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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).

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

The Atlanta Semi-Weekly Journal - April 19, 1910 - Albert Royal and Charles Jackson lynching.jpg
The Atlanta Semi-Weekly Journal reported on April 19, 1910, the lynching of Albert Royal and Charles Jackson near Ashburn. A mob abducted and shot the men, binding them to trees. Royal, a farmer, had faced legal and community harassment. Jackson had…

The Montgomery Monitor - April 28, 1910 - Albert Royal and Charles Jackson lynching.jpg
The Montgomery Monitor reported on April 28, 1910, the release of those accused in lynching of Albert Royal and Charles Jackson near Ashburn. They were released on a lack of evidence and alibis provided. Interest in the affair is high in the local…

The Tifton Gazette - April 22, 1910. - Albert Royal and Charles Jacksonjpg.jpg
The Tifton Gazette reported on April 22, 1910, the lynching of Albert Royal and Charles Jackson near Ashburn. A mob abducted and shot the men, binding them to trees. Royal, a farmer, had faced legal and community harassment. Jackson had been accused…

TCB April 22 1910 - Lynching of Albert Royal and Charles Jackson.jpg
On April 22, 1910, the Turner County Banner reported that charges against five white men, accused of assault and battery related to the lynching of Albert Royals and Charles Jackson, were dismissed due to insufficient evidence and conflicting witness…

TCB April 15 1910 - Lynching of Albert Royal and Charles Jackson.jpg
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…

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at Agnes Scott College

Simon Shingler.jpg
Virgil R Boozer Studios
12 Fagon Arcade
West Palm Beach, Florida

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written by Betty Talmadge:
"Simon Baldwin Shingler 16 yr. old 1938
on left
Henry McKenzie 15 yr. old 1938
middle
my 1st cousin
Do not know Boy on right."

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Written by Betty Talmadge:

"My grandfather - James Simon Shingler on front seat white hat - My father on 2nd row white hat black band - Clinton Felder Shingler - my uncle Bob - little boy on 2nd row - My Uncle Herbert standing on 2nd row white…

765 N Main St Ashburn GA_Turner County Project (1).JPG
Location: 765 N Main St. in Ashburn, Georgia
Date: February 20, 2021

ASHBURN’S HISTORIC DRIVING TOUR STOP #6
This home, sometimes known as the McKenzie Home or one of the Shingler homes, was built for Clyde Shingler McKenzie by her father J.S.…

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Note:
The Sparrow's Nest was built in 1892, not 1888. The Shinglers were living in an abandoned one-room schoolhouse in 1888 with one-year-old Beverly Clyde born in Eastman in 1897. Mr. JS Betts built his home in 1892 coming to town from Wanee Lake…

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