The city of Dahlonega in northern Georgia banks on being known as the site of the first U-S gold rush. They draw millions of dollars a year from the tourists who flock there.
But now officials of a city just west of Atlanta Villa Rica claims it’s home to the first gold rush.
Local mine owner in Dahlonega Tammy Ray isn't buying it. "They might have been the first place that found gold, but they’re not the biggest gold rush. I mean, because they can’t prove they were the first."
While Villa Rica has street signs boasting its claim, Carl Lewis who works at the city owned gold museum is quick to downplay any rivalry with Dahlonega. "We ain’t in competition with them at all. I would rather ours be called the Georgia Forgotten Gold Rush."
The Dahlonega mine owner says she's not worried about losing tourists to Villa Rica.
But now officials of a city just west of Atlanta Villa Rica claims it’s home to the first gold rush.
Local mine owner in Dahlonega Tammy Ray isn't buying it. "They might have been the first place that found gold, but they’re not the biggest gold rush. I mean, because they can’t prove they were the first."
While Villa Rica has street signs boasting its claim, Carl Lewis who works at the city owned gold museum is quick to downplay any rivalry with Dahlonega. "We ain’t in competition with them at all. I would rather ours be called the Georgia Forgotten Gold Rush."
The Dahlonega mine owner says she's not worried about losing tourists to Villa Rica.
