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Dahlonega is located at the north end of Georgia highway 400, a freeway which connects Dahlonega to Atlanta. Dahlonega was named as one of the best places to retire by the publication Real Estate Scorecard. [7] Dahlonega was the site of the first major Gold Rush in the United States beginning in 1829.
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 ...
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.
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 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 ...
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 Consolidated Mine was a gold mine in Lumpkin County, Georgia, United States, just east of Dahlonega. Like most of the area around Dahlonega, the placer mining on the land on which the mine is located probably started during the Georgia Gold Rush. By 1880, the placer deposits were exhausted and the land was down to hard rock.