can get your T-shirt(s) ordered and contact you when they get here!

23/08/2024

We are already a quarter of the way done with Gooch & Fifty Trivia and Rewards, and now, here is your leaderboard update for weeks 1-13!!! There are still 117 rewards left to choose from and to play for!

While most of you have either been ignoring, scrolling by, or laughing off the thought of Gooch & Fifty's Trivia and Rewards and the opportunity to win free prizes and discounts(just for knowing your local Union County history), there are some who have been playing to win, and win they have! $1,099.72 to be exact!!! All 9 of them! On average, when dividing total winnings between all 9 contestants, that is $122.19 per person!

Please check out the rules so you will know how to participate! As a reminder, here are a few small reminders:

1. Purchase at least a daily pass from www.goochandfifty.com and use the website to do your research so you can answer the trivia questions correctly! All trivia questions revolve around the material found on the website!

2. You can only win once a week

3. You only get 3 guess attempts

23/08/2024

Congratulations to our Gooch & Fifty Trivia and Rewards "Week 13 Question 3" Winner, Julie Rachel! Julie has chosen the reward of a $10 gift card from Sushi Shack!

Week 13, Question 3 Answer: James Lon Duckworth

James Lon Duckworth, brother to longtime Georgia State Supreme Court Justice, William Henry Duckworth, was a very prominent figure in the city of Atlanta during his career. As a corporation attorney for the Life Insurance Agency of Georgia, James Lon Duckworth went to battle for and to the legal defense of the Life Insurance of Georgia many times. In addition to being a corporation attorney, Mr. Duckworth also served as the Chairman of the Georgia Democratic Party and as President of the Downtown Atlanta Kiwani's International Club. The old Duckworth Library on the campus was also named in he and his brother's memory and honor.

Next Gooch & Fifty Trivia and Reward Question: Monday, August 26th at 3 P.M.! Multiple choice follows at 6 P.M. if no one answers 3 P.M. question!

23/08/2024

If you would like to enjoy the interactive aspect of the new Union County Legends mural, you can find the QR code in the window of Country Financial! The first photo shows the actual QR code and the 2nd shows where it is from the actual mural!