Question: The Georgia State Capitol dome is covered in gold from which Georgia county—site of the first major gold rush in U.S. history?
Answer: Lumpkin County, specifically the area around Dahlonega, which was the center of the 1828 Georgia Gold Rush—widely considered the first major gold rush in U.S. history.
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