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Dahlonega Consolidated Gold Mine

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

From the record

“The Consolidated Mine was a gold mine in Lumpkin County, Georgia, United States, just east of Dahlonega. Like most of the area around Dahlonega, the placer mining on the land on which the mine is located probably started during the Georgia Gold Rush.”

Wikipedia article Consolidated Mine, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 12 National Register listings published here for Lumpkin County · listed in 1980 · category: District.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • Address. NE of Dahlonega, Dahlonega, 30533
  • When was it listed? February 1980
  • Category. district
  • Census division. Dahlonega
  • National Register reference number. 80001111 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

565 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 565 fires within 5 miles of Dahlonega Consolidated Gold Mine between 1992 and 2019, burning about 856 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 77 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning354
Arson/incendiarism77
Missing data/not specified/undetermined44
Equipment and vehicle use27
Recreation and ceremony21
Misuse of fire by a minor18
Natural17
Smoking7

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2008Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2007Natural7.6 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Every fire recorded in Lumpkin County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 52 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 52 workings within 5 miles of Dahlonega Consolidated Gold Mine: 40 past producers, 8 prospects, 3 producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron, Silver. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
C M Moore Estate ProspectIronProspect
Chestatee MineCopper, Sulfur, ZincPast Producer
Columbia MineGold, SilverPast Producer
Unnamed Mica ProspectMicaProspect
Colwell QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Fields QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Arnold Consolidated Gold MinesGoldPast Producer
Barlow MineGoldPast Producer
Bast MineGoldPast Producer
Beers MineGoldPast Producer

