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• Mansell House and Gardens
  The Alpharetta Georgia Historical Society strives to promote an interest and acute study of the city's history, genealogy and their related fields to the citizens of Alpharetta and Milton County. To this end, the society has created a variety of programs that assist its goals; publications of local research, historical and genealogical research, presentations and such for the county's schools, preservation and restoration projects and the numerous historical programs that it shows to enlighten the society's members and the public. The Mansell House and gardens are used for special events that should occur within the society, and for the rental of such house for the enjoyment of various venues for the public. The Mansell house was built by Maude and Robert Mansell in 1912, and stayed in their family until 1980, when it was purchased by the Herman Miller Company, then donated to the society in 1990, and moved to its current locale for renovations and repairs, then opened for outside venues. The adjacent gift shop is home to afghans that tell of the history around and in Alpharetta, with note cards telling about the Mansell House, the log cabin at Milton High School that was built by students in the mid1930s, the commemorative bricks and numerous books. The home's interior has 12 foot ceilings, heart pine wood flooring, period antique furniture and furnishings, custom draperies, antique mantels above the decorative fireplaces, and an early piano. The gardens are managed and maintained by the Alpharetta Garden Club, and the gardens have become a first-place winner of the Historic Gardens Award for the state and the deep south region of the garden clubs of America. The perennial beds lie between the gazebo and arbor, with the rose garden to the east of the gazebo. There is also a 125 year old oak tree that has been encompassed by a wooden bench that is located on the east side of the garden. On the west side of the house, the Memorial Garden sits with its trees and shrubs, and the commemorative walkway is selling the bricks that will make up its base as it strolls through the grounds.

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• Crabapple Carriage & Buggy Company
  Alpharetta, Georgia has grown into one of the most affluent cities in the state, and has some impressive companies that have moved here for the great amenities that can be found, just outside of Atlanta. It sits next to a spring, and was once just a small campground, until 1858, when it became a town; which Alpharetta means in Greek; the first town. Some of the huge companies that have moved here include; AT & T, Hewlett-Packard, Lucent, Sun Microsystems, IBM, Alltel, General Electric, Forbes and LexisNexis.  Downtown Alpharetta is home to many beautiful and old historical buildings that were built during the 19th century and the area is well known for its historical venues. The best way, or at least one of the most enjoyable ways to see the city and all its wonderful houses and other historical venues is to take a horse and buggy ride through the area, to learn something about its history and see where you might be interested in visiting. One such company is the Crabapple Carriage tour company, located in Alpharetta, and owning many various buggies to ride in; or if you are planning a special occasion, what better way than to get there in than a horse or horses and buggy. The "vis-a-vis" is a beautiful white carriage with red velvet trimmings, and drawn by either one or two horses. The antique 18th century carriage is a marvelous antique that has been fully restorated and perfect for the romantic getaways, weddings or just a close and personal ride with your loved one. It is black with red velvet trim and pulled by a single horse. The company has a magnificent hay ride wagon that is painted red and seats 12 for birthdays or other events that would be exciting in this wonderful carriage pulled by either single or double team. The wagonette is a bit bigger, able to carry up to 14 adults, with easy steps to get up with and pulled by two horses. This new wagon has become quite popular as it can hold more people and goes anywhere you would want in the area. The fabulous horses that pull these great wagons are Clydesdales, which are the best and biggest horses to pull wagons. These beautiful creatures are named, Clyde, their first; Lloyd, their hardest worker, that came to the company with another named Rudy, in 2002. Their first draft horse was Rock, , a Belgian who left them a few years ago. 

January 11, 2011