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"The Hanger" Barn.
We invite you to tour the Chatt Hills Barn Quilt Trail and learn more about the rich rural heritage of beautiful Chattahoochee Hills. Visitors are welcome to take photos from the public road, and are invited to shop in the local businesses.
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Black-Eyed Susan (#38)
10600 Hutcheson Ferry Rd 
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Aviation Family Lands Back Home
Linda & Garry Kordowski-Jones have a passion for the aviation industry. They met at Eastern Airlines as young adults, followed career paths related to aviation, and recently circled back to Chattahoochee Hills, landing in the homeplace where Linda was raised.
The couple's property includes a family heirloom that makes them both smile. The airplane barn, known as "The Hanger," was used by Linda's father who flew recreational aircraft from his pasture airstrip. When selecting a barn quilt, they choose a Black-Eyed Susan flower on a vivid red background, easily visible from the road or the friendly skies. |
Country Living at its Best
If a picture's worth a thousand words, the panoramic view of Linda and Garry's homeplace speaks volumes about country living at its best. A modest ranch home set back from the road, a pond in the backyard ripe for fishing and swimming, acres of open pastureland with room enough for flying recreational planes, and woodlands and trails worth exploring.
Linda spent 25 years growing up in this place she calls a "wonderland." A place that was safe to live in and play, with friendly neighbors who would help in a moment's notice, and the Rico Elementary and Palmetto High Schools that were the social center of this rural town.
After Linda and Garry married and started a life of their own in another community, they returned often to visit Linda's parents. When their son was born, he too would grow up loving the homeplace through his visits with his grandparents.
The opportunity to move back home came soon after Linda's father passed away in 2019. Both she and Garry had loved the homeplace, and it didn't take much convincing for them to make the move. As the couple works on renovating their home, Linda looks forward to reconnecting with her many friends, and enjoying the less stressful life of country living. Garry looks forward to one day raising Belted Galloway cows, also called Oreo cows for the white band that encircles the middle of their all-black coats.
Linda spent 25 years growing up in this place she calls a "wonderland." A place that was safe to live in and play, with friendly neighbors who would help in a moment's notice, and the Rico Elementary and Palmetto High Schools that were the social center of this rural town.
After Linda and Garry married and started a life of their own in another community, they returned often to visit Linda's parents. When their son was born, he too would grow up loving the homeplace through his visits with his grandparents.
The opportunity to move back home came soon after Linda's father passed away in 2019. Both she and Garry had loved the homeplace, and it didn't take much convincing for them to make the move. As the couple works on renovating their home, Linda looks forward to reconnecting with her many friends, and enjoying the less stressful life of country living. Garry looks forward to one day raising Belted Galloway cows, also called Oreo cows for the white band that encircles the middle of their all-black coats.
Heritage story . . . Charles Kordowski
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Linda's parents, Charles Kordowski (Aug. 18, 1932 - June 22, 1922), and Catherine (Nov. 24, 1936 - Sept. 13, 2014) purchased their property from Charles Peek in 1965. The house was built in 1969 by the Thompson brothers, who lived nearby.
The following are two messages Charles shared about himself on social media. |
Glassboro High School, NJ - Class of 51. Charles wrote:
After graduation from GHS I took what local jobs were available, the Acme Super Market being my first place of employment. With this job, I purchased an automobile, learned to fly, and purchased an airplane. From graduation, was a carefree, happy time. Dating, flying and exploring the countryside.
Then at 21 yrs. old, I was drafted into the U.S. Army and shipped to Korea. There I served at K-1 Airbase with a SCARWAF unit. In 1954 I returned to the states and was discharged in Jan. 1955.
I purchased another car, another airplane and used my GI bill for further flight training. In 1957 I was hired as copilot for Delta Air Lines. With a secure job, I married my old sweetheart and settled in Georgia and flew from Delta's Atlanta base. A wonderful career followed for the next 46 years. I had the opportunity to visit every state in the union and flights to Europe, Asia, the Caribbean Islands, Mexico, and the Far East. I flew everything from the Douglas DC-3 to the Lockheed Tri-Star, retiring from Delta in 1992.
After retirement we settled on our farm in Palmetto, GA. With an airstrip in my back yard, we purchased a lake front home on Lake Martin, AL and flew between our 2 homes using a Lake Amphibian which could operate on water and land.
We were blessed with two lovely daughters, who we took with us on every vacation to all parts of the globe. We are now grandparents, blessed with three grandchildren.
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When Charles was 82 years old, he wrote:
Here I am at 82 years of age. The one thing I've learned of those years is that Life is what one makes it. Born in 1932 our family has seen the full impact of the Great Depression that overwhelmed our Nation. My parents eeked out a living and we made out. We were poor, but didn't realize it, because everyone else around us was in the same shape. Perhaps that one thing I learned over those 82 years is that... Life is what you make it. Dream, yes dream, and do what it takes to fulfill those dreams. No one else will do it for you. I've fulfilled the dreams I've had... but yet there are still things I want to do on my bucket list. Pursuing those dreams is what makes life so wonderful. Charlie K.
After graduation from GHS I took what local jobs were available, the Acme Super Market being my first place of employment. With this job, I purchased an automobile, learned to fly, and purchased an airplane. From graduation, was a carefree, happy time. Dating, flying and exploring the countryside.
Then at 21 yrs. old, I was drafted into the U.S. Army and shipped to Korea. There I served at K-1 Airbase with a SCARWAF unit. In 1954 I returned to the states and was discharged in Jan. 1955.
I purchased another car, another airplane and used my GI bill for further flight training. In 1957 I was hired as copilot for Delta Air Lines. With a secure job, I married my old sweetheart and settled in Georgia and flew from Delta's Atlanta base. A wonderful career followed for the next 46 years. I had the opportunity to visit every state in the union and flights to Europe, Asia, the Caribbean Islands, Mexico, and the Far East. I flew everything from the Douglas DC-3 to the Lockheed Tri-Star, retiring from Delta in 1992.
After retirement we settled on our farm in Palmetto, GA. With an airstrip in my back yard, we purchased a lake front home on Lake Martin, AL and flew between our 2 homes using a Lake Amphibian which could operate on water and land.
We were blessed with two lovely daughters, who we took with us on every vacation to all parts of the globe. We are now grandparents, blessed with three grandchildren.
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When Charles was 82 years old, he wrote:
Here I am at 82 years of age. The one thing I've learned of those years is that Life is what one makes it. Born in 1932 our family has seen the full impact of the Great Depression that overwhelmed our Nation. My parents eeked out a living and we made out. We were poor, but didn't realize it, because everyone else around us was in the same shape. Perhaps that one thing I learned over those 82 years is that... Life is what you make it. Dream, yes dream, and do what it takes to fulfill those dreams. No one else will do it for you. I've fulfilled the dreams I've had... but yet there are still things I want to do on my bucket list. Pursuing those dreams is what makes life so wonderful. Charlie K.