Price Memorial Building

Price Memorial Building (HMDV8)

Location: Dahlonega, GA 30533 Lumpkin County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 31.827', W 83° 59.254'

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Erected here in 1837 was a U.S. Branch Mint which operated until seized by the Confederates in 1861. It produced gold coins estimated to exceed $6,000,000.00 in value. In 1871 the mint building and ten acres of land were transferred to the state for use as an agricultural college, largely through the efforts in Congress of Representative William Pierce Price, founder of North Georgia College and President of its Board of Trustees until his death in 1908. The mint building was destroyed by fire in 1878 and in the following year a second building was constructed on the old foundation walls. The new structure came to serve as the college administration building and in 1934 by action of the state Board of Regents was named the Price Memorial Building to honor the founder.

Leafing of the steeple with gold from the surrounding hills was sponsored by the Dahlonega Club to commemorate in 1973 the 100th anniversary of the college.
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HM NumberHMDV8
Series This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series
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Marker Number093-9
Year Placed1973
Placed ByGeorgia Historical Commission
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Date Added Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 at 6:02am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 225786 N 3825028
Decimal Degrees34.53045000, -83.98756667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 31.827', W 83° 59.254'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 31' 49.62" N, 83° 59' 15.24" W
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Area Code(s)706
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 188-198 W Main St, Dahlonega GA 30533, US
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