On Calhoun Road (U.S. 19) at Business U.S. 19, on the right when traveling north on Calhoun Road.
This section of highway was once a part of the “Gold Diggers’ Road,” one of the earliest ways used in reaching this area during the Gold Rush days.
Beginning on the Chestatee River to the east, where it connected with a route coming . . . — — Map (db m30750) HM
On Auraria Road (Georgia Route 9) at Castleberry Bridge Road, on the left when traveling north on Auraria Road.
Auraria, (Gold), in 1832 the scene of Georgia’s first gold rush, was named by John C. Calhoun, owner of a nearby mine worked by Calhoun slaves. Auraria and Dahlonega were the two real gold towns in the U.S. before 1849. Between 1829 and 1839 about . . . — — Map (db m9950) HM
On U.S. 19 at Calhoun Gold Mine Road, on the right on U.S. 19.
Famous Calhoun Gold Mine where it is said vein gold was first discovered in Georgia by white men.
In 1828 while deer hunting Benjamin Parks, of Dahlonega, accidentally found quartz gold in pockets or lodes. His find was so rich in gold that it . . . — — Map (db m30654) HM
On Warwick Street at North Meaders Street, on the left when traveling north on Warwick Street.
During the early days of the Georgia Gold Rush, vast deposits of gold were known to exist at the bottom of the Chestatee River, but mining was restricted to the shallow areas close to the riverbanks because miners lacked the means to exploit the . . . — — Map (db m134920) HM
On Morrison Moore Parkway (Georgia Route 9) at East Main Street (U.S. 19), on the right when traveling north on Morrison Moore Parkway.
One mile southeast of here, from 1900 to 1906, the Dahlonega Consolidated Mining Company operated what is considered the largest gold plant ever constructed east of the Mississippi River.
Capitalized at $5,000,000, the plant included a . . . — — Map (db m30723) HM
Near College Circle east of West Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
In commemoration of the establishment of the Dahlonega Mint
Here, in 1838, the United States Government established a branch mint. By 1861, when taken over by the Confederacy, it had minted $6,115,569 in gold coins. The building, . . . — — Map (db m182203) HM
On North Grove Street NE (U.S. 19) 0 miles Hawkins Street, on the left when traveling north.
During the War Between the States nine companies were organized on this site; five were mustered here in 1861, two in 1862 and two in 1864. Men from other north Georgia counties came to Dahlonega to be mustered here in the companies of Lumpkin . . . — — Map (db m21035) HM
On Hawkins Street at North Park Street, on the right when traveling west on Hawkins Street.
This architect-designed building, constructed in 1942, is a good example of a "Great Depression" era community project accomplished in cooperation with the National Youth Administration. Local in-kind contributions included materials and labor. For . . . — — Map (db m123731) HM
On Public Square North at North Park Street, on the right when traveling east on Public Square North.
The first building on the site was a trading post (c. 1830) known as “the Bruce Stand.” Sheriff John F. Sargent purchased the site in 1908 and razed the existing structure to build the present building, which opened as the Dahlonega . . . — — Map (db m123736) HM
On North Chestatee Street at Warwick Street, on the right when traveling south on North Chestatee Street.
The Strickland House was built c.1882 by E.W. Strickland as his residence. It was later the family home of T.F. Christian, Clerk of Superior Court and cashier at the Bank of Dahlonega, and of Dahlonega’s first woman Mayor, Mrs. Jessie Garner. The . . . — — Map (db m123772) HM
On North Chestatee Street at West Main Street, on the right when traveling south on North Chestatee Street.
When Dr. C.H. Jones erected this building as his drugstore in 1909 doctors dispensed their own medicine. Customers visited the soda fountain while awaiting their medicine.
D.H. “Doc” Lipscomb opened Lipscomb’s Drugstore here in . . . — — Map (db m123782) HM
On South Chestatee street at West Main Street, on the right when traveling south on South Chestatee street.
