The mission of the Turner County Project is to illuminate our local community and cultural practices one photo, document, or interview at a time. To give a permanent presence for future historians, amateur or professional, no matter their interests.
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![Virginia Smith - Running up on the KKK in the Woods in 1969[?] - 9:16:21, 6.48 PM.mp3](/archive/application/views/scripts/images/fallback-audio.png "Virginia Smith - Running up on the KKK in the Woods in 1969[?] - 9:16:21, 6.48 PM.mp3")
Featured Collection
National Newspaper Clippings about Turner County
Any newspaper that is not considered "local" - meaning created in Turner County, Georgia. This collection includes national newspapers far and wide as…
Recently Added Items
Wright Laid to Rest at Sunday Service here
Grave photo of Robert Lee Wright Jr., victim of shooting in Ashburn on September 30, 1985.
Schools Withstand Tension
in reference to Robert Wright Jr.'s shooting death and subsequent riot in Ashburn.
