Thursday, September 23, 2004

Willis, the First Twiggs in Union County

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A name carrying distinction in Union County and beyond is that of Twiggs. Willis Twiggs was the first of the line to settle in Union County,...
Monday, September 20, 2004

The Rev. John Wesley Twiggs, Methodist Minister

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In last week’s column we were introduced to Willis Twiggs (1804-1880), the first of the Twiggs family to move to Union County, Georgia from ...
Thursday, September 16, 2004

'Apparatus for Navigating the Air' Micajah Clark Dyer

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My January 4, 2004 column for “Through Mountain Mists” told of Micajah Clark Dyer and his remarkable flying machine that predated the Wright...
Thursday, September 9, 2004

School Consolidation Break-through: Town Creek and Beyond (History of Education in Union County - Part 5)

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These columns on the history of education in Union County can only touch the high spots of over seventeen decades since the county’s incepti...
Thursday, September 2, 2004

The Question of School Consolidation, a Matter of Community Pride (A History of Education in Union County, Part 4)

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Mr. M. L. Duggan from the Georgia Department of Education in his 1916 survey of Union County Schools proceeded with his recommendations for ...
Thursday, August 19, 2004

To Consolidate Schools or Not? That was the Big Question in 1916 and Later ( A History of Education in Union County, Part 3)

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I began my teaching career in the same school I entered as a first grader when the new two-teacher Choestoe school building opened. Back in ...
Thursday, August 12, 2004

Continuing the History of Education in Union County (Part 2)

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With school beginning for the 2004-2005 school term, it seems appropriate to review some of the history of education in Union County over th...