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Dahlonega, Georgia
| October 27, 1828 |
Benjamin Parks claimed he discovered gold near present-day Dahlonega
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Dahlonega, Georgia |
| March 3, 1835 |
Branch mints were created by the United States Congress including one in Dahlonega, Georgia, center of the world's first gold rush
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Dahlonega, Georgia |
| April 22, 1837 |
Equipment to be used at the U. S. Mint in Dahlonega is shipped from Philadelphia
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Dahlonega, Georgia |
| February 12, 1838 |
Dahlonega mint officially opens for business
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Dahlonega, Georgia |
| April 21, 1838 |
First coins ($5.00 gold pieces) are produced at the at the U.S. mint in Dahlonega, Georgia.
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Dahlonega, Georgia |
| April 29, 1871 |
U. S. Government "gives" the Dahlonega Mint to the state of Georgia for use in North Georgia College.
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Dahlonega, Georgia |
| December 19, 1878 |
Fire destroys the U.S. Mint at Dahlonega, Georgia. The building had been given to North Georgia College.
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Dahlonega, Georgia |
| August 7, 1958 |
Dahlonega and Lumpkin County present a gift of gold for the state capitol - the gold leaf for the top of the capitol dome arrives via an 1830's wagon train
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Dahlonega, Georgia |
| July 20, 1983 |
Ultralight crash in Dahlonega
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Ultralight crash in Dahlonega |
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Dahlonega, Georgia |
Taken from the Cherokee word for gold, Dahlonega has its origin in the Georgia gold rush.
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