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Historical Documentation of Yahoola Creek Park
In a ghost story told by Dahlonega native Amy Blackmarr, Colonel William Pierce Bryce, a civil war soldier, haunts the Old McDonald House property. "Have you ever felt a cold spot on your body?" Blackmarr asked. "That's the place where energy is shifting. Ghosts cannot physically hurt you, but they can trap you in your own hysteria." According to legend, Colonel Bryce was found wounded close to the property after a horrific, close-by battle. As he was crawling back, bleeding and close to death, he happened upon a little girl. She was so frightened by his bedraggled appearance that she fled in terror leaving him to die. Ever since his death, there have been numerous reports by the people of Dahlonega of eerie wailing noises and sounds of Civil War-era musket shots. Only a few people have ever reported seeing the apparition. The colonel is supposedly still bloody, crawling with his musket in hand, towards home, with contempt for any being he crosses.
1st big Gold Rush of U.S History in 1829
Only remnants of Gold Rush history that has survived (gold mine shafts)
Colonel William Pierce Bryce
Student Leaders: Crystal Stone & Kellie Crawford
This cabin was the home of Cptn, Jesse McDonald who fought with the Blue Ridge Rifles during the Civil War. His family purchased this land in 1866. The farm remained in the family until 2001, when it was sold to Lumpkin County to be used by the citizens as a community park.
McDonald Farm
