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	Forrest Towns - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		However, rather than high jumping, Towns specialized in the high hurdles, winning NCAA and AAU titles in the 120 y hurdles event in 1935.
		In 1936, Towns was named on the American Olympic team, becoming the first Georgian to achieve this.
		At the time of the Olympics, Towns was the world record holder with 14.1, and he won the Olympic gold in 14.2 Shortly after the Games, he became the first hurdler to beat 14 seconds.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Forrest_Towns (265 words)

	Forrest Smithson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Forrest Custer Smithson (September 26, 1884 - November 24, 1962) was an American athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
		Born in Portland, Oregon, Forrest Smithson, a student of theology from Yale University, was an AAU champion in 1907 and 1909 in 120 yd hurdles.
		Forrest Smithson died in Contra Costa County, California, aged 78.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Forrest_Smithson (280 words)

	The University of Georgia Athletic Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Towns had not tipped over a hurdle all year, and there was no one alive who could catch him in the final run to the tape.
		Towns jumped straight up into the air in a great victory leap and circled halfway around the track to the spot where his coach and party were sitting.
		Towns was inducted in to the State of Georgia Hall of Fame in 1967 and was elected to the United States Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1975.
	georgiadogs.collegesports.com /traditions/olympians/spec_towns.shtml (982 words)

	Forrest Towns -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Robert Forrest "Spec" Towns (February 6, 1914 - April 4, 1991) was an American (additional info and facts about track and field athlete) track and field athlete.
		In 1936, Towns was named on the American Olympic team, becoming the first (A state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War) Georgian to achieve this.
		At the time of the Olympics, Towns was the (The best record in the whole world) world record holder with 14.1, and he won the Olympic gold in 14.2 Shortly after the Games, he became the first hurdler to beat 14 seconds.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fo/forrest_towns.htm (394 words)

	The University of Georgia Athletic Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Born in Fitzgerald, Ga., on Feb. 6, 1914, Forrest "Spec" Towns became over the next several decades the greatest track and field legend in the history of the University of Georgia and the State of Georgia.
		Towns became head track and field coach at the University of Georgia in 1938 and served in that capacity until his retirement in 1975 except during his military service with the U.S. Army from 1942-46 where he served in Africa and Europe.
		Towns was inducted into the State of Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1967 and was elected to the U.S. Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1975.
	georgiadogs.collegesports.com /traditions/circle_honor/bios/towns.shtml (373 words)

	The University of Georgia Athletic Association
		Towns was named to the All-America Outdoor Track and Field Team in 1936 and 1937 and the All-America Indoor Track and Field Team in 1938.
		Towns became head track and field coach at the University of Georgia in 1938 and served in that capacity until his retirement in 1975.
		Towns was inducted into the State of Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1967 and was elected to the United States Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1975.
	georgiadogs.collegesports.com /track_field/history/towns.shtml (483 words)

	DogBytes - Legends
		Towns won the gold medal and set the world record in the 120-yard hurdles in the 1936 Olympics with a time of 14.1.
		Towns earned high point honors (16.5 points) by winning the 120-yard hurdles and the 220-yard hurdles, and Packard won the 100- and 200-yard dashes to lead a Bulldog squad of fewer than 15 athletes to the title.
		In 1997 Towns was inducted to the University of Georgia Athletic Association Circle of Honor.
	www.onlineathens.com /dogbytes/legends/spec.shtml (1480 words)

	Augusta Georgia: sports@ugusta: Towns to be honored in Athens 10/2/97
		Towns, who died in 1991, will be joined by golfer Terri Moody-Luckhurst and swimmer Reid Patterson in receiving the highest honor given to former Bulldog athletes or coaches.
		Towns was born in Fitzgerald, Ga., in 1914, but moved with his family to Augusta in 1923.
		Towns became the track coach at Georgia in 1938 and served in that capacity until his retirement in 1975.
	chronicle.augusta.com /stories/100397/spo_towns.html (240 words)

	Forrest City Chamber of Commerce
		Forrest City, the Jewel of the Delta, sits atop Crowley's Ridge, the rugged and beautiful outcropping that runs from Missouri through Arkansas.
		Zipping around town to run errands or conduct business is a breeze, and you'll find that you can be home from work in time to play ball with the kids or walk your pets.
		Forrest City incorporated in 1871, is the county seat.
	www.forrestcitychamber.com (488 words)

