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Alda Street in Ashburn, Ga
Alda Street, although officially considered a street according to the city, is more of an unpaved alleyway that connects Hudson Avenue and James Ave. It was named after Alda Patton Alexander (July 8, 1896 – May 14, 1966), a daughter of John Robert…
Albritton Service Station
ALBRITTON SERVICE STATION WAS LOCATED ON THE CORNER OF US HWY 41 S. & DASHER ST. IN SYCAMORE, GA.
To read more from Jack Albritton's People of Turner County interview:
https://turnercountyproject.com/2022/01/17/jack-albritton/
To read more from Jack Albritton's People of Turner County interview:
https://turnercountyproject.com/2022/01/17/jack-albritton/
Akin Service Station Garage Postcard
From the Macon Telegraph, December 8, 1943 (page 3):
Ashburn, Ga., Dec. 7- “Henry Grady Smith, age 33, died Saturday at the Tifton hospital from burns he received in a fire which occurred at Akins Filling Station and Garage early Saturday morning…
Ashburn, Ga., Dec. 7- “Henry Grady Smith, age 33, died Saturday at the Tifton hospital from burns he received in a fire which occurred at Akins Filling Station and Garage early Saturday morning…
Airport Dedication in Ashburn envelope
Post office stamp:
Ashburn, GA
Feb 19 1933
12PM
Ashburn, GA
Feb 19 1933
12PM
AgGeorgia gives $10K for Big Peanut Restoration
The Big Peanut is coming back! AgGeorgia was pleased to donate the remaining $10,000 needed for the restoration of the monument, and is proud to support Turner County and the Georgia peanut farmers to which this monument pays homage. AgGeorgia CEO…
Aerial View of Ashburn
From David Baldwin:
"The sign east of the silos reads Ashburn Peanut Company. It began in 1938 by a Mr. Ray from Thomasville, (no relationship to our Rays) who had experience in the peanut business in other towns; however, Jay Faircloth 's…
"The sign east of the silos reads Ashburn Peanut Company. It began in 1938 by a Mr. Ray from Thomasville, (no relationship to our Rays) who had experience in the peanut business in other towns; however, Jay Faircloth 's…
Advertising Crisp, Dooly, Turner and Wilcox County
Turner County can be found on pages 10, 11, 18, and 19.
Advertisement for Mitchell Stewart Hardware Company
Advertisement for Mitchell Stewart Hardware Company where it was located before it shut down.
MITCHELL STEWART HARDWARE COMPANY was registered on 1923-02-02 as a domestic profit corporation type with the address 113 COLLEGE ST, ASHBURN, GA, 31714
MITCHELL STEWART HARDWARE COMPANY was registered on 1923-02-02 as a domestic profit corporation type with the address 113 COLLEGE ST, ASHBURN, GA, 31714
Ace Hardware
251 E. Washington Avenue, Ashburn, Georgia
AC23 - A BUSY DAY IN THE COTTON FIELD (vintage postcard)
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…
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…
Abandoned Farm House
If you zoom in on this old farm house, you can see the tree growing out of it.
Nesmith Road in Ashburn, Georgia
Nesmith Road in Ashburn, Georgia
A.P. Haman and Wife, Mary Rooks Haman
ALVAH PINKNEY “A.P.” AND MARY ROOKS HAMAN, DATE UNKNOWN. PHOTO COURTESY OF LISA GARRETT BONNELL.
A Sad Death in Ashburn
Death of J.S. Betts, Jr. from appendicitis.
A Busy Day in a Cotton Field in the Sunny South (vintage postcard)
A Scene at Clark's Plantation, Ashburn, GA
E-5468
E-5468
897 Moonlight Scene in a Southern Garden - GREETINGS FROM ASHBURN, GA. (vintage postcard)
7A-H2581
C.T. Art Colortone
C.T. Art Colortone
892 GETTING READ FOR "HOT-CAKES". OLD FASHIONED METHOD OF SYRUP MAKING IN THE SOUTH - GREETINGS FROM ASHBURN, GA. (vintage postcard)
6A-H694
C.T. ART-COLORTONE
C.T. ART-COLORTONE
765 N Main St. in Ashburn, Georgia
Location: 765 N Main St. in Ashburn, Georgia
Date: February 20, 2021
ASHBURN’S HISTORIC DRIVING TOUR STOP #6
This home, sometimes known as the McKenzie Home or one of the Shingler homes, was built for Clyde Shingler McKenzie by her father J.S.…
Date: February 20, 2021
ASHBURN’S HISTORIC DRIVING TOUR STOP #6
This home, sometimes known as the McKenzie Home or one of the Shingler homes, was built for Clyde Shingler McKenzie by her father J.S.…
75th Anniversary Commemorative Coin for Turner County
Coins honoring the 75th anniversary of the creation of Turner County (August 1905).
432 Raney St., Ashburn, GA
Location: 432 Raney St., Ashburn, GA
Date: May 13, 2026
Built in 1915 by local dairyman and farmer John A. Ewing, this home holds the distinction of being the city’s first masonry residence. At a time when most homes in the area were still…
Date: May 13, 2026
Built in 1915 by local dairyman and farmer John A. Ewing, this home holds the distinction of being the city’s first masonry residence. At a time when most homes in the area were still…