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.
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