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The Smith House Review

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Last weekend we ventured out to Dahlonega with some friends to check out a well-recommended place called The Smith House. Inside was beautiful and showed it was a historical site, including the details, a  video, and a display of the old mine shaft. The four of us sat around with our kids at the table and enjoyed a delicious feast of southern cooking served family-style. 84 South Chestatee Street Dahlonega, GA 30533 706-725-8148 https://smithhouse.com/ History The history of The Smith House goes back to 1884 when a gentleman by the name of Captain Frank Hall purchased an acre of land east of the Dahlonega town square to build a home. Captain Hall moved from Vermont to Dahlonega in 1868 after the civil war. He was a representative of The Boston Massachusetts Company to oversee local gold mills and machinery of the Dahlonega mines. His fortune came from many tracts of land he acquired and from general merchandise store named the Frank W. Hall Merchandise Compan...