Every working recorded in Lumpkin County

Storms near this property

60 of 71 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dahlonega, the town this property stands in, in 71 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 34 hail, 31 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 12 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
November 1996Tornado (F1)Dahlonega12 hurt, $400,000no account filed
July 2002LightningDahlonega$75,000The Dahlonega Nugget newspaper reported that lightning struck a 66-year old home in town starting a fire which destroyed the house and all possessions. No injuries were reported as the lone 88-year old resident was able to escape from the house before it was destroyed by the fire.
April 2009HailDahlonega$50,000The public observed golf ball-sized hail in the extreme east central portion of the county near the White county line.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindDahlonega$50,000The Dahlonega News Nugget reported numerous trees down along Lumpkin County Parkway behind the 400 Industrial Park. In addition, one home and an air stream trailer were damaged by falling trees. The public reported a possible tornado in Dahlonega which uprooted trees and blew off the roofs of some homes. While this was the same storm that shortly thereafter produced an F0 to F1 tornado in Hall county, the National Weather Service Survey Team did not see evidence of a tornado touchdown in Lumpkin county. Thus, all damage was believed to have been caused by strong straight-line thunderstorm winds.
August 2005Tornado (F0)Dahlonega$45,000A damage survey conducted by the Dawson County Emergency Management Director concluded that an F0 tornado has touched down just across the Dawson county line in Lumpkin county approximately 2.5 miles north of Burtsboro, or just north of Georgia Highway 9. The tornado then traveled north-northwest for almost one mile before lifting. The tornado damage path was determined to be 0.9 miles long and about 125 yards wide. Most of the damage occurred along Sheep Wallow Road off Mill Creek Road. Initial damage began at 2239 Sheep Wallow Road where 12 trees were uprooted or snapped. More damage was then reported between the 3210 and 3400 block of Sheep Wallow Road where damage occurred to a nursery. A greenhouse, warehouse, and two vehicles sustained mostly minor damage at this facility. Approximately 30 trees were also blown down on the nursery property or nearby.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindDahlonega$7,000Multiple trees down from Dahlonega east towards GA 52 and GA 115.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindDahlonega$6,000The Lumpkin County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down at the intersection of Sky Country Road and Wimpy Mill Road.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindDahlonega$5,000The Lumpkin County Emergency Management Director reported that from 20 to 25 trees were blown down in the western part of the county around Nimblewill. Several roads were blocked from downed trees.
July 2003Flash FloodDahlonega$5,000The Lumpkin county 911 center reported that flash flooding had occurred in a small area northwest of Dahlonega, resulting in damage to Horton Road.
May 1998HailDahlonega$5,000The public reported baseball size and 3 inch diameter hail in the Dahlonega area.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindDahlonega$5,000Several large trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindDahlonega$3,000The Lumpkin County 911 Center reported that several trees and powerlines were down near Happy Hollow and Rock Chimney Lanes.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindDahlonega$3,000The Lumpkin County Emergency Management Director reported that about 20 small trees were down across the western portion of the county. In addition, one power line was also down in this area. Several reports of funnel clouds were received from the public in this part of the county.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindDahlonega$2,250The Lumpkin County 911 Center reported 9 trees down in Dahlonega.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindDahlonega$2,000The Lumpkin county 911 center reported that several trees and power lines were down.
November 2002Thunderstorm WindDahlonega$2,000The Lumpkin county Emergency Management Director reported that several trees were blown down.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindDahlonega$2,000Several trees were knocked down and power lines snapped by thunderstorm winds along Georgia Highway 52 as well as in the Dahlonega area. Winds were estimated at 55 to 63 mph..
April 2020Thunderstorm WindDahlonega$1,000Public weather station reported sustained 40 mph winds with a peak gust to 56 mph.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindDahlonega$1,000The Lumpkin County 911 center reported a tree blown down in the 500 block of Calhoun Road.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindDahlonega$1,000The Lumpkin County 911 Center reported that three to four trees were down across the county, including a couple which were down on roads in Dahlonega.
August 2004Thunderstorm WindDahlonega$1,000The Lumpkin County 911 Center reported that several trees were down along Oak Grove Road just northwest of Dahlonega.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindDahlonega$1,000The Lumpkin county 911 center reported that at least five trees had been blown down.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindDahlonega$1,000The Lumpkin county 911 center reported that a tree and a nearby electrical transformer were blown down across a road.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindDahlonega$1,000Lumpkin county 911 reported trees down.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindDahlonega$1,000Lumpkin county EMA and a radio station reported several large trees blown down.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindDahlonega$1,000The public reported several trees were uprooted.
May 1998HailDahlonega$1,000The public reported dime to golf ball size hail west and south of Dahlonega.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindDahlonega$750The Lumpkin County 911 center reported that a few trees were blown down. A storm spotter reported that several large limbs, some up to two inches in diameter, were broken off trees four miles east of Amicalola Falls on the western border of Lumpkin county near the Lumpkin/Dawson county line. The Dahlonega Nugget newspaper reported that a large tree fell in front of the Royal Guard Inn in Dahlonega.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindDahlonega$500The Lumpkin County 911 Center reported that a few trees were blown down in the area.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindDahlonega$250The Lumpkin County 911 Center reported that one tree was blown down on Old Dahlonega Highway in the southeast part of the county.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindDahlonega$200Lumpkin county 911 reported trees were blown down.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindDahlonega$200Lumpkin county 911 reported trees were blown down.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindDahlonega$200Lumpkin county 911 reported a couple of trees blown down.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindDahlonega-Report of multiple trees down in Old Dahlonega.
March 2023HailDahlonega-Quarter size hail reported in Dahlonega.
March 2021Flash FloodDahlonega-The transportation department reported all lanes of State Route 19 southbound was closed due to flooding from Lake Zwerner and Yahoola Creek. Radar estimates indicate that 2.5 to 5 inches of rain occurred over the area, resulting in the flash flooding.
March 2021Flash FloodDahlonega-The transportation department reported all southbound lanes of GA Highway 19 were closed due to flooding. Radar estimates indicate that 5 to 8 inches of rainfall occurred in the area, resulting in the flash flooding.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindDahlonega-The public reported a wind gust of 60 MPH in downtown Dahlonega.
June 2011HailDahlonega-The Lumpkin County Emergency Management Director relayed reports of a brief period of quarter-sized hail just northwest of Dahlonega, with mostly nickel-sized hail on the north and northeast side of Dahlonega. The public observed nickel-sized hail between Dahlonega and Garland in the southeast part of the county. There was also one tree down on Longbranch Road at GA 115W.
March 2011HailDahlonega-The public observed quarter-sized hail near Dahlonega. Minor damage to vehicles was noted in the area.
March 2010HailDahlonega-WSB Television of Atlanta relayed a report of nickel-sized hail from the Dahlonega area.
April 2009HailDahlonega-A storm spotter for the National Weather Service observed quarter-sized hail between Dahlonega and Porter Springs.
May 2007HailDahlonega-The Lumpkin County Emergency Management Director and the public reported penny-sized hail in extreme western Lumpkin county two to three miles west-southwest of Nimblewill.
May 2006HailDahlonega-The public reported penny-sized hail from Dahlonega southward to Auraria
May 2006HailDahlonega-Personnel at the Forrest Hill Mountain Resort reported that nickel to quarter-sized hail fell near the Dawson county line, two to three miles west of Nimblewill.
March 2005HailDahlonega-Several reports of golf ball-sized hail were received from the public in Dahlonega and just south of the city near the intersection of Georgia Highways 60 and 400.
February 2005HailDahlonega-The Lumpkin County 911 Center reported penny-sized hail.
April 2005HailDahlonega-The public reported penny-sized hail.
March 2004HailDahlonega-The National Weather Service in Greer, South Carolina relayed a report from an amateur radio operator of half-dollar-sized hail near the White county line. The individual also reported a wind gust to 50 mph.
March 2004HailDahlonega-The public reported nickel-sized hail just west of Dahlonega.
August 2003HailDahlonega-The Lumpkin county 911 center reported penny-sized hail.
May 2003HailDahlonega-The Lumpkin county 911 center reported penny-sized hail.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindDahlonega-The Lumpkin county 911 center reported that one tree had been blown down at an apartment complex in the city.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindDahlonega-An amateur radio operator measured thunderstorm wind gusts at 61 mph on his Peet Brother Weather Machine.
June 2002HailDahlonega-An amateur radio operator reported dime size hail.
July 2000HailDahlonega-The public reported dime to penny size hail.
August 2000HailDahlonega-The public reported dime size hail on Georgia 400 southeast of Dawsonville near the town of Lumpkin.
July 2000HailDahlonega-The public reported hail ranging from the size of quarters to golfballs. A report from 3 miles north of Dahlonega indicated hail the size of golfballs lasted for 10 to 12 minutes.
August 1999HailDahlonega-The public reported dime size hail.
August 1999HailDahlonega-There were several reports from a local radio station and the public of quarter to golf ball size hail.

Every storm recorded in Lumpkin County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Lumpkin County Jail0.7 miles1985
Seven Oaks0.9 miles1982
Dahlonega Commercial Historic District0.9 miles1983
Dahlonega Courthouse Gold Museum0.9 miles1971
Hawkins Street Historic District1.0 miles1995
Holly Theatre1.0 miles2002

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 80001111 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Lumpkin CountyAll 12 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.