Historical Marker
Smokestack
Historical marker location:
655 Louisville Road, Savannah, Georgia
( Marker can be reached from Louisville Road, 0.2 miles east of West Boundary Street, on the right when traveling east.)
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.