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The original blueprint for the “J.S. Shingler” main cornice. This is featured on what is known as “The Shingler Building” at the corner of McLendon St. and E. College Avenue. It was originally intended to go on the McKenzie Building.

1945 Nov 22 WGF - Tourists are coming [House by the Road].jpg
Discussing prominent guests at the House by the Road,

"Mrs. Shingler, who is a delightful hostess, is an asset to Ashburn, in that she has many tourists from all over the United States, and her service and the atmosphere of her home, makes every…

Treasure of Personal Recipes_Ashburn_GA_Civic womans club.pdf
Compiled by Civic Women's Club

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Turner County Diamond Jubilee Booklet October 3-11, 1980.pdf
Turner County, Georgia was created by legislative action on August 18, 1905 from parts of Irwin, Dooly, Wilcox, and Worth Counties and named for Henry G. Turner.

This booklet was created for the week-long 75th anniversary celebration of the…

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thank you to Lisa Garrett Bonnell for donating this! This belonged to Barbara Ann “Foots” Garrett Nelson (1940-2022). Barbara was born and raised in Sycamore, Georgia where she played varsity basketball and graduated from Turner County High School in…

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HOME OF W.C. “CURLY” AND ANNIE BELL GARRETT, SYCAMORE, GA.

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William Cluria "Curley" Garrett's Texaco Station on S Main St. in Ashburn. Photo shows son, Donald Garrett's car in the station. (October 1958)

"W. C. Garrett opens Texaco Station"
from the Wiregrass Farmer
Sept. 5, 1957

"Texaco Service…

Waffle Recipe - The House by the Road card.tif
Recipe card for the House by the Road.

Ashburn, Turner County, Georgia brochure (1)-combined.pdf

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Tabernacle National Historic Places Registration Application.pdf
Description from Application:

The Wesleyan Methodist Campground and Tabernacle contains at it major feature a historic tabernacle structure along with other auxiliary buildings on an informally landscaped quarter block near downtown Ashburn,…

Roadside Attractions Coloring Book - Big Peanut  (2).tif
If you travel around enough you're sure to encounter some really nutty sites, but none as tasty looking at the giant peanut that sits atop the monument to this noble nut, Georgia's official state crop. It was built in 1975 and dedicated to Nora L.…
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