Alabama Gold: A History of the South's Last Mother Lode

by Peggy Jackson Walls

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Gold rushes in Cleburne and Tallapoosa Counties attracted thousands of miners years before California's famous strike. In 1936, production at the Hog Mountain mine caused Alabama to be recognized as the top producer in the Appalachian states. In Hog Mountain's heyday, a local German settler discovered the precious metal while digging a wine cellar. In Log Pit, unscrupulous speculators shot ore into rock crevices and salted nuggets on land to enhance its sale value. A Cleburne County miner cleaned over eleven pounds of gold and was killed in a free fight all in one day. Join author Peggy Jackson Walls as she traces a century of gold mining in Alabama.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1467135984

ISBN13:9781467135986

Release Date:July 2016

Publisher:History Press

Length:176 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"

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