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Plowing up peanuts at Phil Coley Farms.

Get a taste of country cooking with this classic Southern recipe.

Ingredients
1 lb cabbage (chopped)
6 medium onions (chopped)
6 green bell peppers (chopped)
6 red bell peppers (chopped)
4 cups green tomatoes (peeled and chopped)
1/4 cup…

Turner County Frozen Foods was built in 1947 by Grady M. Sconyers (1909-1968) and his wife Cortez Henderson Sconyers (1908-2000). They operated it until 1950 when he sold it to John Corbett.

Location: 1721 US Hwy 41, Sycamore, Ga

photo 1:
THE STATE OF THE HOUSE WHEN MIKE, SUE, AND THEIR DAUGHTERS TOURED THE HOUSE.
IMAGE COURTESY OF THE MASTRARIO FAMILY, CIRCA JUNE 1992

photo 2:
THE INFORMAL LIVING ROOM WITH A SMALL GLIMMER OF THE BACK HALLWAY STAIRS.
IMAGE COURTESY OF…

To read more of John Dye's People of Turner County interview:
https://turnercountyproject.com/2022/02/14/john-dye/

JACK WITH HIS DAUGHTER RENE ALBRITTON FORTSON.

To read more from Jack Albritton's People of Turner County interview:
https://turnercountyproject.com/2022/01/17/jack-albritton/

ALBRITTON SERVICE STATION WAS LOCATED ON THE CORNER OF US HWY 41 S. & DASHER ST. IN SYCAMORE, GA.

To read more from Jack Albritton's People of Turner County interview:
https://turnercountyproject.com/2022/01/17/jack-albritton/

To read Joan's mini interview, check it out here:
https://turnercountyproject.com/2022/10/11/joan-sellars-lorenzen/

To read Trisha's mini interview, check it out here:
https://turnercountyproject.com/2023/04/06/trisha-dasher/

DONALD GARRETT, DESCENDENT OF A.P. AND MARY HAMAN, IN FRONT OF AND INSIDE OF OLD HOPEWELL CHURCH.

To read more about Donald and Old Hopewell Church, check out his People of Turner County…

ALVAH PINKNEY “A.P.” AND MARY ROOKS HAMAN, DATE UNKNOWN. PHOTO COURTESY OF LISA GARRETT BONNELL.

DONALD GARRETT (RIGHT), WHEN HE ATTENDED SYCAMORE HIGH SCHOOL IN 1952. PHOTO COURTESY OF LISA GARRETT BONNELL.


To learn more about Donald Garrett and his milk delivery route, see his interview here:
https://turnercountyproject.com/2022/10/26/donald-garrett/

Pictured is the building that was Garrett's Dinette which was owned by W.C. Garrett and Annie Belle Sellars Garrett.

To learn more about Garrett's Dinette, check out this interview with Donald…

FROM L-R:
JAMES GARRETT, GAYLE GARRETT SPRADLIN, LAMAR GARRETT, BARBARA GARRETT MOODY, DONALD GARRETT, GWEN GARRETT CRAIN, JEANETTE GARRETT WILSON, ANNIE BELL SELLARS GARRETT, W.C. “CURLY” GARRETT

Outside their home in Sycamore, GA.

HOME OF W.C. “CURLY” AND ANNIE BELL GARRETT, SYCAMORE, GA.

William Cluria "Curley" Garrett's Texaco Station on S Main St. in Ashburn. Photo shows son, Donald Garrett's car in the station. (October 1958)

"W. C. Garrett opens Texaco Station"
from the Wiregrass Farmer
Sept. 5, 1957

"Texaco Service…

This is a Kodacolor print Made by Eastman Kodak Company
T.M. regis. U.S, Pat. Off.
Week of March 24, 1952
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