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Dahlonega Mint
Personal Photo: Taken by Amanda Newton
The stone marker is outside of North Georgia College and State University Price Memorial Building in Dahlonega Georgia. Founded in 1837 the mint produced over six million dollars in gold coins. The coins are now very valuable to coin collectors. The state of Georgia took control of the mint after Georgia withdrew from the union in early 1861. The mint was not only used for just making coins and such. During the time of war the mint was occupied several times by military troops. U.S Calvary occupied it and were then “promptly replaced by a platoon of infantry soldiers commanded by Lt. Zimmerman.” The mint was also used as a military jail, barracks, and headquarters. The mint building was also used as a schoolhouse for educating the African American members of the community. In April of 1871 the mint title was again turned over, this time to the Board of Trustees of the North Georgia Agricultural College. The mint was very badly burned in a fire in December of 1878. The stones of the old Dahlonega Mint are now the foundation of what is Price Memorial Building at North Georgia College & State University.
Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club, Vol. 114, No. 2. (Apr. - Jun., 1987), pp. 191-194.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahlonega_Mint
Amanda Newton
Dahlonega Mint
Personal Photo: Taken by Amanda Newton
The stone marker is outside of North Georgia College and State University Price Memorial Building in Dahlonega Georgia. Founded in 1837 the mint produced over six million dollars in gold coins. The coins are now very valuable to coin collectors. The state of Georgia took control of the mint after Georgia withdrew from the union in early 1861. The mint was not only used for just making coins and such. During the time of war the mint was occupied several times by military troops. U.S Calvary occupied it and were then “promptly replaced by a platoon of infantry soldiers commanded by Lt. Zimmerman.” The mint was also used as a military jail, barracks, and headquarters. The mint building was also used as a schoolhouse for educating the African American members of the community. In April of 1871 the mint title was again turned over, this time to the Board of Trustees of the North Georgia Agricultural College. The mint was very badly burned in a fire in December of 1878. The stones of the old Dahlonega Mint are now the foundation of what is Price Memorial Building at North Georgia College & State University.
Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club, Vol. 114, No. 2. (Apr. - Jun., 1987), pp. 191-194.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahlonega_Mint
Amanda Newton