Birmingham
The Birmingham Community is the best preserved local community in the area and one of the most threatened. Located at the intersection of Birmingham Highway (372) and Birmingham Road, the community still contains several old store buildings, a Methodist Church, and several older homes around the community center.
Birmingham was one of the farthest community in Milton County, and so the most distant from Alpharetta. Because of the distance, Birmingham had one of the largest school buildings earlier than many of the other communities. A two story building with a central cupola was built in about 1870 for an academy. Operated by the Methodist Church, the building probably was located on the current Methodist Church property. At one point, it was referred to as the “Wesleyan” Academy. The Academy actually offered some high school education even before the Academy in Alpharetta. From some records, the Academy continued to grow and changed, and could be considered the start of Rinehart College.
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