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	Auraria, Georgia - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Auraria is a ghost town in Lumpkin County, Georgia, southwest of Dahlonega.
		The land east of Auraria was purchased by Vice President John Calhoun, and he established the Calhoun Mine there.
		Auraria, Kansas Territory (founded in 1858 by Georgia settlers in present-day Denver, Colorado) derived its name from this town.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Auraria%2C_Georgia (506 words)

	Auraria - Ghost Town
		Gold was first discovered in the area of Auraria, Dahlonega, and the Northeast Georgia Mountains by Hernando De Soto in the 1540's and the spainsh set up mining operation from the 1540's-early 1800's when the spainsh where drivin out of Georgia.
		Auraria means "City of Gold in Latin, and Dahlonega in Cherokee means "Yellow" By 1830 the region had produced over 300 onuces of gold.
		Auraria was the county seat form 1828-1832 with a population of over 1,000.
	www.ghosttowns.com /states/ga/auraria.html (912 words)

	New Georgia Encyclopedia: Gold Rush
		Auraria became an instant boomtown, growing to a population of 1,000 by 1832.
		There was sporadic interest in mining Georgia gold on a commercial scale throughout the twentieth century, and the spirit of gold fever is still strong in the region.
		Expressions of that spirit are visible all across north Georgia: the old Lumpkin County Courthouse, built in 1836, today houses the Dahlonega Gold Museum; thirteen ounces of gold covers the steeple of North Georgia College's Price Memorial Hall; forty-three ounces of gold covers the dome of Georgia's state capitol.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-785 (1493 words)

	Auraria, Georgia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Auraria is a ghost town in Lumpkin County, Georgia, southwest of Dahlonega.
		The land east of Auraria was purchased by Vice President John Calhoun, and he established the Calhoun Mine there.
		Auraria, Kansas Territory (founded in 1858 by Georgia settlers in present-day Denver, Colorado) derived its name from this town.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Auraria,_Georgia (518 words)

	New Georgia Encyclopedia: Allen D. Candler (1834-1910)
		The last governor to be both a veteran of the Civil War (1861-65) and a Georgia native, Allen Candler may have made his greatest contribution to the state after his retirement from politics, when he became the first compiler of Georgia records.
		Daniel Candler was born on November 4, 1834, in Auraria, in Lumpkin County, to Nancy Caroline Matthews and Daniel Candler.
		In 1883 Candler attained a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat from Georgia's Ninth District.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2140 (670 words)

	Georgia from A-Z
		Georgia is a leading producer of paper and board, printing and publishing, the manufacture of rubber and plastic items, and processed chicken.
		Georgia is bordered on the east by the Atlantic OCEAN.
		Georgia was admitted to the union in 1788 and a quarter was issued for it in 1999.
	www.geocities.com /mamihabc/Georgia.html (2710 words)

	Definition of Auraria, Georgia
		Most of the Cherokee Nation (under John Ross) proested the decision - but Supreme Court under John Marshall forced the treaty on the Cherokees - and the Cherokee removal from Georgia began (this is known as the Trail of Tears).
		The land east of Auraria was purchased by Vice Presidnet John Calhoun, abd he established the Calhoun Mine there.
		Today, only four buildings remain: the old store at Castleberry Bridge Road, the collapsing Graham Hotel (in ruins), a red house that was once a bank, and another house across the street from the red house.
	www.wordiq.com /definition/Auraria%2C_Georgia (602 words)

	Auraria Higher Education Center
		The Auraria neighborhood became West Denver, thriving for decades as a residential area.
		Until Auraria was built, the city was notable for its lack of public higher education institutions.
		Auraria was planned as a non-traditional campus, where a student theoretically could enter without a high school diploma at Community College of Denver and continue through a Ph.D. program at the University of Colorado at Denver.
	www.ahec.edu /campus/history.htm (384 words)

	GeorgiaInfo - Carl Vinson Institute of Government
		Born in Frederick, Maryland on Dec. 10, 1786, Schley was elected governor by Georgia voters in 1835 and served one two-year term.
		Born February 11, 1812 in Wilkes County, Georgia, Stephens was the one of the great orators of his day and played a pivotal role in many of the political crises of his time, including the Civil War.
		Georgia's first and only known dual execution of a father and son took place at the state prison in Milledgeville.
	www.cviog.uga.edu /Projects/gainfo/tdgh-nov/nov04.htm (1693 words)

	Facts about the state of Georgia
		Georgia was the 4th state (of the original 13 colonies) to ratify the Federal Constitution, and the 3rd one to do so, unanamously, on Jan. 2, 1788.
		Georgia was named for King George II of England and was officially founded in 1732.
		Georgia is completely varied in its geography, having a plains region which includes the huge Okefenokee Swamp, a coastal plains region on the Atlantic Ocean, with several large islands and many coastal inlets.
	www.angelfire.com /ga/gamember/faq.html (545 words)

