Dahlonega gold mining district
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The Dahlonega gold mining district is a historic gold-producing region in northern Georgia that was the site of one of the first major U.S. gold rushes in the early 19th century.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dahlonega gold district | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gold mining district
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historic district ⓘ |
| approximateCoordinateRegion | 34.5°N 84.0°W ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dahlonega Mint
NERFINISHED
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Dahlonega, Georgia gold rush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Dahlonega, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalSignificance | symbol of early American gold rush era ⓘ |
| currentUse |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
recreational gold panning ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| economicImpact | stimulated early economic development of northern Georgia ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact | stream disturbance from placer and hydraulic mining ⓘ |
| era | Antebellum South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | metamorphic rocks of the Appalachian Piedmont ⓘ |
| goldRushBegan | 1828 ⓘ |
| hasCity | Dahlonega, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic mining area ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century United States mining history ⓘ |
| influenced | establishment of the Dahlonega Branch Mint ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early 19th-century gold rush
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gold production ⓘ lode gold deposits ⓘ placer gold deposits ⓘ |
| languageOfRegion | English ⓘ |
| linkedToPolicy | Indian Removal in Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Appalachian Mountains
NERFINISHED
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Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Lumpkin County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Georgia ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| miningMethod |
hard-rock mining
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hydraulic mining ⓘ placer mining ⓘ |
| oreType | quartz veins ⓘ |
| partOf |
Georgia Gold Belt
NERFINISHED
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Southern Appalachian gold province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakActivity | 1830s ⓘ |
| populationImpact |
attracted prospectors from other U.S. states
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displaced Native American communities in the region ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Georgia Gold Rush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Cherokee Nation lands prior to removal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resource | native gold ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the first major gold-producing regions in the United States
ⓘ
site of one of the first major U.S. gold rushes ⓘ |
| startTime | late 1820s ⓘ |
| transportHistory | contributed to development of roads and infrastructure in northern Georgia ⓘ |
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Dahlonega gold district