Historical Marker

Price Memorial Building (1973)

Dahlonega · Lumpkin County · Erected 1973

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The Story

The mint that once stood here struck gold coins until 1861, burned in 1878, and rose again as this 1879 college building, a literal monument built on the footprint of America's first gold-coin factory.

About this site

Price Memorial Building is a historical marker in Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, erected in 1973. 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 34.5305, -83.9876 near Dahlonega. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fields Place-Vickery House (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Dahlonega Mint, Price Memorial Building, 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.

Also at or near Dahlonega, Lumpkin County

“Price Memorial Building” names 2 distinct records in Lumpkin County. This page is the historical marker erected in 1973 in Dahlonega. The others:

Price Memorial Building — Historical Marker in Dahlonega

📍 34.5305, -83.9876 · Dahlonega, Lumpkin County

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Nearby in Lumpkin County

Historic Place

Fields Place-Vickery House

Price Memorial Building

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