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Oak Leaf Hydrangea 5.13.2021.jpg
Located: 270 Glynn Cook Rd. in Ashburn, GA

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Coordinates: 31°39'43.8"N 83°44'01.6"W

Oakes Rd. in Ashburn, Ga

Red Pebble Farm - Object Lesson given for Georgia Farmers - Atlanta Constitution 14 Feb 1915.JPG
"Red Pebble farm produced and saved approximately 35,000 pounds of meat, like that shown in the windows, during the year 1914. This meat was killed and placed in a large brick and cement refrigerator and allowed to remain there for about six weeks.…

Officer Convicted of Slaying Merchant - Lynn Kelly of Sycamore murdered WW Odom - Atlanta Constitution 25 Oct 1930.JPG
Lynn Kelly, former policeman at Sycamore, was convicted this afternoon on the charge of murder in connection with the slaying of W.W. Odom, Ashburn merchant.

Old Barn with turquoise truck and tractor on Sun Story Rd. in Ashburn, Ga 8.14.2021 1.jpg
On Son Story Rd.

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GC-1C Photo by Bayard Wootten
"Old Black Joe"
The Gardener at the House by the Road
Ashburn, Georgia

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Location: 241 E College Ave in Ashburn, GA

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The Turner County Jail was built in 1906 as the newly formed Turner County’s first official jail. County records show that the first order of business was issuing $60,000 in bonds for a jail and courthouse. The jail was designed in the Romanesque…

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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…

Outdoor Tabernacle - Ashburn, GA - black and white postcard front.tif
Sample of a type of postcard that could be purchased.

Outdoor Tabernacle - Ashburn, GA - colorized postcard front.tif
Sample of a type of postcard that could be purchased.

Paint of Victoria Evans, first librarian of Ashburn by Minnie G. Brown.jpg
Photograph of Victoria Evans, date unknown, by T.B. Blackshear, photographer in Macon, GA.

Painting was created by Minnie G. Brown of Ashburn, GA based on the photograph of Victoria Evans.

Plaque next to the painting says:
VICTORIA CHARITY…

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Coordinates: 31°47'33.5"N 83°35'17.1"W

Located in Amboy, Ga

Stores and houses in Turner County, Georgia - LoC Amboy - Aug 15 1977.jpg
Turner County, Georgiastore in Amboy GA, sign over door "Amboy" (other sources identify as Pace's [Pate's] Grocery), with gasoline pump marked "Supreme"Medium 35 mm black-and-white film negatives Call Number/Physical Location Call number: AFC…

Patrons of Ashburn Colored School Meeting Minutes - election of board - May 13, 1933 1.jpg
Page 1
Patrons of the Ashburn Colored School met on the above date for the purpose of electing a board of seven men to serve as members of the board, higest [highest] 4 for three years the next three for one year.

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1. Will Shealy 9
2. J.A…

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Location: 327 Hudson Avenue in Ashburn, GA

This Georgian-style home was built in 1896 by John Robert Patton (September 13, 1859 – March 20, 1898), as a gift for his wife Fannie McLendon Patton (September 23, 1869 – November 9, 1949). Apparently,…

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Sign that hung at Peacock’s Skating Rink.

The Wiregrass Farmer - October 31, 1985 - Perry Believes Wright Death Justifiable.jpg
First article:
"Perry said Friday, based on the 100-page GBI report, that if the coroner's inquest, which will be conducted here by members of the staff of The Doctor's Clinc [sic] in lieu of Coroner C.V. Perry and his assistant, results in a…
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