Auraria, Georgia
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Auraria, Georgia is a historic 19th-century gold rush town in Lumpkin County that played a key role in the early Georgia Gold Rush and the displacement of the Cherokee people.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic town
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unincorporated community ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | forced removal of Cherokee (Trail of Tears context) ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| containsHistoricSite |
former hotel sites
ⓘ
old gold mining sites ⓘ old store buildings ⓘ |
| coordinatesApproximate | 34.45°N 84.05°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Lumpkin County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentCharacter | sparsely populated rural community ⓘ |
| declineReason | shift of county seat and commerce to Dahlonega ⓘ |
| developedDuring | Georgia Gold Rush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyHistoricallyBasedOn |
gold mining
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support services for miners ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1400 feet ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1832 ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | rolling foothills ⓘ |
| goldDiscovered | early 1830s ⓘ |
| governedBy | Lumpkin County government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeDescription |
19th-century Georgia gold rush town
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early mining settlement in Lumpkin County ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | historic community ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
Georgia Gold Rush
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
displacement of Cherokee people ⓘ |
| hasNearbyHistoricCommunity |
Calhoun Mine area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dahlonega, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Antebellum period in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
heritage tourism interest in North Georgia
ⓘ
local historical studies of Georgia gold mining ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Appalachian Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Dahlonega, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Latin word "aurum" for gold ⓘ |
| namedFor | gold ⓘ |
| nearbyRiver | Etowah River headwaters region ⓘ |
| originalInhabitants | Cherokee people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Georgia Gold Belt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
history of Cherokee removal in Georgia ⓘ |
| peakActivityPeriod | 1830s ⓘ |
| populationTrend | declined after mid-19th century ⓘ |
| postalCodeRegion | Dahlonega ZIP code area ⓘ |
| region | North Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Dahlonega Gold Rush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Georgia ⓘ |
| transportationHistoricallyServedBy | wagon roads to Dahlonega and other mining camps ⓘ |
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