Milton in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

McConnell-Chadwick Homestead

— A City of Milton Historic Site —

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 2, 2018

1. McConnell-Chadwick Homestead Marker

Inscription. Circa late 1830s, homestead of Brigadier General and State Senator Eli McConnell and his wife Savilla Garrison. This house was one of the first in the original Cherokee County, established in December 1832. Governor Troup authorized McConnell to move into Indian territory to sell seized Cherokee personal property after the 1832 land lottery. McConnell built the first merchant flour mill in the area. As Senator, he proposed creation of Milton County to the Georgia Legislature. Givens Arnold purchased the property. Later, it passed down through the Arnold and Chamblee families to Washington Chadwick.

Erected 2018 by the City of Milton, Georgia.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1832.

Location. 34° 6.945′ N, 84° 23.192′ W. Marker is in Milton, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is on Arnold Mill Road (Georgia Route 140) 0.2 miles north of Chadwick Farm Boulevard, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13725 Arnold Mill Road, Roswell

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GA 30075, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont

and in Metro Atlanta.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Providence Baptist Church (approx. 2.8 miles away); Reese House (approx. 3.2 miles away); John B. Broadwell House (approx. 3.2 miles away); Broadwell Building (approx. 3.2 miles away); Rucker Cotton Gin (approx. 3.3 miles away); Willis Cass Tucker, Jr Home (approx. 3.6 miles away); Spence House (approx. 3.6 miles away); Summit School (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milton.

McConnell-Chadwick Homestead Marker on left of homestead. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 2, 2018

2. McConnell-Chadwick Homestead Marker on left of homestead.

The view north on Arnold Mill Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 2, 2018

3. The view north on Arnold Mill Road

Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,869 times since then and 160 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 3, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.