Ukshep 25,586 Posted March 21 It's the stuff of legend: A wagon from the Union Army supposedly lost a huge cache of gold bars while en route from Wheeling, West Virginia, to the US Mint in Philadelphia in 1863. More than 150 years later, the FBI is overseeing a dig in a Pennsylvania state forest where the famous loot might be buried, reports the AP. http://www.foxnews.com/science/2018/03/19/legendary-lost-civil-war-gold-may-have-been-found-in-pennsylvania.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phxsparks 1,626 Posted March 21 52 minutes ago, Ukshep said: It's the stuff of legend: A wagon from the Union Army supposedly lost a huge cache of gold bars while en route from Wheeling, West Virginia, to the US Mint in Philadelphia in 1863. More than 150 years later, the FBI is overseeing a dig in a Pennsylvania state forest where the famous loot might be buried, reports the AP. http://www.foxnews.com/science/2018/03/19/legendary-lost-civil-war-gold-may-have-been-found-in-pennsylvania.html I wonder how much of that gold, belonged to the South. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldcynic 736 Posted March 21 The dig is taking place at Dense Run, 135 mi NE of Pittsburgh? If the wagon were headed for the Phila Mint, it's a little off course. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
apache54 6,123 Posted March 21 lots of rumors of why the gold would be there, but the feds have in the past found and removed MANY treasures and so this is not new, also the ones i know of that they recovered have never been addded to the coffers, they always were absorbed, one huge one they took was the Victorio Peak (doc Noss) treasure it was taken and flown to President Johnson's ranch, some went to to the base commander at Hollowman AFB, much more have been done like this as well! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2many secrets 609 Posted March 21 LBJ was such a Pig. TrumpZilla can't compete with that AH on Monster Egos. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blipkints 414 Posted March 21 I thought this would be joined with thread from the other day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oregonian 841 Posted March 21 I'd love to see the feds get all the bars unearthed and then a we'll armed militia robs them for them Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Full Throttle 2,185 Posted March 21 Snip From the Link. Quote Historians have been skeptical about the story over the years, but Finders Keepers says it has found artifacts at the site suggesting Union soldiers were there. The group also says metal detectors suggest something is buried there. Whether the lost gold is a tall tale or a genuine treasure should be known soon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Groove 2,362 Posted March 21 There's gold in dem dere hills 😝 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Full Throttle 2,185 Posted March 21 6 minutes ago, Groove said: There's gold in dem dere hills 😝 Moonshiners too!! watch yer back while out and about. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites