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Turner County Hospital
Location: 616 E. Washington Ave., Ashburn, GA 31714
Lee's Old Fashion Detail
Location: 226 N. Main Street, Ashburn, GA
Ashburn Aerial Photo
Location: West-facing following Washington Ave/Hwy 112 in Ashburn, GA.
Movie Gallery
Location: 235 E Washington Avenue in Ashburn, GA 31714
Farming Polaroids
photo 1:
BUG AND MARGENE WYNN IN A COTTON FIELD.
DATE: SEPTEMBER 23, 1991
photo 2:
BUG WYNN AND KEITH CARTER IN A PEANUT FIELD.
DATE: SEPTEMBER 11, 1992
BUG AND MARGENE WYNN IN A COTTON FIELD.
DATE: SEPTEMBER 23, 1991
photo 2:
BUG WYNN AND KEITH CARTER IN A PEANUT FIELD.
DATE: SEPTEMBER 11, 1992
Young Fashion & Hair Products
Young Fashion & Hair Products on Washington Avenue in Ashburn, GA
From Deedie Fay Cameron: “This was Fay’s Jewelry. My Father owned this store. He bought it from Mr. Bailey. After my Father passed away in 1971, the business was purchased by Clive…
From Deedie Fay Cameron: “This was Fay’s Jewelry. My Father owned this store. He bought it from Mr. Bailey. After my Father passed away in 1971, the business was purchased by Clive…
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…
Mitchell-Stewart Hardware Co.
Location: 113 E. College Avenue in Ashburn, GA
Shivers Family, 1941
From Bradley Shivers: “This photograph is of the James H. Shivers family taken in Rebecca in October 1941. Pictured are James and Ida Covington Shivers with their children Barney, Myrtle, Mattie Lucy, Belton (front left), Rogers and Roy.
Belton…
Belton…
Ace Hardware
251 E. Washington Avenue, Ashburn, Georgia
Ewing Buick
114 E. Washington Avenue in Ashburn, GA
Formation of Turner County
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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Turner County, with Ashburn as the county seat.
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Tigner E. Thrasher, 24, Named Mayor of AShburn on Clean Politics Ticket
Tigner at the time of his election was one of the youngest city executives in the entire country.
Probe Negro Girl's Death
page 21.
Nazi POWs in Georgia to Leave After Harvest
page 7
Specifically mentions that the Ashburn POW camp had 250 prisoners.
Specifically mentions that the Ashburn POW camp had 250 prisoners.
Capt. Oesterle Says America Follows Treaty
POW attend church services in Ashburn
Local Architect, Contractor, Built Theater at Ashburn
Description of the now burned down Ashburn Theater.
Ashburn is Located in the Heart of one of Georgia's Richest Farming Sections
100 years ago, Ashburn was "one of the busiest and most progressive little cities in the Great Heart of South Georgia..."
page 20
page 20
Ashburn High School, Class of 1934
1st row: Ruth Reinhardt, Edna Perry, Opal Nipper, Julia North
2nd row: Julian Holland, Ed Baxter, Julia North McNair (1917-2006), Ellen Chambliss, Dorothy Rogers Adair (1917-2005), Eunice Williams, Geraldine Cason, Mary L. Hobby Shepherd…
2nd row: Julian Holland, Ed Baxter, Julia North McNair (1917-2006), Ellen Chambliss, Dorothy Rogers Adair (1917-2005), Eunice Williams, Geraldine Cason, Mary L. Hobby Shepherd…
1934 Ashburn High School graduation speech by Opal Nipper
Speech by Opal Nipper. Recaps the years of the class of 1934 schooling.
Transcribed into a PDF format for easier reading. Click on it to see all 5 pages.
Transcribed into a PDF format for easier reading. Click on it to see all 5 pages.
County Flag is Dedicated
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