Dahlonega. How do we get to Dahlonega? We ride on comfortable coach buses. We get to watch a movie while riding on the bus. You will have a partner to.

Dahlonega

How do we get to Dahlonega?

• We ride on comfortable coach buses.

• We get to watch a movie while riding on the bus.

• You will have a partner to sit with on the bus.

• Sometimes it gets cold on the bus. (and sometimes it gets hot!)

• Takes about 1 ½ hours.

What can we bring with us?• A snack and 2 drinks. (No cans!)• A small cooler to share with your seat

mate. NO ICE! You may use a freeze pack.

• Books, drawing paper, cards, etc.• NO electronic games or I-pods.• A small hip pack or backpack to hold your

belongings and money.• Spending money. ($25.00 limit)• Camera

What are we going to do?

• Arrive Dahlonega and take a bathroom break.

• Visit the gold museum.

• Go to Consolidated Gold Mine. Pan for gold, go down into the mine and eat lunch.

• Go to Crisson’s Gems-Mine. Take a tractor ride and grub for gems.

• Return home. Get back about 4:00 pm.

What can I do with my $25.00?

• There are three gift shops.

• The first and last are the best.

• You can buy an extra bucket of sand to grub for more gems. ($3.00 - $5.00)

• Items to buy: rock candy, gem stones, jewelry, magnets, pencils, and erasers. Dahlonega souvenirs. (No weapons.)

• Mother’s Day

What is panning for gold?

• A guide will demonstrate this for you.

• You will have a pan with sand in it.

• You will stand at a trough filled with water.

• You will swish your pan in the water and little by little the sand will wash away.

• Hopefully, you are left with gold.

• Yes, you keep your gold.

What is grubbing for gems?

• You will get a bucket full of sand and rocks.

• You will stand at a long trough filled with water.

• You will get a wooden sieve.

• Put some of the sand in sieve and swish it in the water.

• The sand will slip out and you are left with rocks and gems.

Dahlonega Gold Museum

Consolidated Gold Mine

First Major Gold Rush in America!

• In 1828, gold was discovered in Georgia.

• Benjamin Parks stumped his toe on a gold nugget while hunting deer in the North Georgia Mountains.

• Several thousand miners soon covered what was known as the Cherokee Territory.

Cherokee Indians

• Cherokee Indians refused to give up their North Georgia land.

• The state assumed ownership of Cherokee Territory in 1830.

• The land was distributed in a lottery.

• The Cherokee Indians were forced to move.

• The Trail of Tears

How is gold weighed?

• Gold is weighed in Troy Weight.

• Instead of 16 ounces to a pound, there are 12 ounces in a Troy Pound.

Gold in Georgia

• The gold on the dome on our state capitol building came from Dahlonega.

Facts about Gold

• Gold reflects the heat of the sun but allows light to pass through. (Space suits)

• Gold never tarnishes, rusts or decays.

• Good conductor of heat and electricity.

• Gold is the world’s most malleable metal.

• Gold doesn’t harden or become brittle. (Popular with jewelers.)

So get ready to have a good

time!