Today’s mystery is an old fashioned obelisk, to mark some occasion. Figure out not only where it is located, but what it commemorates. Send your answer to ebrack2@gmail.com, including your hometown.
The recent mystery was an echo from the past. As Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas, wrote “It was a tough one.” He added: “It is a historical photo, one of several that was used by Gwinnett County to document some of the county’s history during its bicentennial year in 2018. The photo shows a young Charlotte Nash, who is talking with a number of 4-H officials as she combs the hair of a horse. Nash had a long career serving Gwinnett County for almost 40 years. Her most recent post was to serve as the chairman of the Gwinnett Board of Commissioners from March 2011 to January 2021, when she retired. During her youth, she was a member of the Georgia 4-H Club, and during her acceptance speech to the Gwinnett Commissioners in March 2011, she referred to the fact that she was a 4-H’er when County Agent Wayne Shackelford (1933 – 2009) was an official in the Georgia 4-H Club. Shackelford is also shown in the mystery photo. He is the fourth person from the left in the center of the photo (on the other side of the horse from Charlotte).”
Elaine Still of Braselton also recognized it: “This looks like an animal judging competition at Gwinnett County Fairgrounds. I think the person in the hat is Hal McMillan, the person grooming the horse is Charlotte Nash, and Wayne Shackelford is in the middle behind the horse. I went to high school with both Hal and Charlotte and many of us participated heavily in 4-H, so we saw Shack quite frequently. The person beside him is Bill Baughman, assistant county agent.” Also pinpointing the photo was George Graf of Palmyra, Va. The photo is from the archives of Gwinnett Daily News. Charles Anderson of Hartwell recognized Shackelford in the photo.
Charlotte Nash was able to further identify the photo: “From left are Hal McMillan, my best friend and fellow horse person; Harold Darden of the state 4-H staff; Proctor Willson, assistant county agent; Wayne Shackelford; then me, a horse-crazy teenager, and Bill Baughman, assistant county agent, The horse is “Sal’s Dexter,” a quarterhorse I showed for several years.”
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Going up now next to the Town Center is a multi-story, co-working space by Roam. The 35,000-square-foot building behind the existing Piedmont Bank is scheduled to open next summer and will feature a variety of workspaces, a rooftop event space, a coffeeshop and cafe. (From Peachtree Corners Councilman Eric Christ.)
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