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Georgia Gold Rush
The
Georgia Gold Rush
was the second significant
gold rush
in the
United States
, and overshadowed the previous rush in North Carolina. It started in 1828 in present-day
Lumpkin County
near the county seat,
Dahlonega
, and soon spread through the
North Georgia mountains
, following the
Georgia Gold Belt
. By the early 1840s, gold became difficult to find. Many Georgia miners moved west when gold was found in the
Sierra Nevada
in 1848, starting the
California Gold Rush
.
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