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- A Tour of Georgia
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Turner County was created on August
18, 1905 from parts of Dooly, Irwin, Wilcox and
Worth counties. Georgia's 143rd county was
named for Henry Gray Turner, a captain in the
Confederate Army who was captured at Gettysburg and
later served as U.S. Representative and Georgia
State Supreme Court justice. |
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Incorporated:
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August 18, 1905 |
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Population: |
9,504 |
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Total
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286.1 square miles |
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Cities & Towns: |
Amboy
(Community) |
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Ashburn (City
- County Seat) |
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Coverdale
(Community) |
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Dakota
(Community) |
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Inaha
(Community) |
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Rebecca
(Town) |
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Sycamore (City) |
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Worth
(Community) |
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Attractions: |
Historical
District listed on the National Register of
Historic Places |
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including:
"Sparrow's Nest", the most elaborate
structure in the district |
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Ashburn
Heights-Hudson College Avenue area |
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The Ashburn Commercial Business District. |
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Endangered
species on the Federal Protected list
including the Florida Panther, the Indigo
Snake, and the Southern Bald Eagle. |
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