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Young Fashion & Hair Products on Washington Avenue in Ashburn, GA

From Deedie Fay Cameron: “This was Fay’s Jewelry. My Father owned this store. He bought it from Mr. Bailey. After my Father passed away in 1971, the business was purchased by Clive…

Photo of George T. Betts as featured in the Country Gentleman.

Location: 324 S. Main Street

Location: 37 N Labelle Avenue, Sycamore, GA

Grave photo of Robert Lee Wright Jr., victim of shooting in Ashburn on September 30, 1985.

If you travel around enough you're sure to encounter some really nutty sites, but none as tasty looking at the giant peanut that sits atop the monument to this noble nut, Georgia's official state crop. It was built in 1975 and dedicated to Nora L.…

Surgical Dressings Now Being Made Are Seeing Duty on Many Fronts in Many Lands.

Those donating 50-100 hours in February:
Mrs. K.P. Baker,
Mrs. W.B. Cheshire,
Mrs. D.H. Rose,
Mrs. H.I. Shingle,
Mrs. W.K. Stewart

Those giving 20-50…

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Word of Germany's surrender was received in Ashburn and Turner County quietly, gratefully, and with Thanksgiving.
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Hervert I. Shingler, Jr. is awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for "extraordinary heroism and gallantry while participating in the bombing attack against the Ploesti oil refineries of Rumania. Colonel Shingler also holds the Distinguished Flying…

Wiregrass Festival Window Painting from 1997. The festival is now known as the Fire Ant Festival (www.fireantfestival.com).

1996 1st Annual Wiregrass Festival (now known as the Fire Ant Festival) Postcard

March 20-24, 1996

(6 images)

Although there is new ownership, there will be no changes in staff.

Nora Lawrence Smith, Editor:
"I love the work. when I was 13 years old I crawled up on a stool and learned to set type by hand and have been working ever since…

Poem by Gail Walls, one of the original members of the Fire Ant Festival (previously known as the Wiregrass Festival).

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1. Garrett Home
2. Garrett Saint Bernard, Ginger
3. Garrett Home
4. Elaine Mize Garrett
5. Garrett Home
6. William Cluria and Annie Bell (Sellars) Garrett's home. Railroad Ave. Sycamore.
7. Donald Garrett home, shared garage, my…

Location: Bussey Rd. and Leon Williams Rd. in Sycamore, GA

On November 28, 1968, the Wiregrass Farmer carried a headline that gripped Turner County with shock and fear: “Who Left Severed Body in Pond?” The story detailed the grim discovery of a woman’s mutilated remains in an isolated pond just outside…

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THE HOUSE BY THE ROAD
ON U.S. 41 - ASHBURN, GEORGIA

A beautiful private estate open to Guests. Steam Heated - Recommended by Duncan Hines. All Rooms have Twin Beds and Private Baths.
Meals Served - Locked Garages - Porter Service.
We…

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THE HOUSE BY THE ROAD
ON U.S. 41 - ASHBURN, GEORGIA

A beautiful private estate open to Guests. Steam Heated - Recommended by Duncan Hines. All Rooms have Twin Beds and Private Baths.
Meals Served - Locked Garages - Porter Service.
We…

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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…

"The Turner County Flag had a blue background with Georgia in White and Turner County a solid color within the state."

This appears to be a sample postcard to purchase.

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40 W. Ashley St.
Rebecca, GA

"WEST BROS. GROC. YOUR RIO STORE
Quality You trust"

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The Wesleyan Methodist Campground and Tabernacle contains at it major feature a historic tabernacle structure along with other auxiliary buildings on an informally landscaped quarter block near downtown Ashburn,…
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