	The University of Georgia Athletic Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The star of the 1937 team was a youngster named Forrest Towns, whom everyone simply called "Spec." Towns captured his second national championship in the high hurdles that year.
		The facility was renamed for Forrest Towns in a dedication ceremony held during the 1990 SEC Outdoor Championships in Athens.
		Towns passed away a year later, but a granite marker honoring him stands at the southeast entrance to the facility he helped make possible.
	georgiadogs.fansonly.com /track_field/history/index.shtml (1719 words)

	Stuart's Life in Thailand: Hall of Fame Dad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A 1957 graduate of Forrest City High School, Stuart Towns was one of the state's early pioneers in distance running, lettering with the Mustang track team for three years and also running cross country during his senior year.
		Towns helped establish the men's cross country and track programs at the University of West Florida in 1985 and coached the two teams until 2000.
		Towns was a professor on staff at the University of West Florida and at Appalachian State.
	www.sgtowns.com /mt-archives/001461.html (523 words)

	A History and Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio
		FORREST conceived the idea that Hamilton, twenty-three miles distant, would afford him shelter for a few days and, having hired an old horse and a tumble-down wagon, he set out from that city with Mrs.
		FORREST ever afterwards retained kindly recollections of this place, although he was unable to pay all his indebtedness.
		FORREST afterwards said that the "corn was as hard as Pharaoh's heart." On reaching Newport, the company played "Douglass," and "Miss in her 'Teens" to a seven-dollar house.
	www.rootsweb.com /~ohbutler/cyc/305.htm (3200 words)

	Forrest Towns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		He was the 1936Olympic champion in the 110 m hurdles, and broke the World Record in thatdistance three times.
		At the time of the Olympics, Towns was the world record holder with 14.1, and he won the Olympic gold in 14.2 Shortly after the Games, he becamethe first hurdler to beat 14 seconds.
		He is remember at UGA with theSpec Towns stadium, and the annually held Spec Towns invitational.
	www.therfcc.org /forrest-towns-36264.html (248 words)

	towns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Tall (6-2) and blessed with 9.7 100-yard dash speed, Forrest "Spec" Towns revolutionized the high hurdles, dropping the world record an incredible four-tenths of a second to become the first person to break 14 seconds for the 110-meter race.
		Also an excellent football player at the University of Georgia, Towns five times had equalled the world record of 14.1 for the high hurdles and won the 1936 Olympic high hurdles title in 14.2.
		Besides winning the Olympic gold medal in 1936, Towns also won the national collegiate and AAU crowns, repeating as the NCAA champion in 1937.
	www.usatf.org /athletes/hof/towns.asp (193 words)

	Forrest-Strawn-Wing "Eskimoes"
		The towns of Forrest (population 1,225), Strawn (population 104), and Wing (population approximately 75) are all located in eastern Illinois in the southeastern portion of Livingston County.
		All three towns are connnected by two common modes of transportation, Illinois Route 47 and the Norfolk and Western Railroad.
		It is known that the towns of Forrest and Strawn supported their own high schools for at least five decades.
	www.illinoishsglorydays.com /id261.html (575 words)

	Georgia FACES - Olympic Tree Brings Back Poignant Memories
		The German oak on the University of Georgia campus is the tree given to Forrest Towns, who was the university's first Olympic gold medal winner.
		Towns held the world record in the 110-meter high hurdles for 12 years.
		Towns lost his brother in the European theater of World War II.
	georgiafaces.caes.uga.edu /viewtext.cfm?id=714 (569 words)

	Forrest Towns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		However rather than high jumping Towns specialized the high hurdles winning NCAA and AAU titles in the 120 y hurdles in 1935.
		In 1936 Towns was named on the Olympic team becoming the first Georgian to achieve this.
		At the time the Olympics Towns was the world record holder with 14.1 and he won Olympic gold in 14.2 Shortly after the he became the first hurdler to beat seconds.
	www.freeglossary.com /Spec_Towns (376 words)

	Sports Stories
		Following graduation from Forrest City, Gore attended Arkansas State University on a football scholarship and was an outstanding athlete for the Indians under coach King Block.
		Gore coached the Forrest City Mustang football team from 1985 through the 1989 season compiling a 31-20 record through five seasons, including the 10-1 finish his first year.
		A native of Forrest City, Eldon Hawley was an outstanding all-around athlete at Forrest City High School until his graduation in1956.
	www.thnews.com /archive/ar2005/september%202005/sports9-21.html (1901 words)

