Historical Marker
Commissary
Historical marker location:
2355 Etheridge Road, Jefferson, Georgia
( Marker can be reached from Etheridge Road just south of Johnson Mill Road, on the right when traveling south.)
Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm.
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.