Marks Site

Historical marker location:

2653 Shallowford Road, Marietta, Georgia

( Marker is on Shallowford Road, 0.1 miles west of Sandy Plains Road.)

Marker installed: 1930

Of Hightower Trail.

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.