With permission from the Lumpkin County Library, here is a classic Georgia highway sign photo from the Madeleine K. Anthony Collection of the Chestatee Regional Library System...
The above photo from 1971 shows how the Dahlonega town square looked just before it was revitalized into the much more attractive historic district of today. The University of Georgia, Georgia DOT, several Dahlonega area business and civic organizations, and students from my alma mater, North Georgia College, were all instrumental in this revitalization effort that ultimately resulted in the desirable tourist destination that it has become. Dahlonega's claim to fame is being the site of America's very first gold rush, which occurred in 1828, 21 years before gold was discovered in California.
Here is a photo I had taken in 1998 of roadsigns that existed in the same location 27 years later...
Here is a photo I had taken in 1998 of roadsigns that existed in the same location 27 years later...
If you ever get the chance, I strongly recommend you visit Dahlonega and take in the history, sights, and scenes. For more information on Dahlonega, visit their official tourism website, www.dahlonega.org.
I thank Anne Amerson of the Lumpkin County Historical Society for e-mailing me the historical photo that I originally saw in the December/January, 2007 edition of "400 Edition", and I thank both Debra Capponi and Claudia Gibson of the Lumpkin County Library for giving me permission to share this classic roadsign photo with y'all.
That's all for now. Thanks for reading and please come back again.
2 comments:
Sad in that the Hwy Gothic Series D and E on the old signs looks so much better than the Series B and C on the new signs!
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