Dahlonega Gold Museum Historic Site Maps

Dahlonega, GA

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Dahlonega Gold Museum Historic Site Description

Twenty years before the 1849 gold rush in California, thousands of prospectors flocked into the Cherokee Nation in north Georgia, marking the true beginning of our country’s first gold rush. Dahlonega thrived and a U.S. Branch Mint opened in 1838, coining more than $6 million in gold before closing in 1861. Today, visitors can see a complete set of these rare coins, a nugget weighing more than five ounces, a large hydraulic cannon and nozzle used to blast soil from mountainsides, film and gift shop. The museum is housed inside the 1836 Lumpkin County Courthouse, one of the oldest courthouse b

Coordinates
: 34.533, -83.985
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Official Link
: Dahlonega Gold Museum Historic Site

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