Calhoun Mine
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The Calhoun Mine is perhaps the oldest and best-known mine in Lumpkin County, Georgia. When gold was discovered in Lumpkin County in 1828, which led to the Georgia Gold Rush in 1829, it was discovered on 239 acres (0.97 km2) owned by Robert Obar. After at least two intermediary sales, the land was purchased by Senator John C. Calhoun of South Carolina, who later served as the 7th Vice President of the United States. Calhoun started a mining company to mine the land and later allowed his son-in-law Thomas Green Clemson, the founder of Clemson University, to manage it. The ore deposit was a very rich deposit and, according to an 1856 letter from Clemson to his brother-in-law, was still producing significant quantities of gold nearly 30 years after its initial discovery on the land. This mine - along with the Consolidated Mine and the Loud Mine - were some of the most productive mines in the Georgia Gold Belt.
1828
Wikidata
Calhoun Gold Mine
Q30, 
- National Register of Historic Places listed place page@
- National Register of Historic Places page@
Location: 34.492, -83.9821, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
4 places
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Battle Branch Mine ⓘ
mine in Georgia, United States of America, United States of America -
Consolidated Gold Mine ⓘ
historic site and former gold mine in Dahlonega, Georgia, USA -
Crisson Mine ⓘ
Mine in the United States -
Calhoun Mine ⓘ
CalhounMine1972NPS| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| link | page | National Register of Historic Places listed place page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | National Register of Historic Places page@ | Wikidata | ||
| site | mine | Battle Branch Mine | gold mine, mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Consolidated Gold Mine | gold mine, historic district | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Crisson Mine | gold mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | 1828 | Calhoun Mine | gold mine | Wikidata |
| commons | image | CalhounMine1972NPS | Commons | ||
