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

Summit School

— A City of Milton Historic Site —

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 2, 2018

1. Summit School Marker

Inscription. Near this location stood the Summit School, one of the earliest public schools in rural Milton County. In 1895, A.S. Cantrell and John Cowart donated one acre each to the Trustees of the Summit School to erect a public school house. In 1908, The Trustees sold the two acres to the Milton County Board of Education for $225. The exact location of the school is unknown. The two room frame structure clad with clapboard siding had a fireplace in each room. The school closed around 1931.

Erected 2018 by the City of Milton, Georgia.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.

Location. 34° 7.453′ N, 84° 19.143′ W. Marker is in Milton, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is on Summit Road 0.3 miles east of Freemanville Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1335 Summit Road, Alpharetta GA 30004, 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,

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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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Willis Cass Tucker, Jr Home (approx. 0.3 miles away); Phillips Homestead (approx. half a mile away); Walker Barn (approx. half a mile away); Dinsmore Barn (approx. 0.7 miles away); Providence Baptist Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); Hagood Store (approx. 1.3 miles away); Spence House (approx. 2 miles away); Rucker Cotton Gin (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milton.

Near location of the former Summit School. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 2, 2018

2. Near location of the former Summit School.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2018. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 617 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 3, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.