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Every photograph on Dawsonville Homes is a real, credited image of the place it shows, from Wikimedia Commons, Flickr or a U.S. government source, under CC0, Creative Commons Attribution or Attribution-ShareAlike licences or in the public domain. The home page film is cut from seven of them with slow pans and cross-fades only; nothing is generated.

Last checked October 19, 2026

  • Rolling forested foothills fading into blue ridgelines under white summer clouds, seen over green treetops

    Rolling forested foothills fading into blue ridgelines under white summer clouds, seen over green treetops

    Photograph View from the Amicalola Lodge – panoramio by Thomson M, licensed under CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

  • Leaf-off blue ridges folding into a valley beyond bare trees and brown scrub, under a clear pale sky

    Leaf-off blue ridges folding into a valley beyond bare trees and brown scrub, under a clear pale sky

    Photograph Amicalola Falls State Park view by Thomsonmg2000, released under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

  • A tall waterfall fanning down a dark stepped rock face between dense green forest

    A tall waterfall fanning down a dark stepped rock face between dense green forest

    Photograph Amicalola Falls (20404383932) by Thomson20192, released under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

  • The full height of a waterfall spreading in white sheets over brown and black rock beneath bare grey trees

    The full height of a waterfall spreading in white sheets over brown and black rock beneath bare grey trees

    Photograph Amicalola Falls 01 by Thomsonmg2000, released under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

  • Thin ribbons of water running down a wide wall of dark layered rock with grasses and small yellow flowers on the ledges

    Thin ribbons of water running down a wide wall of dark layered rock with grasses and small yellow flowers on the ledges

    Photograph Amicalola Falls – panoramio by anonymouse1, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

  • A long wooden staircase with timber handrails climbing through summer greenery toward a waterfall

    A long wooden staircase with timber handrails climbing through summer greenery toward a waterfall

    Photograph Amicalola Fall State Park (48351392472) by Han Zheng, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

  • A wooden footbridge with braced railings spanning a misty cascade, with stairs climbing to the right

    A wooden footbridge with braced railings spanning a misty cascade, with stairs climbing to the right

    Photograph Amicalola Falls stairs by Bill Golladay, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

  • White water tumbling over boulders through a narrow green ravine beside a zig-zag wooden stair trail

    White water tumbling over boulders through a narrow green ravine beside a zig-zag wooden stair trail

    Photograph Amicalola Falls looking down on stairs by Bill Golladay, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

  • Wooden Adirondack chairs in a row on a stone terrace facing out over a low fieldstone wall in late sun

    Wooden Adirondack chairs in a row on a stone terrace facing out over a low fieldstone wall in late sun

    Photograph Amicalola-Falls Lodge by TCR-III, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

  • A two-storey red-brick building with black shutters, two chimneys and a white cornice behind an iron fence and clipped shrubs

    A two-storey red-brick building with black shutters, two chimneys and a white cornice behind an iron fence and clipped shrubs

    Photograph Dawson County, GA Corthouse 1858, NW View by Gwringle, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

  • A red-brick historic courthouse with a flagpole, white crape myrtles in bloom and a welcome sign in front

    A red-brick historic courthouse with a flagpole, white crape myrtles in bloom and a welcome sign in front

    Photograph Old Dawson County Courthouse by Thomson200, released under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

  • A street leading to a roundabout around a red-brick courthouse, with route shields, flags and a white water tower behind

    A street leading to a roundabout around a red-brick courthouse, with route shields, flags and a white water tower behind

    Photograph GA 9 SB-GA 53 WB approaching Dawson County Courthouse traffic circle by Dough4872, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

  • A tall sign reading Dawsonville Pool Room with checkered flags, above an old white number 1 race car

    A tall sign reading Dawsonville Pool Room with checkered flags, above an old white number 1 race car

    Photograph Dawsonville Pool Room sign in Dawsonville GA by Dough4872, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

  • An oval sign with a vintage stock car reading Dawsonville History Museum, Home of the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame, on a glass wall

