Dahlonega

Anna

            In Dahlonega we learned that a guy named Benjamin Parks went out in the woods hunting and he stubbed his toe on a rock but it was actually gold and that’s how it all started. At the museum there were many things about gold.  There was a machine that crushed the gold and it was called a stamp mill. There is some gold in Fulton County but not much, there is more in north Fulton. I also learned that there was a water hose that had really strong water that made big dents in the rocks and it tore down a lot of trees. In the mine I learned that if they said "fire in the hole" that means run and there was a little hiding spot were they went when a the fire ball went by them. I also learned that in the mine that there was a wishing rock and it was called that because people hit their head a lot on it so they wish they hadn’t. The mine was also under the water table. At the end of the trip we went gold panning and I found two pieces! I really liked learning about the parts of the mine that were old. I liked the guide because he was really funny. I also liked the museum because it was really well laid out.