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Young Fashion & Hair Products
Young Fashion & Hair Products on Washington Avenue in Ashburn, GA
From Deedie Fay Cameron: “This was Fay’s Jewelry. My Father owned this store. He bought it from Mr. Bailey. After my Father passed away in 1971, the business was purchased by Clive…
From Deedie Fay Cameron: “This was Fay’s Jewelry. My Father owned this store. He bought it from Mr. Bailey. After my Father passed away in 1971, the business was purchased by Clive…
Wynn Peanut & Sheller
Location: 37 N Labelle Avenue, Sycamore, GA
Waffle House Sunset
“I’ll take them smothered, covered, and chunked, please.”
Location: 745 E. Washington Ave, Ashburn, GA
Location: 745 E. Washington Ave, Ashburn, GA
W.A. Shingler Home
507 N. Main St.
Built in 1900 for William Andrew Shingler, cousin of J.S. Shingler, this is one of many Dennis & Dennis designed homes. This design firm located in Macon will pop up several times on the tour because Mr. Peter E. Dennis (1854-1929)…
Built in 1900 for William Andrew Shingler, cousin of J.S. Shingler, this is one of many Dennis & Dennis designed homes. This design firm located in Macon will pop up several times on the tour because Mr. Peter E. Dennis (1854-1929)…
View from Turner County Courthouse Bell Tower (after 1912)
Ashburn Methodist Church far upper left and Ashburn First Baptist Church far right.
Victoria Evans Memorial Library, c. unknown
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…
Although the date is unknown for the photo, we can date it before…
Victoria Evans Memorial Library (before 1987)
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…
Victoria Evans Memorial Library
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…
Although the date is unknown for the photo, we can date it before…
Turner County Post Office
Photographs of the exterior and interior of the Turner County Post Office. Built in 1939.
Turner County Hospital
Location: 616 E. Washington Ave., Ashburn, GA 31714
TURNER COUNTY FROZEN FOODS
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
Location: 1721 US Hwy 41, Sycamore, Ga
Turner County Courthouse at Sunset
Construction Date: 1907
Location: 219 E. College Avenue, Ashburn, Georgia
National Register Information System ID #: 80001247, registered 9/18/1980
Location: 219 E. College Avenue, Ashburn, Georgia
National Register Information System ID #: 80001247, registered 9/18/1980
Turner County Courthouse - National Registration of Historical Places Application + Photos - #80001247
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…
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…
Turner County Courthouse
One of the prettiest courthouses in South Georgia!
You cannot change our minds about that!
Location: 219 E College Ave, Ashburn, GA
You cannot change our minds about that!
Location: 219 E College Ave, Ashburn, GA
Turner County Court House with Farm Bureau
Ashburn, Georgia. United States Ashburn Georgia, 1977. Ashburn, Georgia. Photograph.
Town of Rebecca
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.
The Wiregrass Farmer Building
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…
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…
The Wiregrass Farmer
located on Gordon Street in Ashburn, GA
The Turner County Stock Yards
A Turner County Staple since the 1950s. When we interviewed Linda Wiggins Williford, she talked about her family’s extensive time involved with the TC stockyards. Check out her interview here:…
The Tison Home
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…
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…
The Sycamore Hotel
From Lisa:
"Found in my Grandparents’ Old Album
W. C. & Annie Bell Garrett of Sycamore. GA"
The Story Home on Lee St.
The home of Alex and Essena “Essa” Howell Story. Alex has worn many hats throughout his life, but the two that stick out to me are former Mayor and Sheriff! Alex was Sheriff from 1929-1944 and mayor of Ashburn for most of 1954-1972. To read Alex's…
the Pink Panther
"I Came To Party How About You"
The Pink Panther Club
Location: 217 Hardin Ave, Ashburn, GA 31714
The Pink Panther Club
Location: 217 Hardin Ave, Ashburn, GA 31714
The Piggly Wiggly
The Piggly Wiggly recently celebrated 50 years in Ashburn in March 2024! We love our hometown grocery store.
Location: 215 E Monroe, Ashburn, GA
Location: 215 E Monroe, Ashburn, GA
The House by the Road (date unknown)
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…