Gold Museum

Gold Museum is a museum in Lumpkin, Georgia.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Consolidated Mine.

Consolidated Mine

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The Consolidated Mine was a gold mine in Lumpkin County, Georgia, United States, just east of Dahlonega. Like most of the area around Dahlonega, the placer mining on the land on which the mine is located probably started during the Georgia Gold Rush. Consolidated Mine is situated 3,900 feet northeast of Gold Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dahlonega.

Dahlonega

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Dahlonega is in Georgia's Historic High Country. It was the site of a major gold rush, claimed the first in the US by local citizens. Gold mining continues to be an important part of cultural identity of Dahlonega and several mines remain open as tourists attractions.

Gold Museum

Type: Museum
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Lumpkin, Georgia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

34.53259° or 34° 31′ 57″ north

Longitude

-83.98491° or 83° 59′ 6″ west

Elevation

1,450 feet (442 metres)

Open location code

866RG2M8+22

GeoNames ID

4197453

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