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Georgia Architectural and Historic Properties Survey of Sycamore Elementary School, Labelle Ave., Sycamore, Turner County, Ga., 1981. Large brick building with hipped roof with gables. The wings of the building feature backward and forward facing…

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Location: Phillips Ave in Ashburn, GA

The home of Claud McLendon built in 1908.

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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…

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Georgia Architectural and Historic Properties Survey of Harvest Store, Inc., East Railroad Ave., U.S. 41 [3], Sycamore, Turner County, Ga., 1981. One story commercial brick building with flat roof. Fair condition. Date of Construction: c. 1910.…

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“The House by the Road,” a craftsman style home was built in 1919 by J.S. Shingler for his son Robert Royal Shingler and his wife, Lillian Hughes Shingler. It was cited by the Duncan Hines travel guide as “such a delightful place you will want to…

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721 N Main St. in Ashburn, Ga

Built in 1919 by J.S. Shingler for his son Robert Royal Shingler. Within a few years, he married his distant cousin Lillian Hughes. In 1926, Lillian turned her home into a hospitality suite with lodgings and a…

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Built in 1919 by J.S. Shingler for his son Robert Royal Shingler. Within a few years, he married his distant cousin Lillian Hughes. In 1926, Lillian turned her home into a hospitality suite with lodgings and a restaurant for travelers who frequented…

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From Lisa:
"Found in my Grandparents’ Old Album
W. C. & Annie Bell Garrett of Sycamore. GA"

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Located at 605 Hudson Avenue in Ashburn, Ga.

This home was built for Frank M. "F.M." Tison, Sr. and his Pearl Perry Tison around 1913-1914. It later became the longtime home of Frank M. "F.M." Tison, Jr. and his wife Daisy Lane Tison. It remained…

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located on Gordon Street in Ashburn, GA

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Location: 109 N Gordon St., Ashburn, Ga

The Wiregrass Farmer building was designed by Peter E. Dennis of the Dennis & Dennis firm of Macon, Georgia in 1903. It was constructed on the instructions of town pioneer and Ashburn entrepreneur John…

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Stanley, David, and David Stanley. Tobacco barns; Crystal Lake; town of Rebecca; Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Turner County, Georgia. United States Georgia Turner County, 1977. Turner County, Georgia. Photograph.

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Ashburn, Georgia. United States Ashburn Georgia, 1977. Ashburn, Georgia. Photograph.

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Turner County Courthouse National Historical Registration Application .pdf
Pages: 4

This red and buff colored courthouse has three entrances. Two are elaborate. They are projecting, Ionic tetrastyle. The cement columns are coupled on each side of a pedimented doorway. The columns are capped by a pediment filled with a…

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Construction Date: 1907
Location: 219 E. College Avenue, Ashburn, Georgia
National Register Information System ID #: 80001247, registered 9/18/1980

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Turner County Frozen Foods was built in 1947 by Grady M. Sconyers (1909-1968) and his wife Cortez Henderson Sconyers (1908-2000). They operated it until 1950 when he sold it to John Corbett.

Location: 1721 US Hwy 41, Sycamore, Ga

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Location: 616 E. Washington Ave., Ashburn, GA 31714

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Photographs of the exterior and interior of the Turner County Post Office. Built in 1939.

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This is a photo of the Victoria Evans Memorial Library when it was located at what is now the Ashburn-Turner County Chamber of Commerce (238 E. College Avenue, Ashburn, GA 31714).

Although the date is unknown for the photo, we can date it before…

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This one-story, wood-framed building was constructed in 1932 by the City of Ashburn with the help of a public works program. The original purpose was to become a community and library space. However, a new library was built on donated Shingler land…

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This is a photo of the Victoria Evans Memorial Library when it was located at what is now the Ashburn-Turner County Chamber of Commerce (238 E. College Avenue, Ashburn, GA 31714).

Although the date is unknown for the photo, we can date it before…

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Ashburn Methodist Church far upper left and Ashburn First Baptist Church far right.
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