Today’s Mystery Photo doesn’t give you much of a landmark that you can easily identify, but one thing we can tell you: it’s not taken in our hometown of Allentown, Ga. See if you can figure out where all these converging bits of architecture is located. Send in your thoughts to elliott@gwinnettforum.com and be sure to include your hometown.
WHAT WE THOUGHT would be a difficult Mystery Photo in the last edition turned easy for several readers. One guy thought the last edition’s Mystery Photo was at the Alamo, and another suggested Fort Sumter. Neither were right. But Michael Green of Milton got it right, recognizing the brick and damage at Fort Pulaski, near Savannah. The damage occurred during the Civil War, as Yankee gunboats shelled the stronghold between Savannah and Tybee Island. Michael wrote: “Pictured is Fort Pulaski which is preserved as a national monument on Cockspur Island between Savannah and Tybee Island, Ga. The Union Army successfully tested rifled cannon in combat there during the Civil War.” The photo was sent in by Jerry Colley of Alpharetta.
Among others getting the mystery right were Lou Camerio, Lilburn; Rob Keith, Peachtree Corners; Logan Duke, Atlanta; Robert Hanson, Loganville; Jimmy Simpson, Lilburn; Howard Williams of Snellville; and Rick and Sandy Krause of Lilburn.
George Graf of Palmyra, Va. sent along this detail: “Kazimierz Michał Władysław Wiktor Pułaski, born in Warsaw, Poland on March 6, 1745, was a Polish nobleman, soldier and military commander who has been called with his fellow Hungarian friend Michael Kovats de Fabriczy “the fathers of the American cavalry.” Pulaski is one of only eight people to be awarded honorary United States citizenship. Pulaski emigrated to North America to help in the cause of the American Revolutionary War. He distinguished himself throughout the revolution, most notably when he saved the life of George Washington. Pulaski became a general in the Continental Army, created the Pulaski Cavalry Legion and reformed the American cavalry as a whole. At the Battle of Savannah, while leading a daring charge against British forces, he was gravely wounded, and died shortly thereafter.”
LAGNIAPPEDuluth DAR chapter places U.S. flags on graves of veterans
Continuing a tradition, on May 28, members of Duluth’s William Day Daughters of the American Revolution chapter placed more than 100 flags on the graves of veterans at the Duluth Church Cemetery. Seven members spanned out across the Duluth Church Cemetery to place the flags. As new flags were placed, worn and tattered American flags were collected by members for proper disposal. From left are
Charlene Walsh, Betty Looper, Kris White, Amy Koon, Mayor Nancy Harris, Ginny Harrell, Jane Moore, and Debbie Bush. [Photo by Joel Harrell]
Dacula remembers Memorial Day with only parade in Gwinnett County
The annual Dacula Memorial Day Parade had perfect weather, as more than 130 groups marched through the city. Roving Photographer Frank Sharp was present, capturing these moments on film on this patriotic occasion.
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