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This gate marks the entrance to a college born from gold: classes opened in 1873 in the old federal mint building, making the school Georgia's first coeducational college years before women could attend most institutions.
Historical Marker
North Georgia College Gate
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About this site
North Georgia College Gate 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 34.5313, -83.9864 near Dahlonega. The nearest cataloged historic site is Holly Theatre (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Price Memorial Building, William Pierce Price, and U.A. Lawson Steeple.
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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