Historical Marker
Historic Barrow County Jail
Historical marker location:
74 West Athens Street, Winder, Georgia
( Marker can be reached from West Athens Street (Georgia Route 211) just east of Woodlawn Avenue, on the right when traveling east.)
National Register of Historic Places.
The first gold rush in America happened in Georgia in 1828, when gold was discovered in the northwestern part of the state. This discovery led to the creation of the Dahlonega Mint, which produced gold coins until the outbreak of the Civil War.