A tavern & boarding house built on this corner in the 1840s was destroyed by fire in 1923. A gas station operated here in the 1930s and 40s. The Welch family, owners of the Smith House, purchased the vacant lot in 1964 and erected the present . . . — — Map (db m123784) HM
On Public Square west of South Park Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Price Building was erected in 1897 by former Congressman W.P. Price to house Price & Son General Merchandise downstairs and Colonel Price’s law offices upstairs. Later leased to various businesses, it was Dahlonega’s first movie theater . . . — — Map (db m123787) HM
On Public Square west of South Park Street, on the right when traveling east.
In 1935 W.A. Whitmire tore down and earlier frame structure and erected this building as a general merchandise store. When Don and Mary Miller purchased the property in 1976, they remodeled it as Mary’s Mini-Mall and rented to a number of shops over . . . — — Map (db m123789) HM
On Public Square at South Park Street, on the right when traveling east on Public Square.
Dr. Homer Head erected this building in 1910 to house his medical office upstairs and the Bank of Dahlonega on the main floor. The old bank vault and a rare cannonball safe are still visible. The structure is made of concrete blocks molded on the . . . — — Map (db m123790) HM
On East Main Street at North Meaders Street, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street.
Est: 6 November 1844
Blue Mountain Lodge #38 has been the sole owner of this lot since purchasing it in 1857 for the sum of $175.00. It is one of the oldest continuously owned parcels of land in Dahlonega. The second story of the frame . . . — — Map (db m182205) HM
Near South Grove Street just south of East Main Street (Business U.S. 19), on the right when traveling north.
This building is situated on part of a former 11-acre estate. A columned house at the top of the hill became the home of Mr. & Mrs. M.F. Whelchel in 1852. The house was torn down in the 1940s and the property subdivided. Hoyt Robinson sold this . . . — — Map (db m183289) HM
Near Choice Avenue just south of East Main Street (Business U.S. 19), on the right when traveling north.
This building was erected in 1965 to be leased for use as the Dahlonega Post Office. The rock work was done by local stone mason, Arch Davis. At that time there were only eight parking spaces, but a side parking lot was later added. When the post . . . — — Map (db m183291) HM
On North Park Street at Hawkins Street, on the left when traveling north on North Park Street.
This church was originally built by the Presbyterian congregation in Dahlonega in 1899. In 1962, the church was purchased by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta. Renovations by the Glenmary Home Missioners began that same year. In August 1963, . . . — — Map (db m183292) HM
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For as long as anyone could remember, the iron cylinder protruding from the Chestatee River was thought to be a silent sentinel from a bygone age of steam power. They thought it looked like the smokestack of a sunken mining boat. The mystery . . . — — Map (db m123664) HM
On U.S. 19, 0.1 miles south of Mountain Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Many famous gold mines of the Dahlonega era were along this ridge on both sides of this highway. The saprolite and vein gold mining operations along here contributed much to the $35,000,000 in gold taken from this district.
Surface and . . . — — Map (db m30384) HM
On North Public Square at North Chestatee Street, on the right when traveling west on North Public Square.
Hall’s Block was built between 1882 and 1883 by Captain Frank W. Hall to house his Merchandise Company, Captain Hall came to Dahlonega from Vermont in 1867 as a gold mining equipment salesman and engineer. He also served as a legislator, mayor, . . . — — Map (db m123734) HM
On Public Square North at South Chestatee Street, on the left when traveling west on Public Square North.
The prospering town of Dahlonega needed a suitable courthouse to replace the temporary log one. The well-known North Carolina carpenter and builder Ephraim Clayton was contracted for its construction. It was completed in 1836.
For the next . . . — — Map (db m123726) HM
On Public Square at South Chestatee Street, on the left when traveling east on Public Square.
In memorial
Lumpkin County Veterans
of all wars
1775 — 1987
Presented by
The people of Lumpkin County
And Dahlonega - Lumpkin County
VFW Post 5533
1987 — — Map (db m123725) WM
On Public Square South, 0 miles east of South Chestatee Street (Business U.S. 19), on the right when traveling east.
This court house, built in 1836, replaced the small log structure used since the establishment of Lumpkin County in 1832. The town was named Dahlonega in October, 1833, for the Cherokee word “Talonega” meaning “golden.” From . . . — — Map (db m30859) HM
Near South Park Street at Morrison Moore Parkway (U.S. 19), on the right when traveling south.
