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 ⓘ