Historical Marker

William Pierce Price

Dahlonega · Lumpkin County

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The Story

Congressman William Pierce Price engineered the transfer of Dahlonega's idle federal mint to the state, then founded North Georgia College there in 1873 in his own hometown, leaving a college where a coin factory once stood.

About this site

William Pierce Price 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 34.5301, -83.9869 near Dahlonega. The nearest cataloged historic site is U.A. Lawson Steeple (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Price Memorial Building, Price Memorial Hall, and Dahlonega Mint.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 34.5301, -83.9869 · Dahlonega, Lumpkin County

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