The town of Auraria was the site of the first gold rush in Georgia.  It was a boom town on a mountain ridge, but died out as the nearby town of Dahlonega grew more prominent. 
 

<ul><li><a href='https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ugapressbks_ugp9780820334974'>Auraria : the story of a Georgia gold-mining town / E. Merton Coulter</a></li>
<li><a href='https://www.randomconnections.com/chasing-gold-on-the-etowah-river/'>Etowah River Mine Tunnel Trip</a></li>
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The town of Auraria was the site of the first gold rush in Georgia. It was a boom town on a mountain ridge, but died out as the nearby town of Dahlonega grew more prominent. Auraria : the story of a Georgia gold-mining town / E. Merton Coulter Etowah River Mine Tunnel Trip

The town of Auraria was the site of the first gold rush in Georgia.&nbsp; It was a boom town on a mountain ridge, but died out as the nearby town of Dahlonega grew more prominent. 
 

<ul><li><a href="https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ugapressbks_ugp9780820334974" rel="noopener noreferrer">Auraria : the story of a Georgia gold-mining town / E. Merton Coulter</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.randomconnections.com/chasing-gold-on-the-etowah-river/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Etowah River Mine Tunnel Trip</a></li>
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