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Dahlonega, city, seat (1833) of Lumpkin county, northern Georgia, U.S. Gold was discovered in the locality in the late 1820s, and the site was settled and incorporated in 1833 after one of the nation’s first gold rushes; its name derives from the Cherokee taulonica (“yellow metal”). A U.S. mint operated there from 1838 until 1861, when Georgia seceded from the Union; Dahlonega-minted gold coins are now highly prized by collectors. Dahlonega is the trading centre for surrounding farmlands; the raising of broiler poultry is the chief activity. The city also benefits from the many nearby outdoor recreation areas and from ...(100 of 227 words)

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