So, you’re planning a weekend at Long Mountain Lodge, eh? You’ll be leaving on Sunday, so you’ve gotta make your stay count. We’ve got a few recommendations to make your stay in Dahlonega perfect…
Learn MoreThe amazing new ‘must see’ visitor attraction will feature all new enticing displays of Dahlonega’s gold-related history and heritage, with state-of-the-art transformations of the historic attraction…
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Anyone driving into Dahlonega for the long weekend, can't help but notice the line of wooden crosses lining the side of the roads when approaching town. Twice a year, volunteers from our local…
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In April of 1996, a black bear cub which had gotten separated from its mother had managed to find its way into downtown Dahlonega. Confused and afraid, the cub did what bears tend to do in situations…
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Historically there hasn't been much written about the contributions in which women made as prospectors and miners. Digging for gold is very physically demanding and it wasn't viewed as something that…
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Almost a decade after the end of the Civil War, the gold mining outlook for Lumpkin County was finally starting to improve. Although no battles had been fought around Dahlonega, the economy of the…
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Not surprisingly, the amount of unusual behavior which grace the pages of the Nugget only increases over the holidays. This was true over one hundred years ago. Anyone reading copies of the Dahlonega…
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The utilitarian purpose of Dahlonega’s old General Store has been preserved, and customers can imagine townsfolk conversing about their provisions for a long day of mining. Life before highways…
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One of the more intriguing and often humorous folders contains local old home remedies for a variety of ailments. During a time when doctors were scarce and medical treatments too expensive, many…
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While digging graves for Dahlonega's dearly departed, burial parties would often discover veins of gold under the sod. Not surprisingly, other cemeteries near the ghost town of Auraria, five miles…
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