Old photo tells a lot about Alpharetta of yore.

Name/Title

Old photo tells a lot about Alpharetta of yore.

Entry/Object ID

2021.3.12

Description

Newspaper article

Context

A photograph and description of Alpharetta's first town well as found in the first minutes of the Miton Inferior Court of July 17,, 1858. Fresh water from the spring supplied Prospect Campground, the same spot where Cherokee Indians gathered to refresh long before the coming of the white man. The minutes also show the names of 11 men who were the highest bidders on the first increment of town lots in Milton, later Alpharetta.

Collection

Aubrey Morris

Acquisition

Accession

2021.3

Source or Donor

Tera Morris

Acquisition Method

Gift

Publication Details

Date Published

Feb 21, 2008