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War Prison Camp Now Located Here
"Camp Is Located on County Farm. German Prisoners Were Moved Here Last Week End."
War Prison Camp Approved for Turner
The camp will be located on the county farm, which is approximately one and one-half miles from Ashburn.
Wanee Lake Golf Course
Drone photo of golfers playing the 9-hole course.
Location: Wanee Lake, Ashburn, GA
Location: Wanee Lake, Ashburn, GA
Wagon Wheel Rd. Abandoned Building
Coordinates: 31°40'10.2"N 83°31'12.3"W
Waffle House Sunset
“I’ll take them smothered, covered, and chunked, please.”
Location: 745 E. Washington Ave, Ashburn, GA
Location: 745 E. Washington Ave, Ashburn, GA
Waffle House Order Up
Location: Waffle House in Ashburn, GA
Waffle House from The House by the Road
Recipe card for the House by the Road.
W.W. Odom Jr., Praised by Commanding General
![1944 Apr 30 - WW Odom Jr. MIA but praised by commanding general [ww2].jpg](https://turnercountyproject.com/archive/files/square_thumbnails/3f4ea442c21979bbfaad336c366e12a1.jpg "1944 Apr 30 - WW Odom Jr. MIA but praised by commanding general [ww2].jpg")
"Mrs. W.W. Odom has received the following letter from W.E. Kepner, who was the Commanding General of her son, W.W. Odom Jr., who has been reported missing since early in January:
My dear Mrs. Odom:
It is my sad portion to write that your…
My dear Mrs. Odom:
It is my sad portion to write that your…
W.C. Garrett's Texaco Station
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…
"W. C. Garrett opens Texaco Station"
from the Wiregrass Farmer
Sept. 5, 1957
"Texaco Service…
W.C. Garrett home, Sycamore
HOME OF W.C. “CURLY” AND ANNIE BELL GARRETT, SYCAMORE, GA.
W.A. Shingler Home
507 N. Main St.
Built in 1900 for William Andrew Shingler, cousin of J.S. Shingler, this is one of many Dennis & Dennis designed homes. This design firm located in Macon will pop up several times on the tour because Mr. Peter E. Dennis (1854-1929)…
Built in 1900 for William Andrew Shingler, cousin of J.S. Shingler, this is one of many Dennis & Dennis designed homes. This design firm located in Macon will pop up several times on the tour because Mr. Peter E. Dennis (1854-1929)…
W.A. Hawkins of Ashburn, c. 1905
"W.A. Hawkins, of Ashburn, has one souvenir which he prizes above all others in his possession. IT is the gold pin [pen] with which Governor Joseph M. Terrell signed the bill creating the new county of Turner, one of eight authorized by the lasts…
Visit Report from War Department to Camp Ashburn (POW Camp)
TRANSCRIPTION BELOW
Report 42 of Visit to Prisoner of War Camp, Ashburn, Georgia
April 25, 1945
Changes in U.S. Staff: Lt. Boylan was replaced by Lt. Hoiton, as compound officer.
Changes in buildings and grounds: Great improvement in the…
Report 42 of Visit to Prisoner of War Camp, Ashburn, Georgia
April 25, 1945
Changes in U.S. Staff: Lt. Boylan was replaced by Lt. Hoiton, as compound officer.
Changes in buildings and grounds: Great improvement in the…
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Virginia Smith
Born in 1953, Virginia Smith arrived into this world in Sycamore, Georgia delivered at home by a midwife. Due to the time period’s racist social policies, the hospital was a “whites only” establishment. But this was just her first introduction to…
Vintage 1958 Letterman Jacket “TC” Letters
thank you to Lisa Garrett Bonnell for donating this! This belonged to Barbara Ann “Foots” Garrett Nelson (1940-2022). Barbara was born and raised in Sycamore, Georgia where she played varsity basketball and graduated from Turner County High School in…
View from Turner County Courthouse Bell Tower (after 1912)
Ashburn Methodist Church far upper left and Ashburn First Baptist Church far right.
View Flower Garden, Shingler Park, Ashburn, Ga. (Vintage postcard)
Addressed to:
Miss Eula Hill
Montezuma, GA
Post Office Stamp:
March 24, 1910
3pm
Ashburn, GA
Victoria Evans Memorial Library, c. unknown
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…
Although the date is unknown for the photo, we can date it before…
Victoria Evans Memorial Library plaque
Plaque located outside the front doors of Victoria Evans Memorial Library
605 North St
Ashburn, GA
"In honor of Netta Jacobs Shingler, charter member of the Library Board, the property for this library site given by her son, George Jacobs…
605 North St
Ashburn, GA
"In honor of Netta Jacobs Shingler, charter member of the Library Board, the property for this library site given by her son, George Jacobs…
Victoria Evans Memorial Library (before 1987)
This one-story, wood-framed building was constructed in 1932 by the City of Ashburn with the help of a public works program. The original purpose was to become a community and library space. However, a new library was built on donated Shingler land…
Victoria Evans Memorial Library
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…
Although the date is unknown for the photo, we can date it before…
US. Coast & Geodetic Survey Bench Mark, c. 1934
US. Coast & Geodetic Survey Bench Mark
Elev. Feet.
Above Mean Sea Level
$250 FINE OR IMPRISONMENT FOR DISTURBING THIS MARK
ASHBURN
1934
Elev. Feet.
Above Mean Sea Level
$250 FINE OR IMPRISONMENT FOR DISTURBING THIS MARK
ASHBURN
1934
Unnamed private road off of Murray Road
Ashburn, Ga
Uncle Jack Henderson Dead
page 11
"When Turner county was firm formed it was to be called Henderson county... He was a good citizen, devoted father and husband, Christian hearted neighbor and a very useful man in the community in his day and time."
"When Turner county was firm formed it was to be called Henderson county... He was a good citizen, devoted father and husband, Christian hearted neighbor and a very useful man in the community in his day and time."
U.S. Post Office - Ashburn, GA (vintage postcard)
2-T-186
Written Script:
July 6, 1953
On our way north & thought this card would be different.
Momma & Daddu
Written to:
Mrs. Paul Marzluf
216 So Harris Ave
Lots 4. Ohio
Mail stamp:
Ashburn, GA
July 7, 1953
11 AM
Written Script:
July 6, 1953
On our way north & thought this card would be different.
Momma & Daddu
Written to:
Mrs. Paul Marzluf
216 So Harris Ave
Lots 4. Ohio
Mail stamp:
Ashburn, GA
July 7, 1953
11 AM
U. S. Post Office, Ashburn, Ga. (vintage postcard)
7B107-N
Written Script:
Tuesday, Aug. 28
Dear Folks, We are on our way home. Our trip has been very nice. To-night we are staying in a motel in Ft. Valley Ga. Today we traveled through cotton plantations. They are picking the cotton. Hope you…
Written Script:
Tuesday, Aug. 28
Dear Folks, We are on our way home. Our trip has been very nice. To-night we are staying in a motel in Ft. Valley Ga. Today we traveled through cotton plantations. They are picking the cotton. Hope you…