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

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

by Peggy Jackson Walls
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Availability:In StockContributor:Peggy Jackson WallsPublish date:2016-07-11Pages:178
Language:EnglishPublisher:History Press Library EditionsISBN-13:9781531698775ISBN-10:1531698778UPC:9781531698775Book Category:History, Technology & Engineering, PhotographyBook Subcategory:United States, Mining, Subjects & ThemesBook Topic:State & Local, HistoricalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SC4XPQZ8KX
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."
Language:EnglishPublisher:History Press Library EditionsISBN-13:9781531698775ISBN-10:1531698778UPC:9781531698775Book Category:History, Technology & Engineering, PhotographyBook Subcategory:United States, Mining, Subjects & ThemesBook Topic:State & Local, HistoricalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SC4XPQZ8KX
Publisher: History Press Library Editions

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