The Old Main Drag is a Lonesome Road
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Title
The Old Main Drag is a Lonesome Road
Description
"The highway was the umbilical cord that brought outsiders and their money into contact with the towns of the rural South."
Photo on page 2 of Orien Cown from Ashburn, GA. Caption reads: "Gasoline cost 37 cents a gallon when Orien Cown shut off the pumps at his once-thriving store in Ashburn, Ga."
Photo on page 2 of Orien Cown from Ashburn, GA. Caption reads: "Gasoline cost 37 cents a gallon when Orien Cown shut off the pumps at his once-thriving store in Ashburn, Ga."
Source
The Atlanta Constitution
Date
September 4, 1977
Citation
“The Old Main Drag is a Lonesome Road,” Turner County Project Digital Archive Repository, accessed September 13, 2025, https://turnercountyproject.com/archive/items/show/755.
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