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DONALD GARRETT (RIGHT), WHEN HE ATTENDED SYCAMORE HIGH SCHOOL IN 1952. PHOTO COURTESY OF LISA GARRETT BONNELL.


To learn more about Donald Garrett and his milk delivery route, see his interview here:
https://turnercountyproject.com/2022/10/26/donald-garrett/

Georgia Architectural and Historic Properties Survey of Sycamore Elementary School, Labelle Ave., Sycamore, Turner County, Ga., 1981. Large brick building with hipped roof with gables. The wings of the building feature backward and forward facing…

Tan Cleghorn, accused of poisoning her fiance Minnie Marchman and killing her, was shot by her brother, W.J. Cochran. Tan received only a flesh wound with the bullet striking him in the thigh.

"The House by the Road, at Ashburn, Georgia, serves this tasty Banana to admiring customers."

More info about the House by the Road:
https://turnercountyproject.com/2025/06/13/house-by-the-road-751-n-main-st-in-ashburn-ga-c-1919/

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Teacher's Contract
FOR TEACHERS OF VOCATION HOME ECONOMICS EDUCATION
Employed in cooperation with the Division of Vocational Education, State Department of Education, Georgia

A contract between Ashburn Public Schools ad Miss Parmalee Davis to…

Teacher's Contract
FOR TEACHERS OF VOCATION HOME ECONOMICS EDUCATION
Employed in cooperation with the Division of Vocational Education, State Department of Education, Georgia

A contract between Ashburn Public Schools ad Miss Rebecca Adams to…

Date: June 12, 2023
Location: Sylvia Dr in Ashburn, Georgia

Knocked down due to Hurricane Michael on October 10, 2018, the Big Peanut Monument was severely missed by all. With the help of so many crowdsourced donations from locals and strangers,…

"Fuller details appeared in the morning papers concerning the attempted assault on a young school teacher at Ashburn... Public feeling is running dangerously high here tonight against F. J. Cawley the local grocer, who is accused by one of the lady…

Location: Phillips Ave in Ashburn, GA

The home of Claud McLendon built in 1908.

Created by Justin, Sarah, Wyatt, and Georgia Cook, this refashioned truck bed offers free locally grown flowers such as zinnias, cosmos, and sunflowers for anyone who wants to come grab a bunch.
Location: 270 Glynn Cook Road in Ashburn, Ga

Location: Exit 84 on I-75

The cow stood at the exit at the Dairy Queen for many years but was sold and moved within the last few years to another town.

Location: 420 S Main St., Ashburn, GA

This home is known as the Evans House because this two-story Victorian home was built by Ashburn entrepreneur John West Evans (September 27, 1844 – January 16, 1904) and his wife Ella Bohannon Evans (December…
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