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In 1875 inventor P.H. Loud lowered this six-ton iron diving bell into the Chestatee to mine gold from the riverbed, Georgia's only manned underwater gold operation; it sank mysteriously a year later and lay submerged until its recovery in 2007.
Chestatee River Diving Bell (c.1875) is a historical marker in Dahlonega, Lumpkin County. It is one of 23 historical markers documented in Lumpkin County, among 39 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.5338, -83.9848 near Dahlonega. The nearest cataloged historic site is Maibaum History Tree (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Public Square, Hall's Block, and Dahlonega Mustering Grounds.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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