	Auraria
		The discovery of gold in North Georgia was not the first discovery of gold in the United States, but all previous discoveries of gold was on property where there was no question of ownership.
		The Russell brothers and James Gregory, who had mined in Auraria and California, were successful miners in Colorado, where their names are in the history of the state, especially the history of Aurora and Denver.
		Elizabeth (Jenny) was the daughter of Martin and Polly Cloud of Lumpkin County, Georgia.
	www.rootsweb.com /~galumpki/history/Auraria_byAB.htm (1292 words)

	Georgia Fast Facts and Trivia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Georgia is the nations number one producer of the three Ps--peanuts, pecans, and peaches.
		Georgia is the largest state east of the Mississippi River.
		Georgia is often called the Empire State of the South and is also known as the Peach State and Cracker State.
	www.50states.com /facts/georgia.htm (944 words)

	Dahlonega-Lumpkin County - Historical Markers
		Auraria, (gold), in 1832 the scene of Georgia's first gold rush, was named by John C. Calhoun, owner of a nearby mine worked by Calhoun slaves.
		The town of Auraria, first known as, Nuckollsville, 4 miles south, sprang up in 1832 during the North Georgia gold rush and its name, meaning "gold," was selected by Senator John C. Calhoun.
		The Mint building was transferred to the State of Georgia for educational purposes in 1871 and burned in 1878.
	www.dahlonega.org /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=88&Itemid=102 (1603 words)

	THE AURARIA RELOCATION COLLECTION
		Name Auraria Relocation Title Collection, 1969 Extant 1 box, 11 folders (.25 linear feet) Historical note Auraria in 1969 was declared as urban renewal area by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
		The Auraria Relocation Records were donated in March 1994 to Auraria Library Archives and Special Collections from a Metropolitan State College of Denver (MSCD) alumnus through the office of Yvonne Flood, Administrative Assistant to the MSCD president.
		The two-month campaign prior to the election was marked by controversy surrounding the problem of relocating Auraria residents.
	carbon.cudenver.edu /public/library/archives/auraria/main.html (852 words)

	CHS road marker program : Marker text (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		By 1860, though, Auraria’s population had outpaced Denver’s and the settlement seemed to be winning the fight for preeminence.
		Though Auraria was not among Denver’s wealthiest neighborhoods, at the turn of the twentieth century it nevertheless provided homes and livelihoods to thousands of residents, like this employee of the Adolf Roederer Bakery & Confectionery.
		By the middle of the twentieth century Auraria had undergone a significant transformation: what had once been a charming Victorian neighborhood had become the home to increasing numbers of light industrial, wholesale, and retail businesses.
	www.coloradohistory.org /ripsigns/show_markertext.asp?id=895 (921 words)

	Huerfano County Georgia Colony History
		It was the discoveries, made by this Georgia Colony, in 1859, that bought Horace Greeley from the office of the New York Tribune to Rocky Mountains.
		In 1860, while the Georgia boys were busy working their claims and sacking their gold dust, they heard rumors of war between the north and south.
		Members of this Georgia mining colony began to lay down their shovels, picks and pans, clean up their sluice boxes, and quietly prepare for a journey back to their native state, to help their folks at home fight the battles of their country.
	www.kmitch.com /Huerfano/geogcol.htm (4667 words)

	Computer Forensic Labs 1-800-625-6451 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Georgia is the nation's number one producer of the three Ps--peanuts, pecans, and peaches...
		Georgia is often called the Empire State of the South...
		In 1828 Auraria [Georgia], near the city of Dahlongea [Georgia], was the site of the first Gold Rush in America.
	www.computerforensiclabsinc.com /ga.html (899 words)

	Dahlonega Gold Museum, Dahlonega, Georgia
		Mining gold in the mountains of north Georgia goes back 300 years before the first "gold rush." Spanish miners visited the area, possibly even before the widely accepted starting date of 1567.
		Gold was discovered in Georgia and Tennessee in the early 1820's, but in such limited quantities that large-scale rushes never formed.
		The second belt, which ran from Rabun County in northeast Georgia southwest to Cherokee County north of Atlanta, was considerably larger.
	roadsidegeorgia.com /site/goldmuseum.html (687 words)

	Gold and Gold Mining in Georgia, 1830s-1940s
		Dahlonega Gold Mining and Milling Company of Auraria, Georgia, is a corporation incorporated under the laws of Georgia.
		That there is millions of dollars in gold in the bottom of the Chestatee river, which runs through this property for over a mile, is evidenced by actual tests made and the fact that dredge boats have for years been taking out immense quantities of gold up to the very line of this property.
		This project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
	dlg.galileo.usg.edu /dahlonega/mka039a.php (555 words)

