Did John Willsmith Bury His Gold in Fort Payne?

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Fort Payne Alabama (John Willsmith)

John Willsmith owned nearly half the town of Fort Payne in the late 1800’s. After his death in 1898, searchers were made to find the $100,000 in gold he was known to have accumulated, but all failed. It is believed to remain buried on one of many pieces of property Willsmith owned in the area.