Re: try this

Dahlonega! Been there, done that. Was a neat place back in the 70's.
But let's get the history straight:
From
[www.dahlonega.org]
"In 1828, it is said that Benjamin Parks was deer hunting and overturned a rock laced with gold. Parks' discovery led to the first major gold rush in the U. S. and created overnight the boom town of Auraria, with a population of 10,000 by 1832."
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Not quite, guys. Georgians always have had a tendency to exaggerate.
The term "Georgia Cracker" was originally a derogatory term meaning braggarts, as applied to immigrants into Georgia from the mountains of Virginia and North Carolina.
The first Gold Rush in the US was in North Carolina. If you are going to the TRAIN convention at Spencer Shops, you can visit the original mine, about 30 miles away.
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From [members.home.net]
"Gold mining was once second only to agriculture as North Carolina's most important industry.
It started in 1799 with the discovery of a large nugget on the Cabarrus County farm of John Reed, a former Hessian soldier. For three years the hunk was used as a door stop.
Professor Fletcher M. Green of the University of North Carolina, writing about the forgotten industry, pointed out that prior to 1829, all the gold mined in the United States and coined at the Philadelphia Mint was taken from North Carolina. "
Denver was first named "Auraria".
Zebulon Pike also came from Georgia.
Of course, we ALL know that it's pronounced DAL-o-NAYGA. Isn't it? " />