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Coverdale Gin Workers
Photo 1: Earl McNair, of Ashburn, GA
Photo 2: James Young
Photo 3: William Maxie Forshee and Joyce Hobby
Photo 4: T.R. Young, and son, James
Photo 2: James Young
Photo 3: William Maxie Forshee and Joyce Hobby
Photo 4: T.R. Young, and son, James
Beaver Dam
Shepherd Rd., Coverdale
The Heart of the Home
All that remains in this abandoned old house. Makes you wonder about the people that lived there, their warm nights by the fire and heater, and the moments in between.
Location: Nesmith Rd., Sycamore, GA
Location: Nesmith Rd., Sycamore, GA
Moo-dini
Location: Shepherd Rd., Coverdale, GA
Date: November 29, 2025
Date: November 29, 2025
Ten Years of Tradition in a Bottle: Cook Family Cane Cooking
Since 2015, the Saturday after Thanksgiving has belonged to the Cook family in Coverdale. What started as a simple reason to gather has quietly ebbed and flowed into a tradition for many. Ten years in, it’s not an event you RSVP to; it’s just family,…
Postmaster Appointments for Turner County, Georgia
National Archives Identifier
78734417
78734417
Crime Lab Decribes Massacred Woman
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…
No Clues to Brutal Death
By December 5, the case had grown colder. The Wiregrass Farmer ran the headline “No Clues to Brutal Death” and reported that the investigation had stalled. Sheriff Kennedy admitted that the victim remained unidentified and that law enforcement may…
Who Left Severed Body in Pond?
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…
The Legs found in a Pond Mystery
"Who Hacked Up Body of Woman?" November 25, 1968
"Search Widens For Parts of Body" November 26, 1968
"Lawmen Await Lap Report in Murder" November 27, 1968
"Search Widens For Parts of Body" November 26, 1968
"Lawmen Await Lap Report in Murder" November 27, 1968
Coverdale
Location: Forshee Rd. in Coverdale, GA
Coverdale Clover
Location: Coverdale Highway in Ashburn, GA
CORN FIELD
Location: Clements Chapel Rd. in Coverdale, Georgia
Picking Fresh Blueberries in Coverdale
Location: Nesmith Rd. in Coverdale, GA
Focus on Georgia - Turner County
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The Sparrow's Nest was built in 1892, not 1888. The Shinglers were living in an abandoned one-room schoolhouse in 1888 with one-year-old Beverly Clyde born in Eastman in 1897. Mr. JS Betts built his home in 1892 coming to town from Wanee Lake…
The Sparrow's Nest was built in 1892, not 1888. The Shinglers were living in an abandoned one-room schoolhouse in 1888 with one-year-old Beverly Clyde born in Eastman in 1897. Mr. JS Betts built his home in 1892 coming to town from Wanee Lake…