Upson 101
What year was Upson County Founded?
What is 1824?
The first realty company in Upson County and still operating by the same family to this day?
What is Day Realty?
You can view an iconic scene of the Flint River from the lookout located here?
What is Sprewell Bluff?
The current superintendent of Upson-Lee Schools?
Who is Tret Whitherspoon?
The current City/County Government Complex was what?
What is R.E. Lee Institute?
Of the 47 schoolhouses located in Upson County prior to 1941, which one is the only one room schoolhouse left standing?
What is Andrews Chapel One Room School House?
The largest employer in Upson County.
Who is Upson Regional Medical Center?
Built in 1908 for $60,000.00, County Commissioners placed money in a column so the County would never be broke.
What is the Historic Upson County Courthouse?
The Representative of Upson County in the State House of Representatives.
Who is Representative Robert Dickey?
Founded in 1950, this business was located south of town, before relocating to it's current northside location, and is closed Mondays.
What is Piggie Park?
During the twentieth century, Thomaston's economy was primarily based on the manufacture of what two goods?
What is textiles and tire cord?
The name of the local industry best known for their production of laundry scent boosters.
What is Value Smart Products?
The 2,400 acre outdoor facility that offers 3 lakes for fishing, canoeing, swimming, 6 permanent shooting ranges, and 21 miles of hiking trails.
What is Camp Thunder?
Snap, Crackle, Pop. This Doctor has owned his own practice since the 90s, following in the footsteps of his parents who both practiced the same specialty.
Who is Dr. Mark Cotney?
The current Slice's location downtown was formerly what?
What is Noell's Dress Shop?
Founded in 1893, this business has remained family owned and is the oldest business in Thomaston. People are just dying to get in.
What is Fletcher-Day Funeral Home?
This 98-acre complex in Upson County, upgraded in recent years to boost global distribution, anchors the region's exports, and is one of the county's most significant global industrial contributors.
What is Interfor?
The oldest cemetery in Thomaston, Georgia. Located on 8.25 acres in the heart of the city, it grew from land that surrounded the site of the first Methodist Church in our area.
What is Glenwood Cemetery?
I was born in Thomaston in 1904. I left home and eventually founded an Atlanta restaurant famous for chili dogs, onion rings, and the question, “What’ll ya have?” Who am I?
Who is Frank Gordy, founder of the Varsity?
Built in 1928 for $150,000, this five-story downtown landmark hosted guests including Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, Bear Bryant, Vince Dooley, and Bobby Dodd before closing in 1991.
What is Hotel Upson?
The General from the war of 1812 who Thomaston, Thomasville, and Thomas County are named for?
Who is General Jett Thomas?
The biggest economic producer in Upson County?
What is Manufacturing?
It is known for its distinctive feature where mail would be dropped off. Located in Upson County, the incorporation of this municipality was repealed in 1995.
What is The Rock, Georgia?
Who was the youngest mayor elected in Thomaston? He has a Avenue and Community named in his honor.
Mayor Hugh King Thurston
The City of Thomaston as we know it today was once made up of these three separate incorporated municipalities. Name all 3.
What is Silvertown, East Thomaston, and Thomaston?