This park is dedicated to Madeleine K. Anthony who is remembered for historic preservation, for the development of tourism in this region, and for zealous promotion of Dahlonega and its history. She was the first curator of the Gold Museum that she . . . — — Map (db m183286) HM
Branch One: Illustrates wildlife that roamed prehistoric Lumpkin County, including wild turkey, beavers, black bears, wolves, trout, panther, white-tailed deer, and golden eagle.
Branch Two: Illustrates the Native Americans of North Georgia. . . . — — Map (db m123716) HM
On West Main Street at Alumni Drive, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.
In this cemetery, Mt. Hope, are buried three Revolutionary soldiers, reinterred from beneath the chancel of Dahlonega Methodist Church: William Allen, age 112; Richard Ledbetter, age 100; Isaac Watts, age 90, though it was 1828 when this section . . . — — Map (db m182258) HM
On Church Street at West Main Street, on the right when traveling south on Church Street.
This arch was donated to the college by the graduating class of 1951.
By tradition, it is considered to be unlucky for freshmen to walk under the college arch.
Over the years, a path was formed where freshmen detoured around the arch. . . . — — Map (db m181835) HM
Near College Circle east of West Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
Rising majestically above the Administration Building of North Georgia College, the U.A. Lawson steeple symbolizes the golden heritage of the Dahlonega-Lumpkin County area, which in 1828 was the site of America's first gold strike.
Project . . . — — Map (db m182642) HM
On Dahlonega Highway (Georgia Route 9) at College Circle, on the right when traveling north on Dahlonega Highway.
Erected here in 1837 was a U.S. Branch Mint which operated until seized by the Confederates in 1861. It produced gold coins estimated to exceed $6,000,000.00 in value. In 1871 the mint building and ten acres of land were transferred to the state for . . . — — Map (db m21037) HM
Mr. Mike Cotrell volunteered the facilities of Cotrell, Inc. in Gainsville, GA. to preserve and restore the deteriorating Chestatee River Diving Bell. — — Map (db m123665) HM
On Hawkins Street just west of North Chestatee Street, on the right when traveling west.
Dr. Joseph J. Singleton, first superintendent of the Dahlonega mint, purchased this property in 1836 and built a home the following year. His wife, Mary Ann Singleton, joined the Dahlonega Baptist Church by letter on September 1, 1838, the day the . . . — — Map (db m44580) HM
On South Chestatee at Morrison Moore Parkway (U.S. 19), on the right when traveling north on South Chestatee.
This is a replica of a device that was widely used in Dahlonega during the 1800s to crush gold-bearing quartz rock in order to free the gold.
Landscaping for this Stamp Mill replica was provided with support from BB&T bank in . . . — — Map (db m182311) HM
On Public Square North (Old U.S. 19) 0 miles west of North Park Street.
When surveyors laid out the original village, this square was designated The Public Square. The center of the Square was reserved for the construction of a courthouse, completed on 1836. The Public Square embodies the rights guaranteed to the people . . . — — Map (db m37369) HM
On Autaria Road (Georgia Route 9E) at Tanner Drive, on the right when traveling north on Autaria Road.
This is the site of one the forts or stations used by the United States Government in Cherokee country in 1838 to round up the Cherokee Indians for their removal to western reservations. General Winfield Scott, commander of the troops used to . . . — — Map (db m30369) HM
On U.S. 19 at Georgia Route 60, on the left when traveling north on U.S. 19.
This pile of stones marks the grave of a Cherokee princess, Trahlyta. According to legend her tribe, living on Cedar Mountain north of here, knew the secret of the magic springs of eternal youth from the Witch of Cedar Mountain.
Trahlyta, . . . — — Map (db m9451) HM
On College Circle east of West Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
The majority of the native gold, approximately 11 ounces of the required 13, used for building the steeple of this building was donated by R.D. Hogue and was mined from his Josephine Mine in Auraria Georgia, Lumpkin County. — — Map (db m182636) HM
On College Circle east of West Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
William Pierce Price
1835-1908
Founder North Georgia College 1873
Member United States Congress
Lawyer, Statesman, Soldier, Philanthropist
The history of his life is written in noble achievement — — Map (db m182637) HM
