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- Collection: National Newspaper Clippings about Turner County
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Ashburn, The Most Moral Town in the State, c. 1896
"One of the most moral towns in the state, and at the same time one that is thrifty and prosperous is our hustling neighbor, Ashburn. The citizens of that town are living evidence of the fat (two often, alas, contradicted) that business and religion…
Attractive Ashburn, c. 1895
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"The City was Ashburn. And since then its growth has been steady, rapid and phenomenal. Peopled by a class of the most refined, intelligent and moral citizenship, their influence so counteracted upon their surroundings, that to-day the…
"The City was Ashburn. And since then its growth has been steady, rapid and phenomenal. Peopled by a class of the most refined, intelligent and moral citizenship, their influence so counteracted upon their surroundings, that to-day the…
Betts & Co. Buy Forty Thousand Acres in Florida
40,000 for $240,000.00 in 1904.
Black Prisoner's killing sparks Ashburn racial violence
Robert Lee Wright Jr. (1963-1985)
Cobb County party visits Ashburn
The photos are all of Turner County.
Court House for New County, c. 1907
page 3
"The contract for the building of a court house for Turner County was let to McKenzie & Sons, of Atlanta, Ga., today for the sum of $37,800. Contract is to be completed January 1, 1908."
"The contract for the building of a court house for Turner County was let to McKenzie & Sons, of Atlanta, Ga., today for the sum of $37,800. Contract is to be completed January 1, 1908."
Deacon Kills A Deacon Then Kills Himself, c. 1911
"R.G. Whidden [Whiddon], a well-to-do farmer and a church deacon, living near here, shot and killed J.M. Lawson, a neighbor and also a deacon, today at church on the Whidden [Whiddon] farm, and then committed suicide..."
Discovery of Oil Causes Stir in Turner
"The syndicate was boring a well for use of the mill and in this way oil was discovered, more than fifty gallons shooting to the surface in a short time"
Ever See a "Pullman Truck?"
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Father of Forty Children
"He has had two wives, the first dying several years ago. She was the mother of twenty-four of his lusty offspring and his second wife who is still living and strong and health has up to this time presented him with sixten. She is only 42 years old,…
Fiance Hiding As Poison Hunt Stirs Countryside, c. 1912
"Turner County officers today are searching the woods in Amboy direct for Tan Cleghorn, a young farmer who was to have been married to pretty Minnie Marchman last Tuesday. Instead of a wedding at the Marchman home there was a funeral, and the same…
Final Decree in Betts Case
Regarding the old firm J.S. Betts & Co. with a valuation of over $500,000.00.
Focus on Georgia - Turner County
Note:
The Sparrow's Nest was built in 1892, not 1888. The Shinglers were living in an abandoned one-room schoolhouse in 1888 with one-year-old Beverly Clyde born in Eastman in 1897. Mr. JS Betts built his home in 1892 coming to town from Wanee Lake…
The Sparrow's Nest was built in 1892, not 1888. The Shinglers were living in an abandoned one-room schoolhouse in 1888 with one-year-old Beverly Clyde born in Eastman in 1897. Mr. JS Betts built his home in 1892 coming to town from Wanee Lake…
Formation of Turner County
The House Committee on New Counties made its report to the Legislature yesterday and recommended the formation of the following new counties:
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Turner County, with Ashburn as the county seat.
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Turner County, with Ashburn as the county seat.
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