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Dodd Hotel was owned by James Madison Dodd, a businessman and Milton County constable, who was born in 1828 and died in 1895. He operated a livery stable and barn on the north side of Dodd Hotel Street, now Milton Avenue. The hotel boarded cotton traders, drummers, court attendees, and teachers. The two-story frame building was surrounded by flower and vegetable gardens. Dodd's wife, Sara Ann, prepared meals for the guests. Their daughter, Minnie Olivia, worked in the hotel and died in 1936. The hotel operated until the 1940s.
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Alpharetta, Georgia · United States