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1944 Jul 20 WGF - POW Camp 'War Prison Camp Now Located Here'.jpg
"Camp Is Located on County Farm. German Prisoners Were Moved Here Last Week End."

The_Macon_Telegraph_Mon_Jul_24_1944_Page_8_War_Prison_Camp.jpg

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Ward Rd..jpg
Location: Ward Rd., Ashburn, GA

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Interior of Watson's Grocery - pictured Sondra Gail Watson Walls, Brenda Brandt, Pam Dervan and unknown.

Wayside Inn - 13863 - postcard front.tif
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STOP IN ASHBURN, GEORGIA
AT WAYSIDE INN. A MODERN TOURIST HOME
ALL CONVENIENCES, BEAUTYREST BEDS, HEAT, BATHS LOCKED GARAGES, SOUTH OF BUSINESS BLOCK.
DIRECTLY ON U.S. 41
TEL. 201
MRS. R. HUCKABEE, OWNER, MGR.

Wayside Inn, Ashburn, GA - Auburn - postcard front.tif
Wayside Inn, Ashburn, Georgia.
ROOMS and Lock Garage. On National Highway - Two Blocks South of Business Center.
Mrs. R. Huckabee.
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FOR CORRESPONDENCE

Turner County Project Rebecca01.JPG
"Church" sign and
"SLOW
WE
❤️
OUR
CHILDREN"
sign

Rebecca, GA

Ashburn, Turner County, Georgia brochure (1)-combined.pdf

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Tabernacle National Historic Places Registration Application.pdf
Description from Application:

The Wesleyan Methodist Campground and Tabernacle contains at it major feature a historic tabernacle structure along with other auxiliary buildings on an informally landscaped quarter block near downtown Ashburn,…

1500 West Brothers Grocery in Rebecca, GA on February 20, 2021.jpg
40 W. Ashley St.
Rebecca, GA

"WEST BROS. GROC. YOUR RIO STORE
Quality You trust"

West Methodist Tabernacle - Postcard front.tif
This appears to be a sample postcard to purchase.

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1996 Jul 3 - Turner County Flag.jpg
"The Turner County Flag had a blue background with Georgia in White and Turner County a solid color within the state."

Where we are staying  - The House by the Road - 2X-122 postcard front.tif
2X-122

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STOP IN ASHBURN, GEORGIA
AT THE HOUSE BY THE ROAD

A beautiful Private Estate open to Guests. Extreme North end of Town. Every room has a Private Bath - Electric Fan - Steam Heat with Automatic Stoker Control - Beautyrest…

Where we are staying  - The House by the Road postcard front.tif
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THE HOUSE BY THE ROAD
ON U.S. 41 - ASHBURN, GEORGIA

A beautiful private estate open to Guests. Steam Heated - Recommended by Duncan Hines. All Rooms have Twin Beds and Private Baths.
Meals Served - Locked Garages - Porter Service.
We…

Where we are staying  - The House by the Road, Ashburn, Georgia - postcard front.tif
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THE HOUSE BY THE ROAD
ON U.S. 41 - ASHBURN, GEORGIA

A beautiful private estate open to Guests. Steam Heated - Recommended by Duncan Hines. All Rooms have Twin Beds and Private Baths.
Meals Served - Locked Garages - Porter Service.
We…

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Location: Bussey Rd. and Leon Williams Rd. in Sycamore, GA

Wiregrass Excitement Poem by Gail Walls.pdf
Poem by Gail Walls, one of the original members of the Fire Ant Festival (previously known as the Wiregrass Festival).

1969 Sept 4 - WGF sold to G.C. Patten of Adel 1.jpg
(6 images)

Although there is new ownership, there will be no changes in staff.

Nora Lawrence Smith, Editor:
"I love the work. when I was 13 years old I crawled up on a stool and learned to set type by hand and have been working ever since…

Wiregrass Festival [now known as the Fire Ant Festival] Window Painting from 1997 3.3.2021 1.jpg
Wiregrass Festival Window Painting from 1997. The festival is now known as the Fire Ant Festival (www.fireantfestival.com).

Herbert Ives Shingler Jr awarded the Distinguished Service Cross - Atlanta Constitution 18 Oct 1943 page 12.JPG
Hervert I. Shingler, Jr. is awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for "extraordinary heroism and gallantry while participating in the bombing attack against the Ploesti oil refineries of Rumania. Colonel Shingler also holds the Distinguished Flying…

1945 May 10 WGF - Word of [German] Surrender received with thanksgiving WW2.jpg
Word of Germany's surrender was received in Ashburn and Turner County quietly, gratefully, and with Thanksgiving.
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1944 Mar 9 WGF - Workers needed to Fold Sponges [WW2].jpg
Surgical Dressings Now Being Made Are Seeing Duty on Many Fronts in Many Lands.

Those donating 50-100 hours in February:
Mrs. K.P. Baker,
Mrs. W.B. Cheshire,
Mrs. D.H. Rose,
Mrs. H.I. Shingle,
Mrs. W.K. Stewart

Those giving 20-50…

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Roadside Attractions Coloring Book - Big Peanut  (2).tif
If you travel around enough you're sure to encounter some really nutty sites, but none as tasty looking at the giant peanut that sits atop the monument to this noble nut, Georgia's official state crop. It was built in 1975 and dedicated to Nora L.…

The Wiregrass Farmer October 10, 1985 - Wright laid to rest at Sunday service here.jpg
Grave photo of Robert Lee Wright Jr., victim of shooting in Ashburn on September 30, 1985.

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Location: 37 N Labelle Avenue, Sycamore, GA

old car Main St..jpg
Location: 324 S. Main Street
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