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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic town ⓘ
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 ⓘ
county Lumpkin County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ
currentCharacter sparsely populated rural community ⓘ
declineReason shift of county seat and commerce to Dahlonega ⓘ
developedDuring Georgia Gold Rush ⓘ
economyHistoricallyBasedOn gold mining ⓘ
support services for miners ⓘ
elevation approximately 1400 feet ⓘ
foundingDate 1832 ⓘ
geographicFeature rolling foothills ⓘ
goldDiscovered early 1830s ⓘ
governedBy Lumpkin County government ⓘ
hasAlternativeDescription 19th-century Georgia gold rush town ⓘ
early mining settlement in Lumpkin County ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus historic community ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance Georgia Gold Rush ⓘ
displacement of Cherokee people ⓘ
hasNearbyHistoricCommunity Calhoun Mine area ⓘ
Dahlonega, Georgia ⓘ
historicalEra Antebellum period in the United States ⓘ
linked to: Antebellum period
isSubjectOf heritage tourism interest in North Georgia ⓘ
local historical studies of Georgia gold mining ⓘ
locatedIn Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
locatedNear Dahlonega, Georgia ⓘ
namedAfter Latin word "aurum" for gold ⓘ
namedFor gold ⓘ
nearbyRiver Etowah River headwaters region ⓘ
originalInhabitants Cherokee people ⓘ
partOf Georgia Gold Belt ⓘ
history of Cherokee removal in Georgia ⓘ
peakActivityPeriod 1830s ⓘ
populationTrend declined after mid-19th century ⓘ
postalCodeRegion Dahlonega ZIP code area ⓘ
region North Georgia ⓘ
relatedTo Dahlonega Gold Rush ⓘ
state Georgia ⓘ
transportationHistoricallyServedBy wagon roads to Dahlonega and other mining camps ⓘ

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Auraria, Colorado Territory → namedAfter → Auraria, Georgia ⓘ