Around the 1910s, the
Tallulah Falls Railway was a railroad based in
Tallulah Falls, Georgia. It ran as far south as the main
line at Cornelia, Georgia, and as far north as Franklin, North
Carolina, providing that town's only rail service.
The Georgia Gold Rush
Although gold occurs naturally in a band
ranging from Virginia through Alabama, its rich prevalence
in north Georgia set the stage for the major southern gold
rush. Despite many gold discovery stories--best known is the
Benjamin Parks (Vanishing Georgia [lum119])
claim of 1828 in Hall, later Lumpkin, County--the earliest
clear documentation seems to be an August 1, 1829
announcement in the Georgia Journal that mentions two
gold mines in Habersham County. Photo to the right
shows - Lumpkin
County, ca. 1912. Placer "digging," cleaning up. Bill and
Tom Jenkins sluicing for gold on Tanyard Branch in
Tale's pasture, now part of North Georgia College Campus.
Tempesta
Falls
Tallulah Gorge
The Falls |
Probate Court
P.O. Box 615
Clarksville, Georgia 30503
Phone: (706) 754-2013
Habersham County Clerk
555 Monroe Street, Unit 20-2
Clarksville, Georgia 30503
Phone: (706) 754-6264
Fax: (706) 754-1014
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