(Atlanta News First) - The gold dome at the Georgia State Capitol is a symbol ... gold came from Dahlonega and Lumpkin County in what is considered America’s first-ever Gold Rush.

Famously home to the nation’s first gold rush, which began in 1828 ... Also check out the newly renovated Dahlonega Gold Museum on the town square. Visit the General Store.

But lawmakers decided they could gild it with gold from Dahlonega, site of the first gold rush in America ... like it hasn’t since 1999 and be that symbol of Georgia that he’s always looked ...