Historic Site
(706) 864-2257
Come see our new, award-winning film.
Twenty years before the famed 1849 gold rush in California, thousands of prospectors flocked into the Cherokee Nation in north Georgia, marking the true beginning of our country's first gold rush. Their dramatic story is told inside the historic 1836 Lumpkin County Courthouse, the oldest courthouse in Georgia. Dahlonega prospered with this mining activity, and a U.S. Branch Mint opened in 1838, coining more than $6 million in gold before closing in 1861. The museum's exhibits include a set of these coins, a nugget weighing more than five ounces, a large hydraulic cannon and nozzle used to blast soil from mountainsides, a film and gift shop. Visitors can also explore the courthouse features, including beautiful wooden chapel seats from 1889 and the judge's chambers. The town of Dahlonega is a popular destination for gold panning, shopping and sightseeing.
NOTICE: Some exhibits are on the second floor and are not wheelchair accessible. Guidelines from the National Register of Historic Places prevent the addition of an elevator to this building.
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Note: Dahlonega Gold Museum Historic Site has no reservable facilities.
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Hours: Monday-Saturday 9AM-5PM; Sunday, 10AM-5 PM; Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.
Admission: $2.50-$4.
Group rates available with advance notice.
Nearby Attractions
Consolidated Gold Mine
Crisson Gold Mines
The Smith House (family-style food)
Dahlonega/Lumpkin County
Chestatee Wildlife Preserve
Heart of Georgia's Wine Country
Historic Holly Theater
Vogel State Park - camping and cottages
Amicalola Falls State Park - lodge, camping and cottages
Unicoi State Park - lodge, camping and cottages
Smithgall Woods-Duke's Creek Conservation Area
Ellijay Apple Farms
Burt's Farm
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