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Prentice Cooper Fire Tower

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Prentice Cooper Fire Tower This tower was built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps to protect the newly formed Prentice Cooper State Forest. Still accessible today for those that brave the climb to take in the view

South Cumberland Tennessee State Park

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 South Cumberland Tennessee State Park The Great Stone Door in the Savage Gulf State Natural Area Laural Falls Greeter Falls Foster Falls Foster Falls

Consolidated Gold Mine Dahlonega GA

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Consolidated Gold Mine Opening in 1875 t he Consolidated Mine was a gold mine in Lumpkin County, Georgia, United States, just east of Dahlonega. Like most of the area around Dahlonega, the placer mining on the land on which the mine is located probably started during the Georgia Gold Rush. https://consolidatedgoldmine.com/ F