M. E. Johnson

Historical marker location:

3 South Valdosta Road, Lakeland, Georgia

( Marker is on South Valdosta Road (U.S. 221) south of West Main Street (U.S. 129), on the left when traveling south.)

Attorney at Law.

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.