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Magnolia Tree
Location: 536 Grand St., in Ashburn, GA
Main Street Restoration
Sometimes you have to remove it all to build it back up.
The work being done to make the building in Main St is so exciting. Just removing the fallen-in door frames and fixing the roofs are making a difference!
Location: Main St in Ashburn,…
The work being done to make the building in Main St is so exciting. Just removing the fallen-in door frames and fixing the roofs are making a difference!
Location: Main St in Ashburn,…
Mary Henderson Cemetery
Covered in a lot of growth and not very visible unless you know it is there, Mary Henderson Cemetery is located on Peacock Road. Considered the oldest cemetery in Turner County. Most of the graves are very hard to read and damaged very…
McKenzie Building
Location: 105 E College Ave. in Ashburn, GA
National Register of Historic Places #: 92001042, Ashburn Commercial Historic District
James Simon Shingler (August 25, 1859 – September 30, 1943) constructed what is known as the McKenzie building…
National Register of Historic Places #: 92001042, Ashburn Commercial Historic District
James Simon Shingler (August 25, 1859 – September 30, 1943) constructed what is known as the McKenzie building…
McKenzie House
Location: 765 N Main St. in Ashburn, Ga.
Constructed in 1908, the building features a multi-hipped, red tile roof, exposed rafters, and monumental portico. The porte cochere was enclosed in 1914 when a sun room was added. Built for Clyde Shingler…
Constructed in 1908, the building features a multi-hipped, red tile roof, exposed rafters, and monumental portico. The porte cochere was enclosed in 1914 when a sun room was added. Built for Clyde Shingler…
Mike Mastrario
On Sunday, July 4, 2021, the Turner County Project sat down with Mike Mastrario to talk about him and his wife Sue moving their whole family from South New Jersey all the way to small town Ashburn in the early 1990s. Getting this Yankee’s first…
Mitchell-Stewart Hardware Co.
Location: 113 E. College Avenue in Ashburn, GA
Monnie Street Peach Dream
Location: 737 Monnie St. in Ashburn, GA
Movie Gallery
Location: 235 E Washington Avenue in Ashburn, GA 31714
November 12 Inquest to Decide How Prisoner Died Here
Dr. Reynolds will call Coroner's Jury
Old Turner County Jail
Location: 241 E College Ave in Ashburn, GA
Patton House
Location: 327 Hudson Avenue in Ashburn, GA
This Georgian-style home was built in 1896 by John Robert Patton (September 13, 1859 – March 20, 1898), as a gift for his wife Fannie McLendon Patton (September 23, 1869 – November 9, 1949). Apparently,…
This Georgian-style home was built in 1896 by John Robert Patton (September 13, 1859 – March 20, 1898), as a gift for his wife Fannie McLendon Patton (September 23, 1869 – November 9, 1949). Apparently,…
Peacock's Skating Rink Rules
Sign that hung at Peacock’s Skating Rink.
Perry Believes Wright Death Justifiable; NAACP Calls for Special Prosecutor
First article:
"Perry said Friday, based on the 100-page GBI report, that if the coroner's inquest, which will be conducted here by members of the staff of The Doctor's Clinc [sic] in lieu of Coroner C.V. Perry and his assistant, results in a…
"Perry said Friday, based on the 100-page GBI report, that if the coroner's inquest, which will be conducted here by members of the staff of The Doctor's Clinc [sic] in lieu of Coroner C.V. Perry and his assistant, results in a…
Piggly Wiggly sunset
Location: Rogers Plaza facing West (S. Johnson St. and E. Monroe St. in Ashburn, GA)
Poem about the Wiregrass Festival (now known as the Fire Ant Festival)
This poem was penned by Gail Walls, original member of the Fire Ant Festival Committee. It highlights the tasks of the worker ants also on the committee.
Residence of J.S. Shingler postcards
postmarked 1913.
Rye Field Gradient
Location: Rock House Rd. in Ashburn, GA
Schools Withstand Tension
in reference to Robert Wright Jr.'s shooting death and subsequent riot in Ashburn.
Suit Filed on Behalf of Robert Wright, Jr.
"The NAACP filed a civil suit here in Federal court on May 4 seeking $5 million in damages."
Sunrise Ashburn Drone Photo
Location: Facing east at Hwy 41 and Hwy 112 crossing.
THE BIG PEANUT
Date: June 12, 2023
Location: Sylvia Dr in Ashburn, Georgia
Knocked down due to Hurricane Michael on October 10, 2018, the Big Peanut Monument was severely missed by all. With the help of so many crowdsourced donations from locals and strangers,…
Location: Sylvia Dr in Ashburn, Georgia
Knocked down due to Hurricane Michael on October 10, 2018, the Big Peanut Monument was severely missed by all. With the help of so many crowdsourced donations from locals and strangers,…
The Claud McLendon home
Location: Phillips Ave in Ashburn, GA
The home of Claud McLendon built in 1908.
The home of Claud McLendon built in 1908.
The Evans House
Location: 420 S Main St., Ashburn, GA
This home is known as the Evans House because this two-story Victorian home was built by Ashburn entrepreneur John West Evans (September 27, 1844 – January 16, 1904) and his wife Ella Bohannon Evans (December…
This home is known as the Evans House because this two-story Victorian home was built by Ashburn entrepreneur John West Evans (September 27, 1844 – January 16, 1904) and his wife Ella Bohannon Evans (December…
The House by the Road
“The House by the Road,” a craftsman style home was built in 1919 by J.S. Shingler for his son Robert Royal Shingler and his wife, Lillian Hughes Shingler. It was cited by the Duncan Hines travel guide as “such a delightful place you will want to…
The Old Main Drag is a Lonesome Road
"The highway was the umbilical cord that brought outsiders and their money into contact with the towns of the rural South."
Photo on page 2 of Orien Cown from Ashburn, GA. Caption reads: "Gasoline cost 37 cents a gallon when Orien Cown shut off…
Photo on page 2 of Orien Cown from Ashburn, GA. Caption reads: "Gasoline cost 37 cents a gallon when Orien Cown shut off…