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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…

Location: 37 N Labelle Avenue, Sycamore, GA

“I’ll take them smothered, covered, and chunked, please.”

Location: 745 E. Washington Ave, Ashburn, GA

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)…

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

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…

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

Page A-14
# of Beds: 25
Opened: September 1953
Cost: $416,674.00

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

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

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

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…

One of the prettiest courthouses in South Georgia!
You cannot change our minds about that!

Location: 219 E College Ave, Ashburn, GA

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

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.

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…

located on Gordon Street in Ashburn, GA

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:…

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…



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

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…

"I Came To Party How About You"
The Pink Panther Club

Location: 217 Hardin Ave, Ashburn, GA 31714

The Piggly Wiggly recently celebrated 50 years in Ashburn in March 2024! We love our hometown grocery store.

Location: 215 E Monroe, Ashburn, GA
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