Polk's Corps

Historical marker location:

Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Alexander Bridge Road and Battleline Road, on the left when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1890

Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk.

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.