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Where we are staying  - The House by the Road - 2X-122 postcard front.tif
2X-122

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STOP IN ASHBURN, GEORGIA
AT THE HOUSE BY THE ROAD

A beautiful Private Estate open to Guests. Extreme North end of Town. Every room has a Private Bath - Electric Fan - Steam Heat with Automatic Stoker Control - Beautyrest…

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This appears to be a sample postcard to purchase.

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Street Scene - Turner Theatre - 2-T-183 postcard front.jpg
2-T-183

Photo depicting Main Street facing North with a full shot of the Ashburn Theatre. Featuring the movie, "The Teenagers in 'Vacation Days'"

Back writing:

"All luncheon here,
AT
ASHBURN,
GEORGIA"

DOWN TRIP
October 23,…

A Fine Field of Cotton in Dixieland - Greetings from Ashburn, GA - 4233C postcard front.jpg
GREETING FROM ASHBURN, GA
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Writing inscription on the back:
Left for Florida on our birthday just entered to day, even through the Smoky Mts. today. heading for Miami tomorrow, will be back soon.
Your Friend, I.O.

Addressed to:
Mrs.…

A busy day in the cotton field - Greetings from Ashburn, GA AC23 - postcard front.jpg
Greetings from Ashburn, GA.

Back writing:
Dear Friend, I didn't get a chance to see you before I left- but may be when I come again you won't be so busy how is the new baby? We got back safe and I was glad to get to work. T.W.

Addressed…

A Busy Day in a Cotton Field in the Sunny South - A Scene at Clark_s Plantation, Ashburn, GA - postcard front.jpg
A Scene at Clark's Plantation, Ashburn, GA
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A Busy Day in a Cotton Field Down South - Greetings from Ashburn, GA - postcard front.jpg
GREETINGS FROM ASHBURN, GA

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History of Turner County by John Ben Pate, reprint 1979 - between pages 128 & 129 back.png
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,…

History of Turner County by John Ben Pate, reprint 1979 - between pages 96 & 97 back.png
History of Turner County by John Ben Pate, reprint 1979 - between pages 96 & 97 (back picture placard)

1. D.H. Davis, president Citizens Bank and large landowner
2. Rev. Joe J. Davis, pioneer preacher
3. Samuel Young, an early pioneer
4. G.A.…

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History of Turner County by John Ben Pate, reprint 1979 - between pages 96 & 97 (front picture placard)

1. Stephen N. Mitchell, pioneer farmer and lumberman
2. Mrs. S.N. Mitchell,
3. Ben Cravey - former Commissioner of Roads and Revenue
4.…

History of Turner County by John Ben Pate, reprint 1979 - between pages 64 & 65 back.png
History of Turner County by John Ben Pate, reprint 1979 - between pages 64 & 65 (back picture placard)

1. Joe Lawrence, editor, farmer and stock-raiser
2. F.H. Wardlaw [Wardlow], farmer and landowner
3. H.S. Story, farmer and naval stores…

History of Turner County by John Ben Pate, reprint 1979 - between pages 64 & 65 front.png
History of Turner County by John Ben Pate, reprint 1979 - between pages 64 & 65 (front picture placard)

Nina Cox, County Superintendent of School

1. Sycamore Consolidated High School
2. Rebecca Consolidated High School
3. Dakota Consolidated…

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History of Turner County by John Ben Pate, reprint 1979 - between pages 32 & 33 (front picture placard)

1. Bennett Pate, pioneer
2. Mrs. Bennett Pate, pioneer
3. Elbert Paulk, pioneer
4. Rachel Clements Paulk, pioneer
5. Elder Zarah Paulk,…

History of Turner County by John Ben Pate, reprint 1979 - between pages 32 & 33 front.png
History of Turner County by John Ben Pate, reprint 1979 - between pages 32 & 33 (front picture placard)

1. Hon. J.W. Henderson - second representative of Turner Co.
2. J.S. Geoghagan - Farmer and business man
3. W.A. Greer - First Ordinary 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.…

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…

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Fresh strawberries are aplenty during the spring. For as long as I can remember, here in Ashburn, we have always gotten our fresh strawberries from our favorite local farm operation, Calhoun Produce. Not only are their fruits and veggies the best,…

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Sweet potatoes grown by Jake Perry on Nesmith Rd.

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

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Freshly picked blueberries from Nesmith Rd.

Blueberry bush tended to my Amanda Cook Perry and Michael Perry.

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Located on Nesmith Rd.

Honey tended by the Cook family.

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John Dye, who turned 95 in 2022, is perhaps one of the most well-respected citizens in Turner County. He is beloved by many not only because he invested so much of his time and love into his students throughout his almost 50 years in education but…

WA Hawkins awarded gold pen with which turner county bill signed - atl const 07 Sep 1905 page 3.jpg
"W.A. Hawkins, of Ashburn, has one souvenir which he prizes above all others in his possession. IT is the gold pin [pen] with which Governor Joseph M. Terrell signed the bill creating the new county of Turner, one of eight authorized by the lasts…

Two Negros are Lynched - Chicago Tribune 16 April 1910 page 3.PNG
"Two negroes were lynched near Amboy today. Warrants were sworn out by two negro women charging five prominent white men with lynching. The negroes killed were Albert Royal and Charley Jackson. The trouble started over an attack on a white woman.…

Turner Coutny [work camp] guard is burned to death - ATL Const 18 Nov 1942 page 2.jpg
"Newton Smith, 35, guard at the Turner county work camp near Ashburn, burned to death yesterday when fire destroyed a guard bunkhouse. Turner county officers said he was alone in the bunkhouse when the fire developed early yesterday morning.
Funeral…

Turner County Passes - ATL Const 12 Aug 1905 page 7.jpg
"The first new county bill taken up at the afternoon session provided for the creation of the new county of Turner from which portions of the present counties of Worth, Wilcox, and Irwin, with Ashburn, now in Worth, as the county seat."
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"The…

Tasty Banana Bread (from the House by the Road) - The Tampa Times 02 June 1949 Page 22.PNG
"The House by the Road, at Ashburn, Georgia, serves this tasty Banana to admiring customers."

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Sheriff [Wesley Fiveash] faces trial tomorrow - The Dothan Eagle 17 Aug 1955 page 3.JPG
"Sheriff Wesley H. Fiveash of Turner County, sentenced to two years in federal prison on a liquor conspiracy conviction, will face trial tomorrow on 28 charges of misconduct in office.
So. Gen. W.J. Forehand filed a petition seeking Fiveash's…

Red Pebble Farm - Object Lesson given for Georgia Farmers - Atlanta Constitution 14 Feb 1915.JPG
"Red Pebble farm produced and saved approximately 35,000 pounds of meat, like that shown in the windows, during the year 1914. This meat was killed and placed in a large brick and cement refrigerator and allowed to remain there for about six weeks.…
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