City agrees to accept historic log cabin

A historic log cabin in Alpharetta may become property of the city by year’s end, now that the City Council has agreed to accept the building from the Fulton County Board of Education.

Under an agreement approved by the council July 24, the Fulton schools will declare the Old Milton Log Cabin surplus property so that the city can move it from the former Milton High School site, to be redeveloped next year as a science, technology, engineering and math academy. The move must happen by Dec. 31 or the deal is off.

“The cabin is more or less going to become our responsibility,” said Mary Lee, president of the Alpharetta & Old Milton Historical Society.

The cost of the move is estimated at $200,000 to $300,000. So far, the city has ple d ged $50,000, the Historical Society $50,000 and the Alpharetta Convention & Visitors Bureau $15,000. “We can now tell individuals and companies exactly what will happen with the cabin, and we hope we’ll now quickly get the money we need,” Lee said.

The cabin’s new home will be a nearby city park on Milton Avenue.

The structure was built in 1935 by about 100 Milton High School students as a Future Farmers of America project, using logs from a nearby farm and supplies donated by local merchants and farmers. It was a meeting place and, most recently, a teaching museum for the Historical Society. The group has been working to save it for the last two years.

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UPCOMING

■ The Library Zoo. 11 a.m. Saturday. Free. East Roswell Library, 2301 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell. This interactive program will bring the zoo to children, ages 4 to 10, who will learn about the habits and habitats of several live animals. Sponsored by a Goddard Foundation Grant. Register: 404-613-4050. afpls.org.

■ Book Selling Basics Workshop. 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Free. East Roswell Library, 2301 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell. Adult authors can learn ways to sell their book, including pricing, distribution, pitching their book to retailers and royalties. Presented by BookLogix. Register: 404-6134050. afpls.org.

■ Woodstock National Night Out. 6-9 p.m. Tuesday. Free. Park at City Center, 101 Arnold Mill Road, Woodstock. National Night Out is designed to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness, generate support for and participation in local anti-crime efforts, strengthen police and community partnerships and send a message to criminalsthat neighborhoods are uniting to fight crime. K-9 demonstrations, Cherokee County’s Multi-Agency SWAT team equipment on display, Safekids and more activities for children of all ages. Food and drinks from Target prepared by Woodstock Parks and Recreation Department staff. Music by D J Tim Cahill. More agencies will be the Woodstock Police Department, Drug Enforcement Administration, Cherokee County Sheriff ’s Office, Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services, Cherokee County District Attorney’s Office, Cherokee County E-911 Center, Holly Springs Police Department and Woodstock Fire Department. Officer Ryan Bleisath or Officer Greg Stepp at 770-5926000 ext. 1134 or gstepp@WoodstockGa.gov.