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New County of Turner Presents Her Claims, c. 1905
"'Turner' count was the first case on the docket yesterday before the house and senate committees on new counties."
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"Judge Lawton Miller, of Macon, appeared as counsel for those interested in and urging the creation of the new county of…
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"Judge Lawton Miller, of Macon, appeared as counsel for those interested in and urging the creation of the new county of…
New Friendship Baptist Church
Built 1974
First service in June 1974
Location: 1100 Son Story Rd. In Ashburn, GA
First service in June 1974
Location: 1100 Son Story Rd. In Ashburn, GA
Nina Cox - To The Bat for Turner County
A Wiregrass Farmer and Stockman clipping showing Nina Cox holding a bat that says "I will bat for Turner Co."
Nina Cox, an Ashburn High School teacher, resigned from her position in 1924 and entered the race for the Turner County School…
Nina Cox, an Ashburn High School teacher, resigned from her position in 1924 and entered the race for the Turner County School…
No Clues to Brutal Death
By December 5, the case had grown colder. The Wiregrass Farmer ran the headline “No Clues to Brutal Death” and reported that the investigation had stalled. Sheriff Kennedy admitted that the victim remained unidentified and that law enforcement may…
November 12 Inquest to Decide How Prisoner Died Here
Dr. Reynolds will call Coroner's Jury
Oak Leaf Hydrangea Blossom
Located: 270 Glynn Cook Rd. in Ashburn, GA
Oakes Rd. Abandoned Building
Coordinates: 31°39'43.8"N 83°44'01.6"W
Oakes Rd. in Ashburn, Ga
Oakes Rd. in Ashburn, Ga
Object Lessons given for Georgia Farmers, c. 1915
"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, c. 1930
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 Ford and tractor
On Son Story Rd.
Old Black Joe - The House by the Road (vintage postcard)
GC-1C Photo by Bayard Wootten
"Old Black Joe"
The Gardener at the House by the Road
Ashburn, Georgia
More info about the House by the Road:
https://turnercountyproject.com/2025/06/13/house-by-the-road-751-n-main-st-in-ashburn-ga-c-1919/
"Old Black Joe"
The Gardener at the House by the Road
Ashburn, Georgia
More info about the House by the Road:
https://turnercountyproject.com/2025/06/13/house-by-the-road-751-n-main-st-in-ashburn-ga-c-1919/
Old Turner County Jail
Location: 241 E College Ave in Ashburn, GA
Old Turner County Jail, interior
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…
One Stop Denham
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, GEORGIA (vintage postcard)
Sample of a type of postcard that could be purchased.
OUTDOOR TABERNACLE ASHBURN, GEORGIA (vintage postcard)
Sample of a type of postcard that could be purchased.
Painting of Victoria Evans with reference photo
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…
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…
Pate's Grocery
Coordinates: 31°47'33.5"N 83°35'17.1"W
Located in Amboy, Ga
Located in Amboy, Ga