class="MsoNormal">In 1828 Dahlonega was the site of the first
major gold rush in the United States. The Dahlonega Gold Museum Historic Site
stands in the middle of the town square, housed in the old Lumpkin County
Courthouse built in 1836. From its steps in 1849, Dahlonega Mint assayor Dr. M.
F. Stephenson tried to persuade miners to stay in Dahlonega instead of joining
the California Gold Rush, saying, "There's millions in it," famously
misquoted as "There's gold in them that hills." Corey Smith wrote a
song about the town of Dahlonega. It is the first track on his second album In
the Mood. Dahlonega is home to a campus location of the University of North
Georgia
