Mystery photos
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s another wooden bridge for you to identify
Besides lighthouses, another favorite for Mystery Photos is wooden bridges. Here’s another. Your job is to identify where this bridge is located, and tell us something about this bridge. Send your guess to elliott@brack.net, to include your hometown. The most recent Mystery Photo was of Bigfoot, as George Graf of Palmyra, Va. told us…
MYSTERY PHOTO: Somewhat familiar faces are today’s mystery
Ever see these two figures standing guard somewhere? Carving like are not unique, but figure out where these two are located. Then send your answer to elliott@brack.net, to include your hometown.
The last Mystery Photo we thought would get many more replies, since the U.S. Army Europe was stationed in this German city after World War II …
MYSTERY PHOTO: What is the function of the photo of this building?
Today’s mystery photo gives you no clue, from the photograph, of what is the function of this building. So pull out your thinking caps and see if you can identify what the function is and where this photo was made. Send your ideas to elliott@brack.net, including your hometown.
The most recent mystery was recognized by five readers. The photo came from Paige Havens of Hoschton.
Gwinnett Forum | June 14, 2024
“The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person. You know they’re right if you love being with them all the time.”
— American Chef, Author and Television personality Julia Child (1912 – 2004), via John Titus, Peachtree Corners.
Continuing objectives
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
- Move statewide non-partisan judge and school board elections to the General Election.
- Adoption of the 2023 Transit Plan for Gwinnett.
- More creative efforts to support the arts in Gwinnett.
- Advancement and expansion of city historical societies.
- Require establishments that serve alcoholic beverages to halt sales of such products at 1 a.m., and close by 2 a.m.
- Require the Georgia Legislature to meet only once every two years.
- 21st century salary for the Gwinnett County Commission members.
- Remove chewing gum on sidewalks at entrances of post offices and other governmental buildings.
- Eliminate single-use plastic packaging and straws in Gwinnett and require instead the use of paper products.
- Condos instead of apartments for Gwinnett.
Interested in Gwinnett history?
Now re-printed in its third edition, Gwinnett: A Little Above Atlanta, the award-winning history of Gwinnett County, is once again available for purchase. It sold out of its first two printings. The book won the 2010 Award of Excellence in Documenting Georgia History from the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board. The book is available at Old Town Antiques at 93 Main Street in Lilburn.
- The history of Gwinnett is also available as an e-book from Amazon or Barnes and Noble for $9.95.
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