Goatman of Georgia.

[seabreeze]

I wonder if any of you old farts remember the Goatman who traveled the South Ga. highways back in the early 60s?
We would meet him on 221 or 121 with about 15 or 20 goats pulling his wagon.
If you had room to park, he could spin some tales or quote scripture.
He was quite a character.

 

[Stimpy]

I wonder if any of you old farts remember the Goatman who traveled the South Ga. highways back in the early 60s?
We would meet him on 221 or 121 with about 15 or 20 goats pulling his wagon.
If you had room to park, he could spin some tales or quote scripture.
He was quite a character.

He sounds like quite the animal....

 

[seabreeze]

He sounds like quite the animal....

He had an old plywood and tin-covered wagon with iron wheels, wood stove, mattress, and iron wheels.
This was in South Ga before we started running to Jax.
He said he traveled all the Southern states.

 

[transfer truck driver]

He had an old plywood and tin-covered wagon with iron wheels, wood stove, mattress, and iron wheels.
This was in South Ga before we started running to Jax.
He said he traveled all the Southern states.

yes i remember him i grew up in south Georgia Lyons ga. and he traveled on us 1 i think heading towards baxley ga

 

[SuperCourse]

Ches McCartney - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

So I guess you weren't hallucinating Breezer.

 

[SuperCourse]

 

[seabreeze]

Ches McCartney - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

So I guess you weren't hallucinating Breezer.

WOW, where did you find this?
Oops, I see now, thanks.

 

[SuperCourse]

WOW, where did you find this?
Oops, I see now, thanks.

I had to look to see if he was real or it was just you got your hands on some bad diet pills from your chubby little girl friend back in the day.

 

[seabreeze]

Ches McCartney - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

So I guess you weren't hallucinating Breezer.

I remember he always had 2 or 3 tires hanging on his wagon.
I asked him if he was afraid he would have a flat tire.
This picture may have been taken at Register Ga.

Ches McCartney - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

So I guess you weren't hallucinating Breezer.

 

[Stimpy]

Ches McCartney - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

So I guess you weren't hallucinating Breezer.

27 cents for gas!!!! Boy that is one old picture. Old cars too!

 

[Big Dave]

He sounds like quite the animal....

I would’ve traded those 20 goats for 2 Pyrenees ………

 

[Stimpy]

I would’ve traded those 20 goats for 2 Pyrenees ………

I have two of them now...lol

Stanley

 

[Stimpy]

Here's a few pictures of my kids.... Stanley is 3 and Hazel is 10 months

 

[SuperCourse]

I remember he always had 2 or 3 tires hanging on his wagon.
I asked him if he was afraid he would have a flat tire.
This picture may have been taken at Register Ga.

Thanks for posting this thread Breezer. He's a fascinating story if you read the Wiki page. Conrad McCarthy wrote a novel and based one of the characters on Ches. I already checked, I can get it at my library. Guy almost got embalmed while he was still alive. What a story.

 

[seabreeze]

Thanks for posting this thread Breezer. He's a fascinating story if you read the Wiki page. Conrad McCarthy wrote a novel and based one of the characters on Ches. I already checked, I can get it at my library. Guy almost got embalmed while he was still alive. What a story.

I did read the Wiki page and never realized this back in those days.
We had several drivers who would stop and chat with the old man, he was a character.
I'll check on the book myself.

 

[seabreeze]

yes i remember him i grew up in south Georgia Lyons ga. and he traveled on us 1 i think heading towards baxley ga

I saw him on old Ga. 56 near Soperton.
He hung around Kite Ga for a couple of days when the old wooden bridges collapsed.
He liked to wonder.

 

[john deere]

He was once in North Carolina on Highway 150 between Mooresville and Denver. He spent the night in a field right next to Lake Norman Airport.

 

[seabreeze]

He was once in North Carolina on Highway 150 between Mooresville and Denver. He spent the night in a field right next to Lake Norman Airport.

Carolina ran that 150, I'm sure a lot of those guys also met him in South Ga.

 

[john deere]

Oh Yea. Lot of times the bridge on 150 at the power plant would have a solid string of Carolina trucks from one end to another

 

[seabreeze]

Oh Yea. Lot of times the bridge on 150 at the power plant would have a solid string of Carolina trucks from one end to another

Had a lot of good times running to Fla with those Cherryville guys.