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An Old Colonial Southern Home - Greetings from Ashburn, GA - postcard front.tif
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Ashburn, Ga. - April 14, 1940

Isn't this a beautiful old home! Just a few house from where we are this [unknown]. We have had and are having a very pleasant trip. Down the Atlantic Coast to Miami - [unknown] to St. Petersburg &…

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Built around 1890, was once known as the Betts House because this three-story Queen Anne-style home was built by Ashburn entrepreneur John Samuel Betts (July 29, 1848 – April 25, 1918). The home boasts of pine hardwood flooring, 12-foot ceilings, 4…

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405 Gilmore Street, stop #27 on the Ashburn Historical Tour, according to the tax records, was built in 1900. Previous information has said this home was built for the Gilmore family whom the street it sits on was named after. There are also rumors…

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Here is an example of a Dennis & Dennis designed home in Ashburn. It was built in 1916 at the request of pioneer J.S. Shingler for his sister-in-law, Mrs. Josie Baldwin. The house has a beautiful larger than the normal front door!

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Location: 315 E College St. in Ashburn, GA

This Classical Revival home was built by J.S. Shingler in 1916 for his sister-in-law, Mrs. Josie Baldwin. Construction costs totaled $2,500.00. This home was eventually sold to Judge W. A. Greer in 1919.…

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Home of Clair McLendon, son of J.T. McLendon, this ornate Victorian home boasts of twelve foot ceilings and a huge open attic for heat dissipation during the hot summer months.

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Every year, Calhoun Produce puts on a fall "Fun on the Farm" which includes an incredible Corn Maze. This year, they celebrated 150 years of State of Georgia Agriculture!

Location: 5075 Hawpond Rd, Ashburn, GA

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A beautiful estate with comfortable rooms and outstanding souther cooking, It is such a delightful place you will want to return again and again.

Mrs. Robert Shingler says "We have served Ocean Spray Cranberry Sauce for years... with turkey, of…

The Atlanta Georgian - December 10, 1912 - 2 fatally Shot in Poison Feud.pdf
W.J. Cochran, brother-in-law of deceased Minnie Marchman, fatally wounds the brothers of accused murderer, Tan Cleghorn.

"Today Cochran left his home with a shotgun on his shoulder... the Cleghorn brothers were encountered... When the smoke…

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Wiregrass Festival Small Flyer with schedule - March 20-24, 1996.pdf
WIREGRASS and FIREANTS, what's it all about? Come and see at the
1996 Wiregrass Festival
Ashburn, Georgia * March 20-24

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Featuring Flame the Fire Ant

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"In the past there have been two separate schools, we and they, black and white. In 1971 the two became one. This is our story: our triumphs and our failures, our good times and our bad times. TCHS 1971 OUR STORY..."

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