FROM THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS to the
Chattahoochee River along a Cherokee Indian trail, a tiny village named New
Prospect Camp Ground was formed. This village, made up of tents, a log school,
and arbor became a trading post where Indians and white settlers exchanged their
goods. The surrounding countryside provided excellent farming land, especially
for cotton. On December 11, 1858, the town was chartered and became the county
seat of Milton County. The town was renamed Alpharetta from the Greek words
"alpha" meaning first and "retta" meaning town. In 1932, Milton County was
merged into Fulton County
