Colonel Joseph F. Burke

Historical marker location:

248 Oakland Ave SE, Atlanta, Georgia

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Oakland Avenue SE and Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive SE.)

Marker installed: 2003

November 2, 1845 - April 24, 1927.

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.