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8 photographs of the Shingler Building located on the corner of McLendon St. and College Avenue in Ashburn, GA.

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1 - Front McLendon St. Fascade facing towards First Baptist church; Photographer facing north

2 - J.S. Shingler…

1996 Jul 3 - Turner County Flag.jpg
"The Turner County Flag had a blue background with Georgia in White and Turner County a solid color within the state."

Bird's Eye View - from Courthouse - 1924.jpg
Buildings of note:

The building in the bottom right corner is the Shingler Building, built in 1914.

The bottom left building was the second post office but in 1926, became the new location of the Ashburn Bank.

The water tower and smokestack…

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The original blueprint for the “J.S. Shingler” main cornice. This is featured on what is known as “The Shingler Building” at the corner of McLendon St. and E. College Avenue. It was originally intended to go on the McKenzie Building.

JS Shingler Medallion 2.24.21.jpg
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…
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