Peggy Jackson Walls: 1 book
Alabama Gold
A History of the South’s Last Mother Lode
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2016
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...
