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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DKR_replica-of-the-statue-of-liberty_Atlanta-GA.html
Replica of the Statue of Liberty. . With the faith and courage of their forefathers who made possible the freedom of these United States The Boy Scouts of America dedicate this replica of the Statue of Liberty as a pledge of everlasting fide…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CQV_auburn-avenue-branch-carnegie-library_Atlanta-GA.html
Auburn Avenue Branch, Carnegie Library. . On this corner stood the Auburn Avenue Branch Carnegie Library for African-Americans, from 1923 to the 1950s. Alic Dugged Carey, the first principal of Morris Brown University (now College), along with Dr.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CQ7_ebenezer-baptist-church_Atlanta-GA.html
Ebenezer Baptist Church. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site. The world of young Martin Luther King, Jr., revolved around Ebenezer Baptist Church. Here his grandfather and father preached in favor of desegregation, voting rights, and eq…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM283H_nix-bell-house_Milton-GA.html
Circa 1896. Early in the 20th Century this house was owned by William Henry (Will) Nix (1886-1953) and Clara Maddox Nix. Clara was the daughter of Dr. Cicero Cincinnatus Maddox a prominent Alpharetta physician. In addition to farming, Nix raised C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM283G_thomas-b-newton-house_Milton-GA.html
Formerly known as the Old Birmingham Hotel, the building was constructed by Thomas B. Newton, Jr. around 1865. It originally stood next to Hickory Flat Road, but was relocated here in 2007 to preserve it. The building served in numerous capacities…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM283F_thomas-byrd-house_Milton-GA.html
In 1834, Thomas Byrd of Hall County purchased Land Lot 403, consisting of 40 acres, in Cherokee County for $400. Circuit riders often stayed in the two parsons rooms in the house. It also served as a stagecoach stop on the mail route to the gold m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2838_phillips-homestead_Milton-GA.html
Abner Phillips and wife Nancy Beck came to this area in the early 1830s, eventually acquiring 240 acres. She died in 1837 In 1841, he married Nancy Broadwell. The two unions produced 15 children. Five sons served in the Civil War. Only one survive…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2837_dinsmore-barn_Milton-GA.html
Circa 1890. This iconic barn was owned by Joe and Patsy Dinsmore who raised cotton, corn, and vegetables on 150 acres during the first half of the last century. Patsy maintained a telephone exchange in their nearby house to supplement their income…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2836_walker-barn_Milton-GA.html
Atlanta physician John Walker (1902-1977) purchased a 500 acre farm here in the 1930s. The barn was built in the late 19th century. Originally, the transverse frame barn, with several cribs, was joined together under one roof, separated by an aisl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2835_hagood-store_Milton-GA.html
Charles B. Hagood, an entrepreneur in Milton County, built the Hagood Store at the turn of the 20th Century. This brick structure housed a millinery, run by Bunche Devore, and a post office from 1902-1905, where Hagood served as the Postmaster. Th…