Georgia Gold Belt

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The Georgia Gold Belt is a mineral-rich region in northern Georgia known historically as the primary source of gold that fueled the Georgia Gold Rush in the early 19th century.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Georgia Gold Belt canonical 11
Georgia gold-mining region 1

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Statements (84)

Predicate Object
instanceOf gold-bearing geological region
mineral belt
associatedWith U.S. antebellum gold mining industry
containsCity Acworth
Auraria
Blairsville
Blue Ridge
Canton
Carrollton
Cartersville
Cedartown
Chatsworth
Clayton
Cleveland
Cumming
Dahlonega
Dallas
Dalton
Dawsonville
Ellijay
Gainesville
Hiawassee
Homer
Jefferson
Kennesaw
linked to: Kennesaw, Georgia

LaFayette
Marietta
linked to: Marietta, Georgia

Ringgold
Rome
Summerville
Toccoa
linked to: Toccoa, Georgia

Villa Rica
containsCounty Banks County
Bartow County
Carroll County
Catoosa County
Chattooga County
Cherokee County
Cobb County
Dawson County
Douglas County
Fannin County
Floyd County
Forsyth County
Gilmer County
Gordon County
Habersham County
Hall County
Haralson County
Jackson County
Lumpkin County
Murray County
Paulding County
Pickens County
Polk County
Rabun County
Stephens County
Towns County
Union County
Walker County
White County
Whitfield County
country United States
currentUse limited commercial gold exploration
small-scale recreational gold panning
DahlonegaMintOperationEnd 1861
DahlonegaMintOperationStart 1838
eraOfMajorMiningActivity 19th century
extendsFrom Alabama
extendsTo South Carolina
geologicalSetting Piedmont province
linked to: Piedmont region
goldRushStart 1828
hasTourismActivity gold mining heritage tourism
historicalSignificance primary source of gold for the Georgia Gold Rush
influenced establishment of Dahlonega Mint
knownFor Georgia Gold Rush
gold deposits
locatedIn Georgia
locatedInRegion northern Georgia
mineralizationType placer gold deposits
vein gold deposits
mineralResource gold
partOf Appalachian Mountains
relatedEvent Georgia Gold Rush

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Georgia Gold Rush significantRegion Georgia Gold Belt
Paulding County historicalRegion Georgia gold-mining region
linked to: Georgia Gold Belt
Cedartown partOf Georgia Gold Belt
Cedartown geologicalContext Georgia Gold Belt
Polk County, Georgia locatedIn Georgia Gold Belt
subject linked to: Polk County
Polk County, Georgia historicalRegion Georgia Gold Belt
subject linked to: Polk County
Dallas, Georgia locatedIn Georgia Gold Belt
subject linked to: Dallas
Dallas, Georgia geologicalRegion Georgia Gold Belt
subject linked to: Dallas
Gordon County locatedIn Georgia Gold Belt
Gordon County historicalRegion Georgia Gold Belt
Banks County locatedIn Georgia Gold Belt
Haralson County locatedInRegion Georgia Gold Belt