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Straight-on view of the Dahlonega Gold Museum's white-columned portico, with an 1836 fanlight and an arched gated doorway, in winter.

Front portico of the Dahlonega Gold Museum (old courthouse), winter

Photo: HowardSF at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped & colour-graded)

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Front portico of the Dahlonega Gold Museum with garland on the balcony rail, a garland-framed arched doorway and wreaths in the windows.

Front (portico) facade of the Dahlonega Gold Museum decorated for Christmas

Photo: Mike Finn, CC BY 2.0 (cropped & colour-graded)

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Red-brick Dahlonega Gold Museum with Christmas wreaths in the windows, garland on the fence and doorway, and its 1836 sign out front.

Dahlonega Gold Museum (old Lumpkin County Courthouse, 1836) decorated for Christmas, on the public square

Photo: Mike Finn, CC BY 2.0 (cropped & colour-graded)

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Elevated summer view of shops on Dahlonega's public square, with a white storefront signed 'Discover Dahlonega', parked cars and a brick plaza.

Storefronts on the public square seen from the Gold Museum

Photo: Jared, CC BY 2.0 (cropped & colour-graded)

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Elevated view of Dahlonega's public square in summer: storefronts, a parking lot full of cars, and forested hills behind under blue sky.

Public square shops, parking and surrounding hills seen from the top of the Gold Museum

Photo: BullDawg2021, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped & colour-graded)

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Crowded brick plaza on Dahlonega's public square on a sunny day, with an ice cream parlor, a Crimson Moon sign, white vendor tents and a large sycamore.

North side of the public square on a festival/market day

Photo: Gwringle, CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped & colour-graded)

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Gable end of the red-brick Dahlonega Gold Museum with wreaths in its windows, bare trees strung with white lights, and its 1836 sign.

Gold Museum (old courthouse) at the centre of the public square in late November, with holiday lights

Photo: Ann Larie Valentine, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped & colour-graded)

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Gable end of the red-brick Dahlonega Gold Museum framed by two leafy trees, with benches and a mown lawn in front.

Gable end of the Gold Museum across the lawn on the square, late spring

Photo: boviate, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped & colour-graded)

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Gold-topped white steeple of Price Memorial Hall at the University of North Georgia, with a blue mountain on the horizon behind it.

Price Memorial Hall's gold steeple, University of North Georgia, with a mountain behind

Photo: ZachJBeavers, CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped & colour-graded)

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Low-angle view of Price Memorial Hall at UNG: red brick, four white columns, and a white belfry with a gold steeple, under an overcast sky.

Price Memorial Hall front portico and gold steeple, UNG Dahlonega campus

Photo: ZachJBeavers, CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped & colour-graded)

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White marble facade of the Holly Theater in Dahlonega with red HOLLY lettering and a marquee advertising Matilda The Musical.

Holly Theater facade and marquee

Photo: Joseph Gage, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped & colour-graded)

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Shop window lettered 'High Cotton ...Celebrating Southern Style' with a national parks poster and cotton bolls on display inside.

Shop window of 'High Cotton' in downtown Dahlonega

Photo: Carol VanHook, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped & colour-graded)

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Hanging sign reading 'Gold City Growlers, Est. 2014' on a black scrolled iron bracket against cream siding.

Hanging sign of Gold City Growlers in downtown Dahlonega

Photo: Carol VanHook, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped & colour-graded)

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Underground tunnel at Consolidated Gold Mine with rails on a gravel floor, a rusty ore cart of rocks and a hanging work lamp.

Underground tunnel and ore cart at Consolidated Gold Mine

Photo: Clifflandis, CC0

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Green vineyard rows on a slope with three rounded forested mountains behind under a pale blue sky.

Vineyard rows at Three Sisters Vineyards with the Three Sisters mountains behind (Lumpkin County)

Photo: Thomson200, CC0

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Spring-green forested mountain ridges with a pale rock face on the central peak, seen over treetops under a cloudy sky.

Blue Ridge view of Cedar Mountain from Chestatee Overlook (Lumpkin County)

Photo: Thomson200, CC0

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Amicalola Falls spilling in white streams down dark layered rock, surrounded by green summer forest.

Amicalola Falls, Amicalola Falls State Park (Dawson County) – a nearby day trip, NOT downtown Dahlonega

Photo: Thomson20192, CC0

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1936 black-and-white HABS photo of the Lumpkin County Courthouse in Dahlonega, a brick building with two chimneys on an unpaved square.

1936 photograph of the Lumpkin County Courthouse (now the Gold Museum) on the square

Photo: Harold Bush-Brown (Historic American Buildings Survey), Public domain

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Front portico of the Dahlonega Gold Museum (old courthouse), winter

Front (portico) facade of the Dahlonega Gold Museum decorated for Christmas

Dahlonega Gold Museum (old Lumpkin County Courthouse, 1836) decorated for Christmas, on the public square

Storefronts on the public square seen from the Gold Museum

Public square shops, parking and surrounding hills seen from the top of the Gold Museum

North side of the public square on a festival/market day

Gold Museum (old courthouse) at the centre of the public square in late November, with holiday lights

Gable end of the Gold Museum across the lawn on the square, late spring

Price Memorial Hall's gold steeple, University of North Georgia, with a mountain behind

Price Memorial Hall front portico and gold steeple, UNG Dahlonega campus

Holly Theater facade and marquee

Shop window of 'High Cotton' in downtown Dahlonega

Hanging sign of Gold City Growlers in downtown Dahlonega

Underground tunnel and ore cart at Consolidated Gold Mine

Vineyard rows at Three Sisters Vineyards with the Three Sisters mountains behind (Lumpkin County)

Blue Ridge view of Cedar Mountain from Chestatee Overlook (Lumpkin County)

Amicalola Falls, Amicalola Falls State Park (Dawson County) – a nearby day trip, NOT downtown Dahlonega

1936 photograph of the Lumpkin County Courthouse (now the Gold Museum) on the square