Polk's Brigade

Historical marker location:

Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia

( Marker is at the intersection of Brotherton Road and Jays Mill Road, on the right when traveling west on Brotherton Road.)

Marker installed: 1890

Cleburne's Division. Hill's Corps.

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.