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Gordon County celebrated its 160th
birthday on February 3, 2010. And from looking at the records, a lot
of living has occurred since the first settlers arrived. The lines
of light verse which appear on this page are excerpts from a poem,
Across the Hills to Gordon, penned by native son Lawson A.
Fields almost a century ago. Mr. Fields saw in this region of river
bottoms and mountain crests a special quality, a promise for today
and potential for tomorrow. His thoughts encompassed all that was
good about Gordon County, and pledged his intent to remain forever
faithful to this fertile valley.
Across the hills to Gordon, where the Oostanaula flows,
From the wild Cohutta mountains toward the sea,
Adown a hundred valleys, where the weeping-willow grows
Together with the oak and maple tree.
Across the hills to Gordon, where the Oostanaula croons,
A melody enchanting evermore
To its fringe of weeping willows and its sandy bars and dunes-
Ah “tis here I hope to sleep when life is o’er.
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