Dukes Creek is the creek in White County, Georgia on which gold was found in 1828. White County is a County located in the northeast corner of the U The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Either Frank Logan or one of his slaves is typically given the credit for this find. The discovery of gold in White County and neighboring Lumpkin County lead to the Georgia Gold Rush. The Georgia Gold Rush was the first significant Gold rush in the United States. Dukes Creek is a tributary of the Chattahoochee River. A tributary is a Stream or River which flows into a mainstem (or parent river The Chattahoochee River runs from the Chattahoochee Spring in the Appalachian Mountains of northeastern Georgia, near the Carolinas to the southwestward
The 150 foot Dukes Creek Falls, which are actually located on Davis Creek at its confluence with Dukes Creek, are accessed by a hiking trail called the Dukes Creek Trail. Confluence, in Geography, describes the meeting of two or more Bodies of water. There is an observation platform at the falls. Dukes Creek Falls is one of four waterfalls in the Chattahoochee National Forest near Helen, Georgia that are popular destinations. A waterfall is usually a geological formation resulting from water often in the form of a Stream, flowing over an Erosion -resistant rock The Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest in northern Georgia is actually two National Forests the Oconee National Forest and Chattahoochee National Forest linked Helen is a city located on the Chattahoochee River in White County in the north of the U Two of the other waterfalls, Anna Ruby Falls and Raven Cliff Falls, are also in White County and the third waterfall, DeSoto Falls, is in neighboring Lumpkin County. Anna Ruby Falls is located near Unicoi State Park in White County near Helen Georgia. This article refers to Raven Cliff Falls in Georgia for the South Carolina falls see Raven Cliff Falls (South Carolina. The DeSoto Falls of Georgia are located in Lumpkin County Georgia along Frogtown Creek Lumpkin County is a County located in the US state of Georgia.
The Smithgall Woods – Dukes Creek Conservation Area also includes a portion of Dukes Creek.
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- Gold Nuggets from Duke’s Creek
- Smithgall Woods Conservation Area and Lodge
- Dukes Creek Falls Trail
- Photographs of Dukes Creek Falls at Paul's Waterfalls