    An oval sign with a vintage stock car reading Dawsonville History Museum, Home of the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame, on a glass wall

    Photograph Dawsonville History Museum entrance by Dough4872, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

  • A two-storey red brick building with barred upper windows, a metal hip roof and a white-posted front porch

    A two-storey red brick building with barred upper windows, a metal hip roof and a white-posted front porch

    Photograph Old Dawson County, GA Jail by Gwringle, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

  • A narrow cracked paved road running into a tunnel of pines and budding hardwoods with white dogwoods in bloom

    A narrow cracked paved road running into a tunnel of pines and budding hardwoods with white dogwoods in bloom

    Photograph Dawson Forest road 1 by Thomson200, released under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

  • A large brown wooden sign reading Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area, City of Atlanta Tract, in a sunny clearing among pines

    A large brown wooden sign reading Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area, City of Atlanta Tract, in a sunny clearing among pines

    Photograph Dawson Forest sign – panoramio by Thomson M, licensed under CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

  • A brown, fast river seen through an arch of leaning spring-green trees from a muddy bank

    A brown, fast river seen through an arch of leaning spring-green trees from a muddy bank

    Photograph Etowah River – panoramio (3) by Thomson M, licensed under CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

  • A broad shallow river riffling over grey rocks, with a red-orange autumn tree reflected in the calm water

    A broad shallow river riffling over grey rocks, with a red-orange autumn tree reflected in the calm water

    Photograph Shoal Creek (5164689946) by Stacy Shelton / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in the public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

  • A wide meadow of tall green grass edged by young hardwoods under a cloudless blue sky

    A wide meadow of tall green grass edged by young hardwoods under a cloudless blue sky

    Photograph Clearing inside Dawson Forest – panoramio by Thomson M, licensed under CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

  • A curving drive past pink outlet storefronts with white columns, lined with crape myrtles in bloom

    A curving drive past pink outlet storefronts with white columns, lined with crape myrtles in bloom

    Photograph North Georgia Outlet Mall Dawsonville GA – panoramio – Chanilim714 (2) by Chanilim714, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

  • A four-lane divided highway with a large JCT 136 route sign on the shoulder in front of pine woods

    A four-lane divided highway with a large JCT 136 route sign on the shoulder in front of pine woods

    Photograph Huge GA 136 Sign – North GA 400 US 19 (32942685305) by formulanone, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

  • A dark board-and-batten mill with a wooden water wheel and red metal roofs, with wooded hills behind

    A dark board-and-batten mill with a wooden water wheel and red metal roofs, with wooded hills behind

    Photograph Replica mill at intersection of GA 183 and 136, Dawson County GA by John Phelan, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

  • A lone tall fieldstone chimney standing in an overgrown meadow in front of tall pines

    A lone tall fieldstone chimney standing in an overgrown meadow in front of tall pines

    Photograph Old chimney, Dawson County GA by John Phelan, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

  • A two-lane country highway curving past a broad mown pasture with a single large oak under white clouds

    A two-lane country highway curving past a broad mown pasture with a single large oak under white clouds

    Photograph Georgia State Route 183, Juno GA by John Phelan, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

  • A red-brick church with a white columned portico and steeple under a blue sky with large clouds

    A red-brick church with a white columned portico and steeple under a blue sky with large clouds

    Photograph Juno Baptist Church, Juno GA by John Phelan, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

  • A small white country church with a cream metal gable roof among tall pines and cedars

    A small white country church with a cream metal gable roof among tall pines and cedars

    Photograph Salem Methodist Church, Barrettsville GA by John Phelan, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

  • A one-and-a-half-storey Craftsman bungalow with grey-blue siding, two dormers and a full-width porch on brick piers

    A one-and-a-half-storey Craftsman bungalow with grey-blue siding, two dormers and a full-width porch on brick piers

    Photograph Boyd and Sallie Gilleland House, Dawsonville, GA by Gwringle, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

  • A large red-brick civic building with four white columns under a pediment lettered Dawson County Government Center

    A large red-brick civic building with four white columns under a pediment lettered Dawson County Government Center

