Built in 1836 of locally made brick laced with traces of gold, this is Georgia's oldest surviving courthouse; it dispensed justice for over a century before being reborn as the Dahlonega Gold Museum.
Lumpkin Court House
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Lumpkin Court House 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 34.5323, -83.9847 near Dahlonega. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dahlonega Courthouse Gold Museum (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Dahlonega Gold Museum State Historic Site, North Georgia Astronomical Observatory, and University of North Georgia ART Galleries.
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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