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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gold mining district
historic district
approximateCoordinateRegion 34.5°N 84.0°W
associatedWith Dahlonega Mint
Dahlonega, Georgia gold rush
linked to: Dahlonega Gold Rush
centeredOn Dahlonega, Georgia
country United States
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
linked to: Antebellum period
geologicalSetting metamorphic rocks of the Appalachian Piedmont
goldRushBegan 1828
hasCity Dahlonega, Georgia
heritageStatus historic mining area
historicalPeriod 19th century United States mining history
influenced establishment of the Dahlonega Branch Mint
knownFor early 19th-century gold rush
gold production
lode gold deposits
placer gold deposits
languageOfRegion English
linkedToPolicy Indian Removal in Georgia
locatedIn Appalachian Mountains
Georgia
Lumpkin County, Georgia NERFINISHED
northern Georgia
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
miningMethod hard-rock mining
hydraulic mining
placer mining
oreType quartz veins
partOf Georgia Gold Belt
Southern Appalachian gold province
peakActivity 1830s
populationImpact attracted prospectors from other U.S. states
displaced Native American communities in the region
relatedEvent Georgia Gold Rush
relatedTo Cherokee Nation lands prior to removal
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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Crisson Gold Mine partOf Dahlonega gold mining district
Appalachian gold belt includesDistrict Dahlonega gold district
linked to: Dahlonega gold mining district
Dahlonega Gold Museum State Historic Site relatedTo Dahlonega gold mining district