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Price Memorial Building State Historical Marker
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Photo: David Seibert
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Price Memorial Building
State Historical Marker
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Located on US 19 at Campus of North Georgia College, Dahlonega
34.53045, -83.98756666
(Text)
PRICE MEMORIAL
BUILDING
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.
093-9 GEORGIA
HISTORIC MARKER 1973
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