Allatoona was a town that reached its height during the gold rush of the 1840s along with what nearby Cherokee County town?
Allatoona, Georgia Allatoona was a town located in extreme southeastern Bartow County, Georgia. The population is estimated to have been approximately 1,000. Built along Allatoona Creek, it was a gold mining area later in the first U.S. gold rush, which took place in Georgia and North Carolina. Reaching its height in the 1840s, the Georgia Gold Rush continued into the 1850s even while the second gold rush was occurring in California. (Gold was also mined in nearby Woodstock.)
Towne Lake Towne Lake is a planned community in southern Cherokee County, Georgia, United States. It begins approximately two miles (3 km) due west of downtown Woodstock and extends northwest, in an area formerly known to long-time locals as "Thousand-Acre Woods", originally part of the Little River State Wildlife Management Area, which has since completely succumbed to suburban development.