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Thomas Byrd bought this land in 1834, and his house became a stagecoach stop on the mail route to the Dahlonega gold mint and a lodging spot for circuit-riding preachers. Milton saved the aging structure in 2011 and reopened it as a senior center.
Thomas Byrd 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 34.1635, -84.2872 near Milton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hopewell Baptist Church (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Double Branch Voting District Courthouse, Boiling Springs Primitive Baptist Church, and Milton Fields Cemetery.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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