Mount Hope Cemetery

Mount Hope Cemetery is a cemetery in , .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Consolidated Mine and Calhoun Gold Mine.

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The was a gold mine in , United States, just east of . 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. is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Mount Hope Cemetery.

Quarry
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The Calhoun Mine is perhaps the oldest and best-known mine in . When gold was discovered in Lumpkin County in 1828, which led to the Georgia Gold Rush in 1829, it was discovered on 239 acres owned by Robert Obar. is situated 2½ miles south of Mount Hope Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dahlonega.

Photo: HowardSF, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is in 's . 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 and several mines remain open as tourists attractions.

Mount Hope Cemetery

Latitude
34.5264° or 34° 31′ 35″ north
Longitude
-83.98852° or 83° 59′ 19″ west
Elevation
1,496 feet (456 metres)
Open location code
866RG2G6+HH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 469582648
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Geo­Names ID
4210621
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