A man stands at the entrance to an abandoned gold mine near Goldville, in Tallapoosa County. The town was incorporated in 1843 at the height of Alabama's gold rush.
Goldville Mine
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Courtesy of the Birmingham News. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Photograph by Charles Nesbitt.
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