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Dahlonega voted a top Southern small town

Lumpkin County town is No. 4 on USA Today list

Jacob and Anna Riggs of Cumming shop in October 2013 at one of the many booths at Dahlonega’s Gold Rush fall festival.

0602DAHLONEGA — Jacob and Anna Riggs of Cumming shop in October 2013 at one of the many booths at Dahlonega’s Gold Rush fall festival.

After four weeks of voting, Dahlonega finished fourth in the Best Southern Small Town poll on USA Today’s website. A panel of three Southern travel experts narrowed a list of small towns down to 20 candidates. Each small town nominated for the award has a population of fewer than 20,000.