| type="text/javascript"> | | | | in the mines and the iron industries. Shortly |
| Cole City Georgia is a hot bed of historical relics. | | | | thereafter the Civil War began. |
| The Cole City area was once home to the | | | | The union troops tore through Cole City and |
| Cherokee people. Once they were driven out on | | | | destroyed the operation. After the war the |
| the Trail of Tears the land was sold off by | | | | operation began in earnest and they started using |
| lottery. Cole City history begins in the 1850's | | | | convict labor to run the mines. Over 500 convicts |
| when John B. Gordon started the first mining | | | | at its height mined the coal. A city now forgotten |
| operation in Dade County Georgia. He started with | | | | still stands in Dade county Georgia. It is an |
| 14 miners before the civil war. Southern leaders | | | | amazing site and an amazing story. |
| were encouraging the use of slave labor for use | | | | |
