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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12WQ_alpharetta-business-district_Alpharetta-GA.html
Alpharetta was formed in 1858 and soon after, a thriving business district was developed. Many of the businesses had two entrances, with one facing the Milton County Courthouse on Norcross Street, now South Main Street, and the other facing Nation…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12J1_b-f-shirley-home_Alpharetta-GA.html
This Queen Anne home was built by Mr. Benjamin Franklin Shirley using a Sears Roebuck house pattern. Features include a nine-room interior, a veranda, and exterior stairs leading to the second floor. Renovations have been made, but the original bu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12IC_first-baptist-church-of-alpharetta_Alpharetta-GA.html
In 1903, a group of women who met weekly for prayer and Bible study began collecting offerings. From those collections, the women purchased a sixty by one hundred foot lot and began construction of the First Baptist Church. The project was complet…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12FE_alpharetta-first-united-methodist-church_Alpharetta-GA.html
The Methodist Church was part of the Forsyth Circuit of the Cherokee District. Methodist camp meetings were held near this spot in the early 1830s, and there was a meeting house as early as 1834. On April 1, 1871, Isham Teasley, one of the origina…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM127F_r-j-webb-building_Alpharetta-GA.html
R.J. Webb built the two-story brick Webb Hotel, later known as the Alpharetta Hotel. The hotel lobby fronted Milton Avenue. Hotel residents included Milton County court attendees and school teachers. Businesses that faced Main Street included Norm…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1273_manning-mercantile_Alpharetta-GA.html
James H. and Thomas H. Manning operated Manning Mercantile store in a wooden building that burned in 1902. It was replaced by a one-story brick building, which later housed the U.S. Post Office, Bates Grocery, Cowart Shoe Shop, Cook Shoe Shop, and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1270_j-j-webb-and-sons-building_Alpharetta-GA.html
J.J. Webb's two-story brick building housed many businesses including Shirley Brothers store, Milton County Bank, Buren Weatherford Grocery and Bates Grocery. In 1934, C.P. Brady and Sons purchased the building, where they operated a Chevrolet dea…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM122V_new-prospect-campground_Alpharetta-GA.html
The campground was located to the immediate west of the intersection of North Main and Cumming Streets. The location included several springs and its proximity to westward routes made the area a suitable overnight camp location for travelers. With…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM122O_mansell-house_Alpharetta-GA.html
The Mansell House was built by Robert Mansell of South Carolina for his wife, Maude Dorris. It is a Queen Anne-style clapboard farm house built from pine trees located on the site. It has heart pine floors, 12-foot ceilings, and a fireplace in eac…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1210_oliver-waters-mccollum-warehouses_Alpharetta-GA.html
Originally the three buildings faced the National Highway, now Old Roswell Road, which was the main road from Roswell to Dahlonega. A brick facade was added in the 1970s. In 1909, John A. Oliver constructed the two-story Oliver warehouse. The firs…