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Mr James Burch.Graveyard Work.Ashburn GA.Turner Co.Hopewell Primitive Baptist.Church Account..JPG
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Ashburn GA
May 23 1979

Dear
Mrs. W.C. Garrett

how are you fine I hope
I have cut & cleaned up
the grave Yard and as
everything has went up so
I am charging $15 Dollars
for the grave yard work

Yours truly
Mr James…

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

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Location: Bell Rd. In Sycamore, GA

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Location: Clyatt Rd. In Sycamore, GA

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Location: Cravey Rd in Sycamore, GA

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thank you to Lisa Garrett Bonnell for donating this! This belonged to Barbara Ann “Foots” Garrett Nelson (1940-2022). Barbara was born and raised in Sycamore, Georgia where she played varsity basketball and graduated from Turner County High School in…

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Location: Denham Road & Honeysuckle Road in Sycamore, GA 31714

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Location: Honeysuckle Road in Sycamore, GA 31714

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Location: 37 N Labelle Avenue, Sycamore, GA

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Location: Nesmith Rd. In Coverdale, GA

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Location: Clements Chapel Rd. in Coverdale, Georgia

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From Lisa:
"Found in my Grandparents’ Old Album
W. C. & Annie Bell Garrett of Sycamore. GA"

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See also vintage postcard that has shows the same building when it was another business. https://turnercountyproject.com/archive/items/show/667

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"Fountain Block showing Fountain Trading Co., Planter's Bank, and Bell Pharmacy, Sycamore, Ga."

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Sycamore, GA

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Georgia Architectural and Historic Properties Survey of West Railroad Ave. [8-10], Sycamore, Turner County, Ga., 1981. Several one story commercial brick buildings with flat roofs. Fair and poor condition. Date of Construction: c. 1910. Typical turn…

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Georgia Architectural and Historic Properties Survey of Harvest Store, Inc., East Railroad Ave., U.S. 41 [3], Sycamore, Turner County, Ga., 1981. One story commercial brick building with flat roof. Fair condition. Date of Construction: c. 1910.…

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Georgia Architectural and Historic Properties Survey of West Railroad Ave. [3], Sycamore, Turner County, Ga., 1981. Brick one story commercial warehouse with stepped gable tin roof. Fair condition. Date of Construction: c. 1905. Typical example of…

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Georgia Architectural and Historic Properties Survey of Colonial Store and Handy Food Store on East Railroad Ave., U.S. 41, Sycamore, Turner County, Ga., 1981

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Georgia Architectural and Historic Properties Survey of East Railroad Ave. [2], U.S. 41, Sycamore, Turner County, Ga., 1981. Two one story commercial brick buildings with flat roofs. Fair condition. Two one story commercial brick buildings with flat…

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Georgia Architectural and Historic Properties Survey of Sycamore Elementary School, Labelle Ave., Sycamore, Turner County, Ga., 1981. Large brick building with hipped roof with gables. The wings of the building feature backward and forward facing…

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Note:
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…

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located off of Mattie Avenue in Sycamore, GA

Coordinates: 31°40'49.1"N 83°38'37.5"W

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James Riley “Jack” Albritton, who turns 95 in 2022, has lived a life worth talking about. He served in the Air Corps at age 17 (yes, underage) to help clean up Pearl Harbor. He created a thriving mechanic business in the sleepy town of Sycamore. He…

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