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Monnie.jpg
Location: Monnie Street in Ashburn, Georgia
Date: August 12, 2021

Read more at:
https://turnercountyproject.com/2021/08/05/monnie-street/

Josella.jpg
Location: Josella Rd. in Ashburn, GA
Date: August 14, 2021

To read more about the name origin:
https://turnercountyproject.com/2021/08/30/josella-road/

Johnston Rd..jpg
Location: Johnston Road, Ashburn, Georgia
Date: March 13, 2021

First photo: Scenic view of Johnston Road
Second photo: John Allen (Pop) Johnston (May 26, 1912 – April 13, 2003), namesake of the road. (Given by grandson Jeremy Johnston)

To…

Hudson.jpg
Location: Hudson Avenue in Ashburn, Georgia
Date: March 17, 2021

To read more about the name origin:
https://turnercountyproject.com/2021/05/31/hudson-avenue/

Hancock.jpg
Location: Hancock Road in Rebecca, Georgia
Date: November 29, 2019

First photo: Scenic view of the Road
Second photo: Photo of JJ HANCOCK & MARY ELLA PERRY HANCOCK (Given by Barbara Anne Hancock Perry)

To read more about the name…

Evans.jpg
Location: Evans Street, Ashburn, Georgia
Date: March 13, 2021

Read the original of the name and more at:
https://turnercountyproject.com/2021/03/22/evans-street/

Turner County Diamond Jubilee Booklet October 3-11, 1980.pdf
Turner County, Georgia was created by legislative action on August 18, 1905 from parts of Irwin, Dooly, Wilcox, and Worth Counties and named for Henry G. Turner.

This booklet was created for the week-long 75th anniversary celebration of the…

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Victoria Evans Memorial Library, date unknown.JPG
This is a photo of the Victoria Evans Memorial Library when it was located at what is now the Ashburn-Turner County Chamber of Commerce (238 E. College Avenue, Ashburn, GA 31714).

Although the date is unknown for the photo, we can date it before…

mckenzie.jpg
Letter from M.D. Collins, State Superintendent of Schools for Georgia, writing back to Gordon McKenzie and congratulating him on Mr. Todd remaining at the school system.

G.C. McKenzie wrote an internal memo to F.M. Tison to have him read because…

teacher contract.jpg
Teacher's Contract
FOR TEACHERS OF VOCATION HOME ECONOMICS EDUCATION
Employed in cooperation with the Division of Vocational Education, State Department of Education, Georgia

A contract between Ashburn Public Schools ad Miss Parmalee Davis to…

Teachers Contract Miss Rebecca Adanms Ashburn High 1936.jpg
Teacher's Contract
FOR TEACHERS OF VOCATION HOME ECONOMICS EDUCATION
Employed in cooperation with the Division of Vocational Education, State Department of Education, Georgia

A contract between Ashburn Public Schools ad Miss Rebecca Adams to…

Turner County Project POW camp Guardhouse01.JPG
Once a guardhouse at the Prisoner of War (POW) camp located in Ashburn, Georgia from 1943-1946. This one is located on Raney Street in Ashburn with another on Monroe Avenue. According to current Raney St. owner Susan Watson, "It was purchased by the…

Turner County Project DQ Cow01012622.JPG
Once located at the Dairy Queen at Exit 84 off of Interstate 75, this large cow sculpture was a draw for many tourists.

The Dairy Queen is no longer open and the cow was moved to a different location in the state.

Turner County Project Rebecca01.JPG
"Church" sign and
"SLOW
WE
❤️
OUR
CHILDREN"
sign

Rebecca, GA

Turner County Project Big Peanut02.JPG
After Category 3 Hurricane Michael hit Georgia on October 10, 2018, the aftereffects were widespread. One such damaged landmark was the Big Peanut which is normally located off of exit 82 on I-75 S. The peanut is currently being restored. Here is a…

Turner County ProjectPost Office01.JPG
Photographs of the exterior and interior of the Turner County Post Office. Built in 1939.

Turner County Project Markers by Courthouse 02.JPG
US. Coast & Geodetic Survey Bench Mark
Elev. Feet.
Above Mean Sea Level
$250 FINE OR IMPRISONMENT FOR DISTURBING THIS MARK
ASHBURN
1934

Turner County Project Markers by Courthouse 01.JPG
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Georgia Historical Commission
1954

TURNER COUNTY
This County, created by Act of the Legislature August 18, 1905, is named for Capt. Henry Gray Turner who was captured by Union troops at Gettysburg. A resident of Nashville and later of…

1500 West Brothers Grocery in Rebecca, GA on February 20, 2021.jpg
40 W. Ashley St.
Rebecca, GA

"WEST BROS. GROC. YOUR RIO STORE
Quality You trust"

1500 eSMP_8370.jpg
Located at 304 North Street in Ashburn, GA, this clock was brought to Ashburn from New Jersey. It once belonged to the Mastrario family when they lived at 413 N Main St. (The Betts-Shealy House) from 1992-2000. They had the clock at the end of their…

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8 photographs of the Shingler Building located on the corner of McLendon St. and College Avenue in Ashburn, GA.

Descriptions:
1 - Front McLendon St. Fascade facing towards First Baptist church; Photographer facing north

2 - J.S. Shingler…

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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