Nicholsonboro

Historical marker location:

Nicholsonboro, Georgia

( Marker is at the intersection of Coffee Bluff Road and Old Coffee Bluff Road / Nicholsonboro Circle, on the left when traveling east on Coffee Bluff Road.)

Marker installed: 1978

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.