	Cities and Towns < Arkansas Delta Byways promotes tourism Great River Road Crowleys Ridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Named for Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest, the town was laid out in 1869.
		It actually began in 1867 as Forrest's Camp, in the area Forrest made his headquarters while serving as contractor for completion of the railroad through the area.
		The town was incorporated in 1871 and became the county seat in 1874.
	www.deltabyways.com /cities_towns/detail.asp?city_id=10 (95 words)

	smithson.org.uk :: InterActive - Forrest Smithson - Olympic Champion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Forrest Custer Smithson (September 26, 1884 - November 24, 1962) was an American athlete, winner of 110m hurdles at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
		The start was excellent, but Smithson gained slightly over each hurdle in perfect style, and won by five yards ahead of Garrels, running a new world record of 15 seconds precisely.
		The wide-spread story about Smithson winning his gold by carrying a Bible in his left hand, to protest against the decision to run the 110 m hurdles final on a Sunday is hoax.
	www.smithson.org.uk /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=40 (349 words)

	The Smoky Mountain News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Cowen is against county-wide zoning and also supports limiting the new town’s ability to create an extraterritorial jurisdiction.
		In North Carolina, towns are allowed to create an ETJ that goes up to one mile beyond their borders.
		Madden said the county is simply trying to make sure that the new town of Cashiers — if one is created — is more than just a “paper” town.
	smokymountainnews.com /issues/03_03/03_12_03/fr_county_referendum.html (664 words)

	USATF - Hall of Fame
		Tall (6' 2") and blessed with 9.7 100-yard-dash speed, Forrest "Spec" Towns revolutionized the 110m high hurdles, dropping the world record an incredible four-tenths of a second to become the first person to break 14 seconds in that event.
		Nonetheless, he was awarded a track scholarship to the University of Georgia after astounding witnesses during a backyard high-jumping contest.
		Towns won the Southeastern AAU 120-yard hurdles in his freshman year and added the NCAA and National AAU titles the following year.
	www.usatf.net /HallOfFame/TF/showBio.asp?HOFIDs=174 (233 words)

	Wildernet - Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
		It is located to the east and south of the town of Gunnison.
		It is located around the town of Collbran, to the east of Grand Junction.
		Some of the primary towns surrounded by the forests include Gunnison, Crested Butte, Montrose, Delta, Cedaredge, Hotchkiss, Paonia, Ouray and Telluride.
	www.wildernet.com /pages/area.cfm?areaname=Grand%20Mesa%2C%20Uncompahgre%20and%20Gunnison%20National%20Forests (820 words)

	Godspeed. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Been listening to Kate Wolf at work, which brings back memories of a much younger me. I remember, even at 8 or so, not wanting anyone to know that I liked certain music.
		I think that, after the dearth of posts in the past two weeks, an update is in order.
		The towns are larger, but feel just as neglected.
	www.csc.calpoly.edu /~fdavie (1286 words)

	The Lamar Times - Covering Hattiesburg, Lamar and Forrest County, and Petal's Newspaper
		The small town has a lot to offer with its two restaurants and antique stores, but most people are just interested in the trail.
		The mayor can remember as a child that he and the other boys in town would hop a train into Hattiesburg.
		Graham said town leaders at the time let the old building fall into disrepair and eventually it was torn down.
	www.thetimeswire.com /newsadmin/printable.php?ID=186 (586 words)

	Turtle Trips - The Black Forrest & South Germany - Triberg area
		More in the area: a few small, sweet towns, connected with beautiful roads.
		It is recommended to drive around a little between the towns, and be impressed by the peace, the quiet, and the view.
		If you are coming during the right season, you'll be able to see apple trees teeming with red apples, or if you come during a different season, you may catch them in their bloom of white flowers.
	www.turtletrips.com /trip4/sgerm5.html (94 words)

	regional
		The leaders of small towns like Forrest City, Ark., hope a new study released today will help them deal with tough economic times.
		Forrest City is in St. Francis County, which had an unemployment rate of 8.2 percent in May, compared with a rate of 3.3 percent for Shelby County.
		The Governors' Alliance for Regional Excellence's new Memphis Region Sourcebook shows that the communities within a 70-mile radius of Memphis have strong economic, environmental, historical, cultural and social interests in common, and that those interests can be maximized by regional cooperation.
	www.cfgm.org /archives/2001/regional.htm (739 words)

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