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9A-H104
C.T. Art Colortone

GEORGIA NORTHERN
No. 14
Type: FTA
Builder/Date: Electro Motive, 1944
Location/Date: Ashburn, GA Feb 9, 1969

142-1
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…

Herman Eugene Talmadge, grandson of former Governor Talmadge, and his mother, the former Miss Betty Shingler, of Ashburn, GA., send their picture via V-mail to father Herman Talmadge, of the United States Navy."
page 11

"Georgia must carry on his work to the splendid end he sought."

Have you ever seen this marker? This is a US. Coast & Geodetic Survey Bench Mark from 1934. This is just 1 of 17 (!!) located in Turner County. There is a 44-page doc you can read ALL about this!These reference points are developed and maintained…

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…

"The Game of Turner County is coming soon.

The board game is based around buying and selling properties and trying to run other players our of business and bankrupt them.

The Wiregrass Festival [now known as the Fire Ant Festival] is…

also fondly known as Gabe's Tater Patch.
circa 1890s

Howell Circle in Ashburn, Ga

765 N. Main St. in Ashburn, GA

Known as the Shingler House, this lovely home represents the Neoclassical Revival period. Constructed in 1908, the building features a multi-hipped, red tile roof, exposed rafters, and monumental portico. The porte…

Ashburn Methodist Church

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Freshly picked blueberries from Nesmith Rd.

Blueberry bush tended to my Amanda Cook Perry and Michael Perry.

Sweet potatoes grown by Jake Perry on Nesmith Rd.

Fresh strawberries are aplenty during the spring. For as long as I can remember, here in Ashburn, we have always gotten our fresh strawberries from our favorite local farm operation, Calhoun Produce. Not only are their fruits and veggies the best,…

Located on Nesmith Rd.

Honey tended by the Cook family.

"Fountain Block showing Fountain Trading Co., Planter's Bank, and Bell Pharmacy, Sycamore, Ga."

A public rally planned to discuss creating a private school for those who do not wish to integrate.

"Turner County Schools - like most other schools in Georgia - are faced with abolition of the dual school system and the possibility of extensive…

L.H. Timmons, formerly of Turner County, wrote a personal advertisement to the Wiregrass Farmer and Stockman newspaper looking for a new wife from his hometown.

The House Committee on New Counties made its report to the Legislature yesterday and recommended the formation of the following new counties:
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Turner County, with Ashburn as the county seat.
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Note:
The Sparrow's Nest was built in 1892, not 1888. The Shinglers were living in an abandoned one-room schoolhouse in 1888 with one-year-old Beverly Clyde born in Eastman in 1897. Mr. JS Betts built his home in 1892 coming to town from Wanee Lake…
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