Historical Marker

John B. Broadwell House

Milton · Fulton County · Erected 2018

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The Story

John B. Broadwell, descended from one of Crabapple's earliest 1838 settlers, was the agriculturalist who bred the prize-winning 'Big Boll' cotton; his late-1800s farmhouse survives as a Milton landmark.

About this site

John B. Broadwell House is a historical marker in Milton, Fulton County, erected in 2018. It is one of 357 historical markers documented in Fulton County, among 643 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.0905, -84.3389 near Milton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Rucker Cotton Gin (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Broadwell Building, Reese House, and Crabapple Baptist Cemetery.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 34.0905, -84.3389 · Milton, Fulton County

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