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Sycamore School Yearbook 1946-1947
Photos by Meagan Caton
Final Walkthrough of Turner County Middle/High School
From Meagan:
We did a walk through of the old Turner County Middle/High school before it gets torn down next week and I documented some of the rooms that I frequented when I attended school there in the 90s.
Pictured hopefully in order…
We did a walk through of the old Turner County Middle/High school before it gets torn down next week and I documented some of the rooms that I frequented when I attended school there in the 90s.
Pictured hopefully in order…
Demolition of the old Chicken Delite
Chicken Delite Building on Highway 41 in Ashburn, GA
Train Derailment in Sycamore, GA
From Meagan:
A train derailment occurred in Sycamore, GA, this morning around 7:30. Those of us who live close to the tracks actually heard—and some even felt—all of the commotion. We spoke with several people from the city, the police department,…
A train derailment occurred in Sycamore, GA, this morning around 7:30. Those of us who live close to the tracks actually heard—and some even felt—all of the commotion. We spoke with several people from the city, the police department,…
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
Old Glory
Nesmith Rd.
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,…
Clements Chapel United Methodist Church
Location: Clements Chapel Rd, Sycamore, GA
Date: November 29, 2025
Date: November 29, 2025
Lace Cornbread
Have you ever had lace cornbread?
This is a light and crispy cornbread cooked in lard and oh so delicious.
cooked by: Justin Cook
Susan Carr Griffin
"Our family called them 'hoe cakes'. We were told they were called that because they could be…
This is a light and crispy cornbread cooked in lard and oh so delicious.
cooked by: Justin Cook
Susan Carr Griffin
"Our family called them 'hoe cakes'. We were told they were called that because they could be…
Germans Behind Wire at POW Camp; Lt. Staluka is CO
250 prisoners, 65 U.S. personnel, and one medic. The camp was started in late 1943 and disbanded in 1946.
Most of the prisoners spoke German with a few who could speak English.
They built tables, mounted animals, painted, turpentined, stacked…
Most of the prisoners spoke German with a few who could speak English.
They built tables, mounted animals, painted, turpentined, stacked…
Report of the Prison Commission of Georgia - 1907
34 v. : ill. ; 23 cm.
John Wesley Kendall Death Certificate
Record Source
John Wesley Kendall Register of Convicts
Record Source
Sycamore Depot
View of the combination passenger and freight depot in Sycamore, Georgia.
Ashburn Depot
View of the combination passenger and freight depot in Ashburn, Georgia.
Old Hopewell Primitive Baptist Spring
In his interview with the Turner County Project, 94-year-old Donzelle Collins recalled his earliest memories of the spring near Old Hopewell Primitive Baptist Church. He was about six or seven when he and the other children, who grew up attending…