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Holly Theatre is a historic theater in Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia, US, which was constructed as a movie theater in 1948, and is currently operated as a non-profit theatrical venue. [2] It puts on performances of musicals and straight plays, generally five mainstage productions a season, and a varying number of children's shows. [3]
Dahlonega (/ d ə ˈ l ɒ n ɪ ɡ ə / də-LON-ig-ə) is the county seat of Lumpkin County, Georgia, United States. [4] As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 5,242, [5] and in 2018 the population was estimated to be 6,884. [6] Dahlonega is located at the north end of Georgia highway 400, a freeway which connects Dahlonega to Atlanta.
March 12, 1998 (GA 9, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of the junction with GA 52: Dahlonega: 7: Fields Place-Vickery House: Fields Place-Vickery House: December 14, 1978 (W. Main St. and Vickery Dr.
The Georgia Gold Rush was the second significant gold rush in the United States and the first in Georgia, and overshadowed the previous rush in North Carolina. It started in 1829 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 ...
The Dahlonega Mint was a former branch of the United States Mint built during the Georgia Gold Rush to help the miners get their gold assayed and minted, without having to travel to the Philadelphia [ 1 ] : 80–81, 105 It was located at (34°31.8′N 83°59.2′W ) in Dahlonega , Lumpkin County, Georgia .
Dahlonega was where the nation's first major gold rush began in 1828. The process consisted of taking 13 ounces of gold and flattening it out to fit the size of the steeple in several sheets. The renovation was the first time the steeple had been replaced, and the project cost almost $100,000. It is the second building in Georgia to use ...
The Blue Ridge Rifles, established in 1950, is a military precision drill team within the ROTC program at the University of North Georgia.It is not directly affiliated with the Blue Ridge Rifles that existed as a military unit of the Confederate States Army during the Civil War, but drew its name in memory of that unit that stood up from the local area.
The Dahlonega Nugget is a local newspaper in Dahlonega, Georgia. It is published once a week on Wednesdays, with a circulation of about 5,000 copies. [ 1 ] The newspaper is currently owned by Community Newspapers, Inc. , which also owns papers in Florida and North Carolina .