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Lumpkin County Lumpkin County gave the courthouse building to the state of Georgia in March 1966 after a new judicial building was constructed in 1965. The restoration of the building by the Georgia Historical Commission and Preservation records of Georgia's gold rush era assure the future conservation of the gold story. The museum was placed on the Historic America Building Survey (HABS) and on the national Register of Historic Places in 1966. The Dahlonega Gold Museum houses the story of the nation's first notable gold rush. The brick courthouse, built in 1836, is Georgia's second oldest courthouse building still in existence and is also a part of the gold story. The bricks molded from clay on Cane Creek (one mile from Dahlonega) and the mud mortar between them have revealed traces of gold. The museum and Dahlonega's rich history are a significant contribution to tourism in north Georgia. |
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