Goldville Mine

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.

Coy Powell, mayor of Goldville, standing at the entrance to a gold mine shaft in Goldville, Alabama
Courtesy of the Birmingham News. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Photograph by Charles Nesbitt.
Coy Powell, mayor of Goldville, standing at the entrance to a gold mine shaft in Goldville, Alabama