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Old Turner County Jail, interior
The Turner County Jail was built in 1906 as the newly formed Turner County’s first official jail. County records show that the first order of business was issuing $60,000 in bonds for a jail and courthouse. The jail was designed in the Romanesque…
Wiregrass Festival Window Painting from 1997
Wiregrass Festival Window Painting from 1997. The festival is now known as the Fire Ant Festival (www.fireantfestival.com).
The Wiregrass Farmer Paper Dispenser
The Wiregrass Farmer Paper Dispenser located outside of the Wiregrass Farmer office at 109 N Gordon St. in Ashburn, Ga.
Ashburn City Jail
This tiny building was once the Ashburn City Jail. Built in 1900, it was nothing more than a holding cell until its prisoners could be released or transferred to a larger facility.
Location: W. College Avenue in Ashburn, Georgia (between the…
Location: W. College Avenue in Ashburn, Georgia (between the…
Tags: Ashburn Georgia, Ashburn Jail
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
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…
Tags: Ashburn, Clyde Shingler McKenzie (11/15/1887 - 6/30/1934), Gordon Columbus "G.C." McKenzie (2/10/1885-2/25/1958), Governor Herman Eugene Talmadge (8/9/1913 - 3/21/2002), Highway 41, James Simon "J.S." Shingler (1859-1943), Leila Elizabeth “Betty” Shingler Talmadge (1923-2005), N. Main St., Samantha "Sami" Mastrario, Sami Mastrario, U.S. Highway 41
Magnolia Tree
Location: 536 Grand St., in Ashburn, GA
Live Oak Tree covered in Ivy
Location: 507 N Main St in Ashburn, GA
Live Oak Methodist Church
Live Oak Methodist Church, founded in September 1888, is located on Live Oak Rd. The church has been completely abandoned and in disrepair.
Live Oak Methodist Church
Live Oak Methodist Church, founded in September 1888, is located on Live Oak Rd. The church has been completely abandoned and in disrepair.
JSS Medallion on Shingler Building
This medallion is feature on the Shingler Building located on McLendon Street in downtown Ashburn, Ga. James Simon "J.S." Shingler is heavily responsible for Turner County as we know it today. He had his hand in building many prominent buildings in…
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…
Ashburn First Baptist Church
302 McLendon St.
Ashburn, GA
Ashburn, GA
315 E College St. in Ashburn, GA
Location: 315 E College St. in Ashburn, GA
This Classical Revival home was built by J.S. Shingler in 1916 for his sister-in-law, Mrs. Josie Baldwin. Construction costs totaled $2,500.00. This home was eventually sold to Judge W. A. Greer in 1919.…
This Classical Revival home was built by J.S. Shingler in 1916 for his sister-in-law, Mrs. Josie Baldwin. Construction costs totaled $2,500.00. This home was eventually sold to Judge W. A. Greer in 1919.…
Coastal Plain Building [previously Ashburn Bank]
In 1926, Ashburn Bank moved to its second location, a newly constructed brick facility on the southwest corner of College and Gordon Street. Stained glass windows were imported from a church in England and were installed in the new bank. As of 2021,…
View from Turner County Courthouse Bell Tower (after 1912)
Ashburn Methodist Church far upper left and Ashburn First Baptist Church far right.
The House by the Road (date unknown)
Built in 1919 by J.S. Shingler for his son Robert Royal Shingler. Within a few years, he married his distant cousin Lillian Hughes. In 1926, Lillian turned her home into a hospitality suite with lodgings and a restaurant for travelers who frequented…
Pioneers Sheep Bennett Pate and Daniel H. Davis, early ~1900s
Pioneers Sheep Bennett Pate and Daniel H. Davis, early ~1900s
Dot Ireland Coker swearing in as Probate Judge (~1980s)
Dot Ireland Coker, first woman county officer (~1980s)
Pictured L to R is Dot, her husband Bussey, and her two sons Randy and Mike.
Pictured L to R is Dot, her husband Bussey, and her two sons Randy and Mike.
Ashburn First Baptist Church Baracca Sunday School Class (1915)
Handwritten note on back:
Mr. Frank Marion Tison Sr. Class
He is seventh on second row, reading L to Right.
Mr. Frank Marion Tison Sr. Class
He is seventh on second row, reading L to Right.
Ashburn First Baptist Placing of the Steeple (1956)
Tifton Machine Shop lifting the steeple in place with an extended boom. The boom tilts against the steeple base and another truck was tied to the front of the skidded so that the steeple could be set on the foundation.
Tags: Ashburn, First Baptist Church, McLendon St.
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…

