- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Branch Mint at Dahlonega
- Date of Original:
- 1878/2022
- Subject:
- Mints--Georgia--Dahlonega
Public buildings--Georgia--Dahlonega
Buildings--Georgia--Dahlonega
Greek revival (Architecture)--Georgia--Dahlonega
Trees--Georgia--Dahlonega
Pediments--Georgia--Dahlonega
Dahlonega (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Lumpkin County, Dahlonega, 34.53259, -83.98491
- Medium:
- drawings (visual works)
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- In 1838 a federal Branch Mint went into operation at Dahlonega. It coined more than $100,000 worth of gold in its first year, and by the time it closed in 1861, it had produced almost 1.5 million gold coins with a face value of more than $6 million.
Image of a drawing of the Branch Mint in Dahlonega, Georgia. The two-story two-story Greek revival structure stands at the top of a gentle hill. Several trees grow on the lawn. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/gold-rush/m-1616/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Dahlonega Mountain Signal
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/dahlonega
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/gold-rush
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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