- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Dahlonega Gold Museum State Historic Site
- Creator:
- Georgia. Division of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Sites
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources, Division of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Sites, 2002
- Date of Original:
- 2002
- Subject:
- Historic sites--Georgia
Dahlonega Gold Museum State Historic Site (Dahlonega, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Lumpkin County, Dahlonega, 34.53259, -83.98491
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Title from caption
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA N200.P2 S1 D3 2002
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bn200-pp2-bs1-bd3-b2002
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bn200-pp2-bs1-bd3-b2002
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
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DAHLONE:GA GOLD MUSE:UM
STATE HISTORIC SITE
ANNUAL EVENTS
World Gold Pann i ng Competition (April)
Bear on the Square Festival(April)
WildOower Festival(May)
July 4th Celebration{July)
Dahlonega Gold Rush Days (October)
Old-Fashioned Christmas (De<:ember)
d wenty years before the 1849
gold rush to California, thousands of gold seekers flocked into the Cherokee Nation in North Georgia, beginning the nation's first major gold rush. The towns of Auraria and Dahlonega grew and prospered with this mining activity. Between 1818 and 1861, more than $6 million in gold was coined by the U.S. Branch Mint in Dahlonega.
The Dahlonega Gold Museum, formerly the Lumpkin County Courthouse, offers visitors a look at the mining history of Georgia. Gold coins minted in Dahlonega and nuggets - one weighing more than 5 ounces - are on display. A 23-minute film describes the mining techniques and lifestyles of the prospectors through interviews with members of the long-time mining families in the Dahlonega area. In the town of Dahlonega, visitors can shop for gold nuggets and pan for gold.
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NEARBY ATTRACTIONS
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HOURS Monday - Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m
Closed Thanksgivi ng, ChristmasandNewYear"sDay. Admlssion$1:;o-$].Groupra tesavail ablewithadvanceno1ice
INFORMATION
Dahlonega Gold Museum Sta te Hi stori c Site 1PublicSquare Dahlonega. GA 30533 706/864 -2257
Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites 2MartinlutherKingjr. Drive Suite1352East Atlanta , GA30334 404/656-2770 (TDD 770/389-7404)
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