I’ve never been to Goldville, but was born and raised in Tallapoosa County and my dad talked about the gold in the area many times.
I have been in an old gold mine that is located very near Martin Dam on Lake Martin. I think they finally closed it up some years ago, but dad got a great kick out of taking people in in for a “tour”. The mine was a very short tunnel that ended in a big square room. Dad would tell folks that he would go in first to make sure there were no snakes or other animals in the mine. He would go and hide behind the side of the big room at the end of the tunnel and wait (making it appear that the tunnel was long and took him a long time to get to the end). So then he’d holler for the rest to come in because it was “safe”. They didn’t have to walk but maybe 50-60 ft. when he’d jump out and scare the beejesus out of them. He got a great kick out of that...lol
Your article brought back that great memory...thanks!
I don’t think much gold was found in this mine...if any.