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Lynching Near Ashburn
The Turner County Banner reported on April 15, 1910, the brutal lynching of Albert Royal and Charles Jackson, two African American men, by a white mob near Ashburn, Georgia. The men were forcibly taken from their home, tied to trees, and shot…
Magnolia Blossoms
Located: 270 Glynn Cook Rd. in Ashburn, GA
Magnolia Tree
Location: 536 Grand St., in Ashburn, GA
Main Street Ashburn, 1977
main street, Ashburn GA, police cruisers parked at right
Main Street Ashburn, 1977
02, main street, Ashburn GA, police cruisers parked at right;
Main Street Ashburn, GA
Based on visual evidence, the photograph likely dates to the early–mid 1920s, circa 1923–1926. The presence of open-top touring cars with narrow tires and upright bodies is consistent with Ford Model T-era vehicles, which remained common until 1927.…
Main Street Restoration
Sometimes you have to remove it all to build it back up.
The work being done to make the building in Main St is so exciting. Just removing the fallen-in door frames and fixing the roofs are making a difference!
Location: Main St in Ashburn,…
The work being done to make the building in Main St is so exciting. Just removing the fallen-in door frames and fixing the roofs are making a difference!
Location: Main St in Ashburn,…
Major Renovation Underway Now to Restore Dow[n]town McKenzie Building
"Renovation of the McKenzie Building in Downtown Ashburn is underway now by Jay Leatherwood and his wife, Shirley, who plan to restore the structure to its original beauty and distinction.
Mr. Leatherwood who purchased the property from Luke…
Mr. Leatherwood who purchased the property from Luke…
Mama, who's that man?
Lieutenant Herman Talmadge came home from the South Pacific yesterday to meet, for the first time, young Herman Eugene Talmadge Jr., who was born during his absence. Baby Gene clings to his mother, the former Betty Shingler, of Ashburn, Ga., during…
Map of Georgia, before 1905
Since Turner County is not on the map and still part Worth, Dooly, Wilcox, and Irwin, this map predates the creation of TC in 1905.
March 12 is Deadline for Registration for Private School Slated at Rebecca
"March 12 is the final date for enrollment of a student in Turner County Academy, the proposed private school here which will begin operation Sept. 1."
Tuition is $500.
It was voted to purchase the former Rebecca School from Charles Wideman of…
Tuition is $500.
It was voted to purchase the former Rebecca School from Charles Wideman of…
Margaret Baldwin Shingler Moore
This photo was once displayed at the Victoria Evans Memorial Library as part of a Shingler family display. It has since been returned to the family.
Mary Henderson Cemetery
Covered in a lot of growth and not very visible unless you know it is there, Mary Henderson Cemetery is located on Peacock Road. Considered the oldest cemetery in Turner County. Most of the graves are very hard to read and damaged very…
Masons Laid Cornerstone [at Courthouse], c. 1907
"The formal laying of the cornerstone of Turner county's new courthouse was conducted here yesterday under the auspices of the Masonic lodge... There were fully 2,500 people present ... A bountiful basket dinner and barbecue had been prepared..."
McKenzie Building
Location: 105 E College Ave. in Ashburn, GA
National Register of Historic Places #: 92001042, Ashburn Commercial Historic District
James Simon Shingler (August 25, 1859 – September 30, 1943) constructed what is known as the McKenzie building…
National Register of Historic Places #: 92001042, Ashburn Commercial Historic District
James Simon Shingler (August 25, 1859 – September 30, 1943) constructed what is known as the McKenzie building…