1979 Georgia Gold Wagon Train

On Nov. 23, 1979, 75 covered wagons and hundreds of

riders pulled out of Dahlonega for a 3-day journey to

Atlanta, where they would present Georgia gold to be

used in regilding the weathered state capitol dome.

 

The 1979 wagon train followed the same route used by

a similar wagon train from Dahlonega in 1958, which

brought the gold for the original gilding of the state

capitol dome in 1959.

 

By the mid-1970s, much of the gold leaf was missing from

the dome, leading to the "Make Georgia a Shining Example"

project to raise money to regild the capitol dome

 

 

Top and lower photos by Ed Jackson

 

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