My Trip to Dahlonega...pics inside!!!

kryptonitecomics

This weekend I went up to Georgia for my Dad's wedding in Helen and once I realized that Helen was only about 15 miles from Dahlonega I immediately set up plans to make a quick visit. On Easter Sunday I checkout out of my Hotel in Gainesville, GA and made a beeline for Dahlonega to grab some breakfast and see the sites. The town is very small and you will find the Dahlonega Gold Museum right in the heart of downtown....














The weather was beautiful and the museum had a lot of interesting artifacts and the short movie they showed on the history of the Georgia Gold Rush was quite interesting.

Here are some shots of inside:


























































































and once we viewed the museum we got the fever to go to the Crisson Gold Mine and do some panning for gold and gemstones......

















Considering it wasn't a vacation per say, we did manage to squeeze in a few activities before having to head back to Orlando. I got a souvenir coin from the Crisson Mine that I will add to this post when I get home and me and the kids found a lot of nice gemstones though no gold.

garsmith

Very cool; thank for sharing

Flatwoods

Glad you enjoyed it!
Looks like a fun trip.

BillyKingsley

That looks like a lot of fun and a great place to visit, thanks for posting!

DUIGUY

Thank you for taking the time to share the trip.

Whats the history behind the Cherokee weights?

AskRaq

Hey, when you post the pic of that souvenier coin - don't forget to surround it with the gem stones that the girls found!! (I LOVE going gem grubbing!!)

Those were great pics of the museum, that is really cool ~

IGWT

Excellent thread. Thanks, Shane.*

















*Lose the beard!

Dabigkahuna

Wow! What an Awesome tour!

Thank you so much for sharing!

Looks like a blast.




Larry
Dabiagkahuna

wikyva

That is really cool! Thanks for sharing.

Chris

InternetJunky

Sounds like it was a lot of fun. Thanks for sharing!

DoubleEagle59

very nice,

I enjoyed all the pics.

LanLord

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Very very cool, For a moment thought, I thought this might be siamese twins

kryptonitecomics

<< <i>Excellent thread. Thanks, Shane.*

*Lose the beard! >>



I was going for the George Michael's look....I take it from your post that I have failed miserably


I will post the coins and the Gems...I did find a rather large emerald

19Lyds

Great Photo's!

I guess this is one place I won't have to visit now!













NOT!

RBinTex

Very cool!!! Great job!!!!!

Thanks for sharing.

Your girls are gems.

mustanggt

Thanks for the tour, I will add it to my list of places to visit.

intence

looks like a blast

TwoSides2aCoin

This is a great service to the whole community of collectors. It's this type of thread that keeps me posting no matter how sick our world is. This place ROCKS.

How do you pronounce Dahlonega ?

kryptonitecomics

<< <i>This is a great service to the whole community of collectors. It's this type of thread that keeps me posting no matter how sick our world is. This place ROCKS.

How do you pronounce Dahlonega ? >>




dull-on-ah-ga is how I believe it's pronounced


Thanks for looking and commenting everyone....others have been as well and I missed there threads so it's nice to get to see places we may not get to visit as collectors.

ambro51

Yes that is Awesome, nice to get the family out...those days fade too fast once those kids grow.

so THATS how you say the word, eh?

Isnt there a building built on the old foundations of the mint?

NightHawk

Those are some great pic's, thanks for sharing them.

BECOKA

This was a fun post. I spent way too long looking at the images when I really need to get back to work.

NumisOxide

Wow, lots of pics. Thanks for posting them.

FatMan

It was a beautiful day on Sunday in Dahlonega. Glad you enjoyed your visit.



<< <i>Isnt there a building built on the old foundations of the mint? >>

Yes, the mint building burned in 1878 a few years after it was donated to North Georgia College. The college built Price Memorial Hall in its place right on the old mint foundation.

Price Memorial Hall

rgCoinGuy

Wow, all those pics made me feel like I was there. Thanks for taking the time to post this!

thatboyaintright

Looks like a great trip !! I live in Atlanta so I'm planning on taking my 10 y/o daughter this summer. I was hoping to pan for some gold while we are up there. Thanks for sharing your pics !

zeebob

Fantastic OP. Very nice photos. Thank you for adding a vacation destination to my checklist.

Mark

Thanks so much for posting all the pictures. I feel like I have shared your trip. And it was a LOT of fun!

OnlyGoldIsMoney

Looks like a beautiful community and an exceptional museum. Something for me to consider in my travels. Thanks for sharing.

PCcoins

Excellent post Shane! great pics and tour. I need to visit that mint museum and the Charlotte one too.

HTubbs

Very,very cool Shane. Thanks for sharing!

KentuckyJ

Great pics! Thanks for posting

golfer72

Wow what a great post. I really got the feel of the town and Museum. Also those are some beautiful girls you have there. Worth much more than gold.

lcoopie

enjoyable trip that reminded me of the trip that the forum took to the Smithsonian
but better pics

abitofthisabitofthat

Very, very cool - thanks for sharing.

kryptonitecomics

I am glad you all enjoyed the post as much as I enjoyed the trip....and yes my daughters are better than Gold. They were fighting over daddy the whole time

JZrarities

Nomination for POST OF THE DAY/MONTH.

Thanks for sharing.

coinnut

Great thread. Thanks for the tour!

messydesk

Very cool! Looks like everyone had fun.

rjsriv

UBER Cool!!!!! looks like yall had fun

AndyMac

Thanks for the special trip.

coinut1799

Wow, does that bring back memories. In 2001 the ANA was held in Atlanta. My wife and I like to combine coins with golf, so we spent a few days after the ANA in Helen (not recommended), and drove to Dalonaga to tour the museum and walk around the town. When I saw the complete set of Dalonaga gold coins my jaw dropped. It is really impressive. We also went panning for gold at the mine outside of the town. All in all a highly recommended place to visit if you happen to be in the area. Thanks for bringing the memory back. Great pics!!

HighRelief

Thanks for posting, it was a real treat.

Great pictures

BloodMan

Shane,

Thanks for posting. The photos are excellent!

lathmach

Great thread Kryptonitecomics.
You didn't tell us what we all were breathlessly waiting to find out, though.............
How do the native Dahloneganders pronounce "Dahlonega"?

Ray

kryptonitecomics

I posted it earlier...


dull-on-ah-ga

We had breakfast in a little cafe just off the main square....very friendly place!!! Now I just need to add some pictures of the gems we found and that coin

FatMan

<< <i>Great thread Kryptonitecomics.
You didn't tell us what we all were breathlessly waiting to find out, though.............
How do the native Dahloneganders pronounce "Dahlonega"?

Ray >>

Native folk from Dahlonega are are often called "Nuggets". They call us folk up in the mountains "Hillbillies".