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Typically July 4th at my house consists of grilling a few steaks before heading over to the lake to watch the fireworks. Since we have a 5 month old we thought that waking a sleeping baby up so the we can "ooh and aah" at fireworks was probably not a good idea. This year we drove about 30 miles north to the old gold mining town of Dahlonega for some independence day fun. With the 88 degree sun beaming down on baby we were not able to do much on the square except listen to a few pickers play a couple of tunes and eat some lunch.
We chose to eat at the Smith House, famous for its family style Southern dining and more recently the gold shaft. The Smith House Historic Inn and Restaurant has quite a history. It was originally built as a home and office by Captain Frank Hall, a Dahlonega businessman 1895. Legend has it that while Captain Hall was building his home, he struck gold. Over 100 years later in 2006, while a worker was preparing a concrete floor, a hole was punched into a 20 ft mine shaft.
Leaving the dining room, people with full bellies make their way to the small dark alcove that houses the gold mine shaft. I did the same. With a child's delight, I looked down the shaft hoping to see a glimmer of gold. It is true that a vein of gold runs through town and under the square proving you can't dig up all gold.
We chose to eat at the Smith House, famous for its family style Southern dining and more recently the gold shaft. The Smith House Historic Inn and Restaurant has quite a history. It was originally built as a home and office by Captain Frank Hall, a Dahlonega businessman 1895. Legend has it that while Captain Hall was building his home, he struck gold. Over 100 years later in 2006, while a worker was preparing a concrete floor, a hole was punched into a 20 ft mine shaft.
Leaving the dining room, people with full bellies make their way to the small dark alcove that houses the gold mine shaft. I did the same. With a child's delight, I looked down the shaft hoping to see a glimmer of gold. It is true that a vein of gold runs through town and under the square proving you can't dig up all gold.
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