Suches is an
unincorporated community
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in
Union County,
Georgia
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, United States.
The local school is Woody Gap School, the smallest public school in the state of Georgia. The historical marker in front of the school lists it as the homestead of
Joseph E. Brown, governor of Georgia during the
Civil War
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and devout believer in slavery.
The community most likely is named after the local Suches family.
It is the birthplace of
Arthur Woody, a forest ranger who was a key figure in the early history of
Chattahoochee National Forest
The Chattahoochee River () is a river in the Southeastern United States. It forms the southern half of the Alabama and Georgia border, as well as a portion of the Florida and Georgia border. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a rela ...
. Suches is approximately one mile from the
Appalachian Trail (AT) as it passes through Woody Gap.
Until recently, the annual
Tour de Georgia bicycle race has gone through Suches on its way to
Dahlonega.
There are two main highways that travel through the area:
State Highway 60 and
State Highway 180.
References
External links
Places and Happenings around Suches, GASuches, GaTwo Wheels of Suches
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Unincorporated communities in Union County, Georgia
Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)