Tag: gold in alabama

History of Gold in Alabama

Posted on October 20, 2021November 26, 2021 by Staff

Explore Alabama: Gold is still being found in Alabama, mostly in the form of lode gold mining, also called hard rock mining and placer gold found in soils and gravel.

Alabama Gold Regions

Posted on October 22, 2021November 7, 2021 by Staff

Alabama Gold Regions Excerpt from Minerals and Mines Along the Southern Railway Issued by Land and Industrial Department, Southern Railway,

Gold Regions of Alabama Map

Posted on November 23, 2021November 23, 2021 by Staff

Gold Regions of Alabama: Sketch map of the Alabama Crystalline Schists to illustrate preliminary report on the Gold Regions of Alabama

Men Panning Gold Created / Published [between ca. 1900 and 1927]

GOLD PROSPECTING IN ALABAMA

Posted on November 23, 2021November 23, 2021 by Terry W. Platt

GOLD IN ALABAMA TABLE OF CONTENTS to a handpicked collection of content gathered from a variety of sources concerning gold in Alabama. Stay in the game. Find the gold. Follow this series and join us on Facebook.

Gold in Chilton County Alabama

Posted on October 24, 2021October 24, 2021 by Terry W. Platt

Great handpicked content collected from a variety of sources including online resources and historical documents. Professional research and consultation with experts brings together a wealth of information professionally edited for publication.

CHILTON COUNTY ALABAMA

Posted on February 17, 2021April 18, 2021 by Terry W. Platt

Expore Alabama: Chilton County Alabama: Chilton County is known for its peaches and its unique landscape. It is home to swamps, prairies and mountains due to the foothills of the Appalachians which end in the county, the Coosa River basin, and its proximity to the Black Belt Prairie that was long a center of cotton production.

Gold in Cleburne County Alabama

Posted on November 23, 2021November 24, 2021 by Terry W. Platt

This Cleburne County Alabama Gold Mines information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to visit any sites listed without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.

Gold in Tallapoosa County Alabama

Posted on December 17, 2021December 17, 2021 by Terry W. Platt

This “Devil’s Back-bone” ridge crosses the Tallapoosa river in Sec. 32, T 21, R.22, and preserving its general characteristics in a north-easterly course, crosses the Columbus and Western Railroad at Jackson’s Gap Station; and again crosses the Tallapoosa river near the northern borders of the Horse Shoen ;bend in which is locate the old battle ground where Gen. Jackson roiuthed the Indians.

Louina Alabama

Posted on January 11, 2021October 24, 2021 by Terry W. Platt

Louina Alabama in Randolph County Alabama was settled by the Indians, pushed to Alabama by the white settlers from the overcrowded east in the 1830s. Louina’s trading post quickly became the metropolis of its day with the area producing quantities of gold. Today Louina is a ghost town.
According to tradition and folklore, the Louina area coughed up gold and silver.

Wedowee Alabama

Posted on October 17, 2021October 25, 2021 by Staff

Wedowee Alabama is a small town, population 818, located in east-central Alabama and is the county seat of Randolph County. Early writers on the town reported on the purity of the area’s streams and rivers, its fertile soils, and significant deposits of gold, copper, iron and mica.

The Raven Chapter 2 Part 2: Contents of the Fissure

Posted on June 22, 2020December 24, 2020 by Staff

Raven found the break in the cave wall just as Melvin had said. He was not sure he could fit in the opening as he was taller and heavier than Melvin but he knew also that his grandfather would not have directed him to crawl in if he had any doubts about his ability to do so.

Yuchi Gold Of Paint Rock Alabama

Posted on May 18, 2020December 22, 2020 by Terry W. Platt

One of Alabama’s most famous lost gold stories is the Yuchi Gold of Paint Rock Valley.

Legend says that somewhere just southeast of Huntsville, Alabama there is a fortune in gold hidden in a cave. According to the legend, the cave has gold ingots stacked within. This Alabama Treasure Legend speculates that the gold came from Spanish soldiers who were killed near Tuscaloosa Alabama by the Yuchi tribe around 1699.