Mountain Center
Mountain Center is a house in Lumpkin, Georgia. Mountain Center is situated nearby to Dahlonega Post Office, as well as near the peak Crown Mountain.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Consolidated Mine and Calhoun Gold 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 1¼ miles north of Mountain Center.
Calhoun Gold Mine
Quarry
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The Calhoun Mine is perhaps the oldest and best-known mine in Lumpkin County, Georgia. 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. Calhoun Gold Mine is situated 2 miles south of Mountain Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dahlonega.
Dahlonega
Photo: HowardSF, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Mountain Center
- Type: House
- Address: 768
- Categories: building, office, and residential building
- Location: Lumpkin, Georgia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.52028° or 34° 31′ 13″ northLongitude
-83.97738° or 83° 58′ 39″ westOpen location code
866RG2CF+42OpenStreetMap ID
way 1078234596OpenStreetMap feature
building=detachedOpenStreetMap feature
office=yes
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