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The Thoen Stone: South Dakota's Lost Black Hills Gold Mystery
A stonemason's find, a seven-name roll call and a message dated 1834. Here's what the Thoen Stone says, who backs it, and why South Dakota still argues about it.
French Payroll Gold near Minerva, Ohio: Legend, Clues and Searches
Ten French soldiers, a string of packhorses and a payroll buried in a hurry. Here's what Ohio's Minerva legend says, what history backs up, and why the gold has never turned up.
Treasure Mountain Lost French Gold: Colorado's Buried Legend
Hundreds of Frenchmen, a mountain of gold and a map that vanished. Here's what's legend and what's record behind Colorado's Treasure Mountain and Treasure Falls.
King Kamehameha's Lost Treasury and Hidden Resting Place
A sandalwood king, storehouses of Spanish silver and a fortune that seemed to vanish. Plus the real Hawaii mystery: where Kamehameha the Great lies, a secret kept on purpose for 200 years.
The Russian Miners' Lost Gold: Alaska's Kenai Peninsula Legend
Russian prospectors panned real gold on Alaska's Kenai River around 1850, then went quiet. Did they leave a hidden stash behind when Russia sold Alaska? The records, the rumours and the rush.
The Red Mountain Mine Gold Cache: Birmingham's Sealed-Shaft Legend
Smuggled gold sealed inside an old mine under Birmingham's iron mountain? Red Mountain's tunnels and concrete-capped portals are real. The gold is another matter.
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