	GhostTownsA
		Auraria is a ghost town in Lumpkin County, Georgia, southwest of
		Georgia began (this is known as the Trail of Tears).
		Auraria was purchased by Vice President John Calhoun, and he
	www.alabamaparanormalresearch.org /GhostTownsA.html (813 words)

	AccessNorthGa.com - News Articles: North Georgia's Sporting News Weather and News
		AURARIA - In Lumpkin County there were two festivals celebrating North Georgia's Gold Rush heritage this weekend.
		In the shadow of one of Georgia's biggest fall festivals, Gold Rush Days in Dahlonega, the people of Auraria Community held their 18th Gold Festival.
		Moon said the Gold Rush brought his grand parents to Auraria; there is still gold and he pans for it, but he won't say where.
	www.accessnorthgeorgia.com /news/hall/newfullstory.asp?ID=108136 (523 words)

	Georgia Quiz
		It is often called the Empire State of the South and is also known as the Peach State and Cracker State.
		..that ______________________, Georgia was originally a post civil war retirement colony for union soldiers and their families.
		...that the Okefenokee (a famous south Georgia Swamp) is an Indian word "land of the trembling earth".
	www.romegeorgia.com /georgiaquiz.html (614 words)

	North Georgia Gold Rush-1828
		Few words in the English language create the fervor that the cry of "Gold" does in man. A driving force in the colonization of America, gold was the primary reason for Hernando De Soto to visit the North Georgia region in the early 1540's.
		After the Spanish were forced from Georgia, interest in gold died for a number of years, but mining continued off and on throughout 18th century and into the 19th century.
		The Georgia legislature began to plan their removal almost immediately after the discovery of gold.
	ngeorgia.com /history/goldrush.html (943 words)

	An Illustrated History of the Georgia Gold Rush and the United States Branch Mint at Dahlonega, Georgia
		The Georgia portion of the Appalachian gold belt went unappreciated until Benjamin Parks discovered gold in 1828, in the area near which the town of Dahlonega would be settled.
		The region near Auraria lay claim to one of the richest parts of the gold belt and many miners sought their fortune there.
		The area was named Lumpkin County in 1832 and Dahlonega was selected as the county seat in 1833, denying Auraria her claim to the title, and initiating the decline of the state's first gold rush town.
	www.goldrushgallery.com /dahlmint/c_history_1.html (632 words)

	Talk:Auraria, Georgia - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The wikipedia entry for Auraria, Kansas Territory, agrees about the history...
		"After the California gold rush in 1849, Auraria faded into history." This is almost redundant, unless it is meant to indicate that gold mining in Auraria declined or ended at about the same time as California gold mining.
		There were two different paragraphs describing what remains of the town in the present day; I pulled them together, making some assumptions about which items referred to were the same things and which weren't (or might not be).
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Talk:Auraria%2C_Georgia (501 words)

	Auraria, Georgia - WedPro Search - Auraria, Georgia
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	www.wedprosearch.com /wedpro/city/georgia/auraria.html (2506 words)

	Pre-Colorado Territory: Auraria 1859
		Auraria is to the left of Cherry Creek and Denver City is to the right in this view looking towards the Platte River in 1859.
		Auraria was founded by the "Russell" party from Georgia in the fall of 1858 on the west bank of Cherry Creek opposite what was then the St. Charles townsite.
		Auraria was unified with Denver City on April 5, 1860
	coloradoterritory.org /period1/p1_auraria.asp (124 words)

	North Georgia Gold Rush-1828
		Few words in the English language create the fervor that the cry of "Gold" does in man. A driving force in the colonization of America, gold was the primary reason for Hernando De Soto to visit the North Georgia region in the early 1540's.
		After the Spanish were forced from Georgia, interest in gold died for a number of years, but mining continued off and on throughout 18th century and into the 19th century.
		The Georgia legislature began to plan their removal almost immediately after the discovery of gold.
	www.ngeorgia.com /history/goldrush.html (977 words)

	ABBEE, or ABBIE, G (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		RIPLEY, Thomas, “of Auraria” gives Power of Attorney to O. Lee to represent him in disposing of his lots in Auraria, also the cabin in which he is interested in Montana City, and full power to transact all his other business “acknowledged Nov 29, 1859, at 12 O’clock a.m.” The paper is dated Mar 10.
		ROOKER, John, on May 27, 1859 built, it is said the first house in Auraria, and in consideration of having done so the Town Directors donated him three additional shares in the Town Company in addition to those he had, making in all 16 lots.
		RUSSELL, Thomas H., is grantee, in Auraria Dec 1859, of lot 4, block 30, in that city to Joseph Gottlieb.
	www.denver.lib.co.us /whg/gene/fiftyniners/R.html (8813 words)

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	www.ourgeorgiahistory.com /search?id=787 (995 words)

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