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Fort-Floyd
Fort Floyd 1837-1838 - A U.S. Army Trail of Tears Cherokee removal Fort established in 1837 by Georgia Militia troops in Lumpkin County, Georgia. Abandoned in 1838. No remains, site located near College Circle on the grounds of North Georgia College and State University in Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia Cherokee called the area ᏓᎶᏂᎨ or Da-lo-ni-ge, In 1833 the city was named Talonega by the Georgia General Assembly on December 21, 1833. The name was changed from Talonega by the Georgia General Assembly on December 25, 1837 to Dahlonega, from the Cherokee-language word Dalonige, meaning "yellow" or "gold". The city is just east of Auraria; each claims to be the site of the first discovery of gold
Fort-Floyd
Fort Floyd 1837-1838 - A U.S. Army Trail of Tears Cherokee removal Fort established in 1837 by Georgia Militia troops in Lumpkin County, Georgia. Abandoned in 1838. No remains, site located near College Circle on the grounds of North Georgia College and State University in Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia Cherokee called the area ᏓᎶᏂᎨ or Da-lo-ni-ge, In 1833 the city was named Talonega by the Georgia General Assembly on December 21, 1833. The name was changed from Talonega by the Georgia General Assembly on December 25, 1837 to Dahlonega, from the Cherokee-language word Dalonige, meaning "yellow" or "gold". The city is just east of Auraria; each claims to be the site of the first discovery of gold