You may be surprised to learn that Dahlonega, Georgia, was the site of the first American Gold Rush. In 1828, it happened by accident when a deer hunter stumbled over a rock that was chock-full of ...

Dahlonega is "America's Best Small Wine, Beer, + Spirits Town" according to a new Travel + Leisure ranking. Known for its history in gold mining, location among the Appalachian Mountains, and being ...

Just an hour north of Atlanta, in the Georgia foothills of the Appalachians, Dahlonega offers a pretty picture to visitors coming from any direction. It is home to the University of North Georgia and ...

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DAHLONEGA, Ga. — Tucked away in the Blue Ridge Mountains in north Georgia, Dahlonega has been named one of the best small towns in the U.S., according to Travel + Leisure. In the travel magazine's ...

Covering all of the Georgia breweries and brewpubs outside of Atlanta would be impossible in one article given how the craft beer scene has exploded over the past few years, but here’s a select ...

"I think the term 'magical' is overused, but it does kind of feel that way here." People who live in Dahlonega are hesitant to throw the word "magical" around when describing their town—they don’t ...

America’s first gold rush city, Dahlonega, Georgia, has snagged the #4 spot for best small towns in Southern Living’s “The South’s Best” list for 2023. “In a year when more people than ever are ...

When Mulberry Sellers proclaimed, “There’s gold in them thar hills!” in Mark Twain’s The American Claimant, he was paraphrasing geologist and assayer Dr. Matthew Fleming Stephenson. From the balcony ...

DAHLONEGA, Ga. -- One cannot visit Dahlonega without being overwhelmed by its gold history. It's said the first gold was discovered by accident as a man stumbled over a big nugget of gold while out in ...