Auraria - GHM 093-5 - Lumpkin Co., GA
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N 34° 28.467 W 084° 01.427
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Auraria state historical marker located Ga 9E at Auraria, between Ga 136 and US 19.
Waymark Code: WM4EXY
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 08/14/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member GA Cacher
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Auraria


Auraria, (Gold), in 1832 the scene of Georgia's first gold rush, was named by John C. Calhoun owner of a nearby mine worked by Calhoun slaves. Auraria and Dahlonega were the two real gold towns in the U.S. before 1849. Between 1829 and 1839 about $20,000,000 in gold was mined in Georgia's Cherokee country.

From Auraria in 1858 the "Russel boys", led by Green Russell, went west and established another Auraria near the mouth of Cherry Creek that later became Denver Col., Green Russell uncovered a fabulous lode called Russell Gulch near which was built Central City, Colo, "Richest square mile on earth."

GHM 093-5 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISION 1954

Type of Marker: Highway

Marker #: GHM 093-5

Date: 1954

Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission
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