The Public Square-LHS-Lumpkin Co
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Sprinterman
N 34° 31.975 W 083° 59.104
17S E 226024 N 3825295
At the square on West Main Street between Chestatree Street and Park Street in Dahlonega.
Waymark Code: WM760X
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2009
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When surveyors laid out the original village, this square was designated The Public Square. The center of the Square was reserved for the construction of a courthouse, completed on 1836. The Public Square embodies the rights guaranteed to the people in the Constitution of the United States, including Freedom of Speech and Peaceable Assembly. Independence Day and the Fourth of July are celebrated here each year. Throughout the year, there are gale celebrations and more somber observations. The Gold Rush Days Festival each October recalls the Georgia Gold Rush of 1829 with the bittersweet echo of the forced removal of the Cherokees in 1838 along the trail of Tears.
By folk tradition, bridal couples circle the Square three times to guarantee good luck in the marriage. Some funeral processions circle the Square in final farewell to the community. The Public Square had continued to serve its original purpose as a place where people assemble to exercise their Continual Rights. It is a legacy to the present generation from all of the people who have come before.
The Public Square is included in the National Register of Historic Places
Within the Dahlonega Historic Commercial District.
Present to the city of Dahlonega, Georgia by
the Lumpkin County Historic Society, Inc.
Type of Marker: Highway
Sponsor: Lumpkin County Historic Society, Inc.
Marker #: Not listed
Date: Not listed
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