    Photograph Dawson County Courthouse, Georgia by Thomson200, released under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

  • A small waterfall pouring over a rock ledge into a clear sandy pool lined with rhododendron

    A small waterfall pouring over a rock ledge into a clear sandy pool lined with rhododendron

    Photograph Nimblewill Creek – panoramio (2) by Pete Seabolt, licensed under CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

  • Thin white streams spilling in steps down a tall wet granite face with rhododendron along the top

    Thin white streams spilling in steps down a tall wet granite face with rhododendron along the top

    Photograph Bearden Falls – panoramio by Pete Seabolt, licensed under CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

  • A high view over continuous green forest with the blue arms of a lake winding between wooded ridges

    A high view over continuous green forest with the blue arms of a lake winding between wooded ridges

    Photograph Lake Petit, Big Canoe, Georgia by Thomson200, released under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

  • Rolling wooded ridges and valleys beyond a green canopy, with a small lake glinting in the middle distance

    Rolling wooded ridges and valleys beyond a green canopy, with a small lake glinting in the middle distance

    Photograph Mount Oglethorpe View – panoramio by Thomson M, licensed under CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

  • A dark still lake with a golf fairway on the far shore and layered blue ridges behind

    A dark still lake with a golf fairway on the far shore and layered blue ridges behind

    Photograph (Flickr, not on Commons) Beautiful Big Canoe by Ann Larie Valentine (SanFranAnnie), licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr. Cropped and resized.

  • A mountain lake under a bright sky of white clouds, with a golf green along the near shore

    A mountain lake under a bright sky of white clouds, with a golf green along the near shore

    Photograph (Flickr, not on Commons) Gorgeous Sky over Big Canoe by Ann Larie Valentine (SanFranAnnie), licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr. Cropped and resized.

  • A calm glassy lake mirroring dense green forest on both shores under a clear blue sky

    A calm glassy lake mirroring dense green forest on both shores under a clear blue sky

    Photograph (Flickr, not on Commons) Big Canoe by Ann Larie Valentine (SanFranAnnie), licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr. Cropped and resized.

  • Tall bare grey trunks against a deep blue sky above a slope of brown fallen leaves

    Tall bare grey trunks against a deep blue sky above a slope of brown fallen leaves

    Photograph (Flickr, not on Commons) Hiking in Big Canoe by Ann Larie Valentine (SanFranAnnie), licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr. Cropped and resized.

  • A broad low waterfall spilling over a dark rock ledge into a rocky stream

    A broad low waterfall spilling over a dark rock ledge into a rocky stream

    Photograph (Flickr, not on Commons) Falls in Big Canoe by Ann Larie Valentine (SanFranAnnie), licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr. Cropped and resized.

  • A path of sun glitter across dark blue water toward a forested hill

    A path of sun glitter across dark blue water toward a forested hill

    Photograph (Flickr, not on Commons) Sun Descends over Lake Petit by Ann Larie Valentine (SanFranAnnie), licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr. Cropped and resized.

  • A wide calm lake with low wooded islands under towering white summer clouds, framed by leafy trees

    A wide calm lake with low wooded islands under towering white summer clouds, framed by leafy trees

    Photograph Lake Lanier, July 2018 by Thomson200, released under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

  • A pink and orange sunset reflected in a glassy lake beneath a dark wooded shoreline

    A pink and orange sunset reflected in a glassy lake beneath a dark wooded shoreline

    Photograph (Flickr, not on Commons) Lake Lanier Sunset by Peter S (salanki), licensed under CC BY 2.0, via Flickr. Cropped and resized.

The film on the home page

The film at the top of the home page is cut from seven of the photographs credited on this page: the foothills from Amicalola Falls Lodge, Lake Lanier at sunset, pasture along GA 183 at Juno, the 1858 courthouse in Dawsonville, Lake Petit and Big Canoe from Mount Oglethorpe, the Etowah River at Shoal Creek and Amicalola Falls. Slow pans and cross-fades only; nothing in it is generated.

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