Georgia Gold Rush
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The Georgia Gold Rush was a major early 19th-century American gold rush centered in northern Georgia that triggered rapid settlement, mining booms, and contributed to the displacement of Native American populations, including the Cherokee.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dahlonega Gold Rush | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gold rush
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ |
| affectedEthnicGroup |
Cherokee Nation (historical)
ⓘ
surface form:
Cherokee
Creek (Muscogee) ⓘ |
| causeOf |
creation of new counties in northern Georgia
ⓘ
displacement of Native American populations ⓘ environmental degradation in mining areas ⓘ establishment of mining camps and boomtowns ⓘ increased pressure for Cherokee removal ⓘ influx of miners and prospectors ⓘ rapid settlement of northern Georgia ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| documentedIn |
19th-century Georgia newspapers
ⓘ
U.S. government reports on Indian removal ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
development of gold mining industry in Georgia
ⓘ
growth of local commerce in northern Georgia ⓘ increase in land speculation ⓘ |
| endTime | 1840s ⓘ |
| followedBy |
California Gold Rush
ⓘ
Colorado Gold Rush ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite |
Consolidated Gold Mine (tourist site)
ⓘ
Dahlonega Mint ⓘ
surface form:
Dahlonega Gold Museum Historic Site
|
| ledTo |
construction of roads into northern Georgia
ⓘ
establishment of the Dahlonega Mint ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Georgia
ⓘ
northern Georgia ⓘ |
| mainMiningMethod |
hydraulic mining
ⓘ
placer mining ⓘ |
| participant |
enslaved African Americans used as mining labor
ⓘ
local white settlers ⓘ prospectors from the eastern United States ⓘ |
| politicalImpact |
Georgia
ⓘ
surface form:
Georgia land lotteries
Georgia’s assertion of state authority over Cherokee lands ⓘ |
| precededBy | small-scale gold discoveries in North Carolina ⓘ |
| primaryResourceExtracted | gold ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cherokee removal
ⓘ
Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Removal Act
Trail of Tears ⓘ |
| significantEvent | discovery of gold near Dahlonega in 1828 ⓘ |
| significantRegion |
Appalachian Mountains
ⓘ
Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ Georgia Gold Belt ⓘ |
| significantSettlement |
Dahlonega, Georgia
ⓘ
surface form:
Auraria, Georgia
Dahlonega, Georgia ⓘ Gainesville, Georgia ⓘ |
| startTime |
1828
ⓘ
late 1820s ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Jacksonian era
ⓘ
surface form:
Antebellum period in the United States
early 19th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
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subject surface form:
Consolidated Gold Mine
subject surface form:
Consolidated Gold Mine
this entity surface form:
Dahlonega Gold Rush