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The Heart of the Home
All that remains in this abandoned old house. Makes you wonder about the people that lived there, their warm nights by the fire and heater, and the moments in between.
Location: Nesmith Rd., Sycamore, GA
Location: Nesmith Rd., Sycamore, GA
Sycamore Depot
View of the combination passenger and freight depot in Sycamore, Georgia.
Ashburn Depot
View of the combination passenger and freight depot in Ashburn, Georgia.
Hopewell Primitive Baptist Church History
This was given out at the 2025 Haman family reunion on October 5, 2025.
Built a few years before 1896.
Built a few years before 1896.
The Gammages (Patsy's House)
A leather-carved, inked painting of the Ashburn home of Patsy Gammage Rembert, created by her husband, artist Winfred Rembert. Winfred was sent to the Turner County Public Works Camp before its closure, and it was during his time in Ashburn that he…
Davisville School
The school, once located in the Davisville Community off of Hwy 159 and Hwy 90, was moved to its current location on Reid Road by Louis Bobo in 1975. Property owner Jerry Bryan has recently replumbed the school. This process requires careful work to…
The Evans House
Location: 420 S Main St., Ashburn, GA This home is known as the Evans House because this two-story Victorian home was built by Ashburn entrepreneur John West Evans (September 27, 1844 – January 16, 1904) and his wife Ella Bohannon Evans (December 27,…
2 Churches Have 18 Members
Ashburn has the oldest tabernacle of the four in Georgia, with the Wesleyan structure being completed in 1902.
Camp Meeting Revivals Date Back to Revolution
"Wesleyan Methodist tabernacle in Ashburn was completed in 1902."
Turner County Hospital completed in 1953
Page A-14
# of Beds: 25
Opened: September 1953
Cost: $416,674.00
# of Beds: 25
Opened: September 1953
Cost: $416,674.00
Local Archictect, Built Theatre at Ashburn
Capacity of 800
Ray Lloyd TV
This building once held a grocery store, Sycamore Gas, and a TV business.
Second image is a postcard of the same buildings.
Marlyn Wilson Nelson reminisces:
"I got to visit to visit this drugstore a few times. These were special visits for me!…
Second image is a postcard of the same buildings.
Marlyn Wilson Nelson reminisces:
"I got to visit to visit this drugstore a few times. These were special visits for me!…