Establishment of the Dahlonega Mint
N 34° 31.807 W 083° 59.235
17S E 225814 N 3824990
In front of Price Memorial, this marker commemorates the former mint located here.
Waymark Code: WM762F
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2009
Views: 5
In commemoration of the Establishment of the Dahlonega Mint
Here, in 1838, the United states Government established a branch mint. By 1861, when taken over by the Confederacy, it had minted $6,115,569 in gold coins. The building, transferred to the State of Georgia in 1871 for educational purposes burned in 1878. The present building was erected in 1879 upon the old foundations of the mint.
Department of Natural Resources
Division of State Parks, Historic Sites & Monuments
The Dahlonaga Women's Club 1938
Type of Marker: Building
Marker #: none
Date: 1938
Sponsor: Department of Natural Resources Division of State Parks, Historic Sites & Monuments, The Dahlonaga Women's Club
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