The Siege Lifted

Historical marker location:

Atlanta, Georgia

( Marker is on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive (Former Gordon Road) (Georgia Route 139) east of Larchwood Road SW, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1958

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.