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Dahlonega in 1879 Gold-bornite-quartz vein specimen, Dahlonega Mining District. Dahlonega (/ d ə ˈ l ɒ n ɪ ɡ ə / də-LON-ig-ə) is the county seat of Lumpkin County, Georgia, United States. [4] As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 5,242, [5] and in 2018 the population was estimated to be 6,884. [6]
The Dahlonega Gold Museum Historic Site is a Georgia state historic site located in Dahlonega that commemorates America's first gold rush [1] [2] and the mining history of Lumpkin County. [3] The museum is housed in the historic Old Lumpkin County Courthouse built in 1836 and located in the center of the town square .
The Georgia Gold Rush was the second significant gold rush in the United States and the first in Georgia, and overshadowed the previous rush in North Carolina. It started in 1829 in present-day Lumpkin County near the county seat, Dahlonega, and soon spread through the North Georgia mountains, following the Georgia Gold Belt. By the early 1840s ...
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3 miles (4.8 km) south of Dahlonega off GA 60: Dahlonega: National Historic Landmark: 3: Dahlonega Commercial Historic District: Dahlonega Commercial Historic District: April 7, 1983 : Chestates, Park, and Main Sts.
Fields Place-Vickery House (often referred to as "the Vickery House") is a historic building located in Dahlonega, Georgia. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The house is currently owned by the University of North Georgia and houses the university's Georgia Appalachian Studies Center in keeping with the historic ...
The Dahlonega region holds an important role in Georgia’s history as the primary location of the first gold rush in 1829. And because of this, the name Dahlonega is derived from the Cherokee word "dalanigei" meaning “yellow money” or “gold.” [5] Wine-making in the region was active in the 19th century when Georgia was a leader in growing the Muscadine grape—a variety native to the ...
The Dahlonega Mint was a former branch of the United States Mint built during the Georgia Gold Rush to help the miners get their gold assayed and minted, without having to travel to the Philadelphia [ 1 ] : 80–81, 105 It was located at (34°31.8′N 83°59.2′W ) in Dahlonega , Lumpkin County, Georgia .