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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 .
The Dahlonega branch mint was built in 1838 and operated from 1838 to 1861. The Dahlonega Mint, like the one also established in 1838 in Charlotte, North Carolina, minted only gold coins, in denominations of $1.00, $2.50 (quarter eagle), $3.00 (1854 only) and $5.00 .
Trahlyta was a woman in Cherokee legend who is said to have lived in the North Georgia Mountains near present-day Dahlonega in the United States. Trahlyta supposedly drank from a nearby Fountain of Youth to maintain her renowned beauty.
The Philadelphia Mint received $212,000 in gold from Georgia in 1830. [3]: 28 Other estimates were that in 1831 there were 6,000 to 10,000 miners between the Chestatee River and the Etowah River. Boomtowns, including Auraria and Dahlonega, began to appear. Dahlonega was said to have supported 15,000 miners at the height of the gold rush.
Dahlonega Gold Museum. 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 Dahlonega Mint building in 1877 or 1878. The building was destroyed by a fire and then rebuilt as UNG's Price Memorial Hall building in 1879 David W. Lewis was the first president of UNG (1873-1885) Built in 1879 at the former site of the Dahlonega Mint, the Price Memorial Hall Building is the oldest surviving building on UNG's campus.
On January 3, 2008, authorities located Emerson's 1995 Chevrolet Cavalier, where they found various items such as her water bottle, a dog leash, and a police baton. [10] A local drifter and as-of-then unidentified serial killer, 61-year-old man Gary Michael Hilton, became and was announced as a person of interest in her disappearance.
Julius Madeville Patton (February 8, 1818 – April 26, 1887) was an American official who was the fifth superintendent of the Dahlonega Mint. [1] He became the superintendent of the Dahlonega Mint in 1853 and remained in the position until 1860.