Historical Marker
Rose Hill Cemetery
Historical marker location:
1071 Riverside Drive, Macon, Georgia
( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Jones Street and Riverside Drive (Georgia Route 87), on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 2013
"Recollection in a bouquet of yesterday".
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.