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History of Turner County by John Ben Pate, reprint 1979 - between pages 16 & 17 front.png
History of Turner County by John Ben Pate, reprint 1979 - between pages 16 & 17 (front picture placard)

1. R.A. McNair, farmer and chairman of the County Board of Commissioners, Turner County.
2. James W. McCall, warehouseman and Vice Chairman of…

History of Turner County by John Ben Pate, reprint 1979 - between pages 16 & 17 back.png
History of Turner County by John Ben Pate, reprint 1979 - between pages 16 & 17 (back picture placard)

1. Mrs. John A. Ewing, prominent Church and D.A.R. worker
2. Nora Lawrence Smith, Managing Editor of the "Wiregrass Farmer"
3. Mrs. John W.…

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History of Turner County by John Ben Pate, reprint 1979 - between pages 128 & 129 (back picture placard)

1. H.G. Wheeler, pastor of Ashburn Baptist Church
2. M.P. Webb, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Ashburn, Ga.
3. Samuel D. Fuller,…

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The historic throws of Turner County, feature several historic and memorable scenes of Turner County have arrived. The throws are available in background colors of green, cranberry and blue and are $50.00...

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We love a house with character!

Location: 507 N Main St. in Ashburn, GA

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Location: Old Chicken Delite on the corner of Main St./Highway 41 & Monroe Avenue. in Ashburn, GA

Hanging at Ashburn - Will Ford or Robert Henderson - Tuscaloosa News - 26 May 1907.PNG
"Robert Henderson, alias Will Ford, a negro, was hanged here Thursday in the Turner county jail for the murder of G. W. May, on March 5th last.
He made a short talk, warning the people to take warning from him and avoid bad company. He said he was…

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Georgia Architectural and Historic Properties Survey of Colonial Store and Handy Food Store on East Railroad Ave., U.S. 41, Sycamore, Turner County, Ga., 1981

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Location: Hancock Road in Rebecca, Georgia
Date: November 29, 2019

First photo: Scenic view of the Road
Second photo: Photo of JJ HANCOCK & MARY ELLA PERRY HANCOCK (Given by Barbara Anne Hancock Perry)

To read more about the name…

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J. Luther Hobby, Clarence Taylor, Annie Bell Sellars Garrett, Cluria Garrett.
Cluria frying mullet and hushpuppies on Saturday before the Reunion. Being ably supervised and assisted!" (This was taken under the overhang behind the old church…

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Jars full of canned vegetables and fruits. Canned and preserved by Sarah and Justin Cook.

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Location: Denham Road & Honeysuckle Road in Sycamore, GA 31714

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Photos of a peanut field/plants on Daniels Rd. in Ashburn, Georgia.

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2321 Cofer Rd.
Ashburn, GA

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Sycamore, GA

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Gordon St. in Ashburn, GA -

photo 1: March 30, 2021
photo 2&3: Date: late 1940s (based on the cars)

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109 N Gordon St. in Ashburn, GA
facing East

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Location: Golden Peanut, 304 W Washington Ave, Ashburn, GA

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These coins were used to pay employees who worked at the W.W. "Bill" Giddens’ sawmill in Coverdale. The employees could use the coins at the company-owned store. There was also an agreement with the Ashburn merchants that they would accept them as…

Georgialand - Greetings from Ashburn, GA - postcard front.tif
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C.T. Art Colortone

Georgia Northern Railroad - Feb 9, 1969.tif
GEORGIA NORTHERN
No. 14
Type: FTA
Builder/Date: Electro Motive, 1944
Location/Date: Ashburn, GA Feb 9, 1969

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Georgia Historical Commission
1954

TURNER COUNTY
This County, created by Act of the Legislature August 18, 1905, is named for Capt. Henry Gray Turner who was captured by Union troops at Gettysburg. A resident of Nashville and later of…

Betty Shingler Talmadge and Herman Eugene Talmadge Atlanta Constitution 14 Dec 1943 page 11.JPG
Herman Eugene Talmadge, grandson of former Governor Talmadge, and his mother, the former Miss Betty Shingler, of Ashburn, GA., send their picture via V-mail to father Herman Talmadge, of the United States Navy."
page 11

George T Betts obit - The State [Columbia, SC] - 22 Jul 1923.PNG
"Georgia must carry on his work to the splendid end he sought."
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