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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.…

GREETINGS FROM ASHBURN, GA

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[editor's note: This postcard uses the language and depictions of the period to refer to African Americans.]
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[editor's note: This postcard uses the language and depictions of the period to refer to African Americans.]
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Script:
Hi, Gal!
We sho are having a good time and surly wish you could be with us.
We haven't had on a coat since we got here…

Photo by U.S. Forest Service
A Scene at Clark's Plantation, Ashburn, GA.
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This photo is of William Cluria "Curly" Garrett. He used to be the manager at the Ashburn Skating Rink in the 1950s. You can see Curly in front of the skate rack.

CRYSTAL LAKE
World's Finest Natural Fresh Water Beach, Near Ashburn, Fitzgerald, Ocilla, and Tifton, Georgia.

Officials say that they still have no clues or leads in what has been called “the most brutal crime in Turner county.”

The Crime Lab’s final report gave the first clear description of the victim: a white female, 25 to 30 years old, about 5’3” tall, weighing roughly 130 pounds, with blonde or light brown hair. She had Type A blood and a distinctive scar on her right…

Location: Cravey Rd in Sycamore, GA

Cpt. Lawrence Hancock was among the many thousands killed in Iwo Jima during the fierce fighting there. He was killed March 17 in action according to a telegram received from the War Department to his sister, Mrs. Estelle Hay.

Cpl. Hancock was…

History: [none entered] Category: Personnel Subcategory: Groups Subjects: ENGLAND, PERSONNEL,GROUPS War Theater Number: 12 War Theater: Europe US Air Force Reference Number: 53375AC Place: England Photo Series: WWII

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National…

Location: Coverdale Highway in Ashburn, GA

Location: Forshee Rd. in Coverdale, GA

2-T-187

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"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."

From Application:
"The Turner County jail was built in 1906 as the newly formed (1905) county's first jail. County records show the first order of business was issuing $60,000 in bonds for a jail and courthouse. The jail was designed by Wagoner &…

What is your go-to grits order? Are you a simple butter and salt kind of person, cheese, or do you want all the toppings in your grits?

Pictured: Grits with scrambled egg and cheese on top, biscuits and sausage gravy, and smoke sausage…

Shivers Rd. in Rebecca, Georgia

Compliments of Woody Ansley
Seed- Feed - Fertilizer - Insecticides
Griffin Warehouse Seed Store
Ashburn, GA
Phone 95
Sycamore, GA
Phone 220
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