Most People Don’t Know These 11 Treasures Are Buried In Indiana

There is something about whipping out a metal detector and going hunting for buried treasure that sounds exciting no matter who you are. If there was a chance you could find and dig up thousands of dollars worth of gold, would you? Interestingly enough, there are a lot of legends and tales of buried treasures in the state of Indiana. In fact, I found at least 11 different stores of buried treasure in Indiana. Did you know these 11 treasures are buried in Indiana?

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There are actually believed to be a few different types of buried treasure hidden in Clark County.

Josiah Hite was a counterfeiter in Charlestown during the 1800s. He was arrested, but managed to escape and was never seen in the area again. The cache of silver coins he had remains buried somewhere near his old home site in Charlestown.

The early Indians in the Charlestown area had a secret mind of gold and silver. The townspeople made every effort to follow them to find the mine, but were never successful. When the Indians moved to the west, they never told anyone where the gold and silver mine was.

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A gang called the Reno Gang was believed to have caches of buried treasure somewhere in the Little Goss Cave.

Early Indians worked in a rich silver mine located somewhere on or near the Round Top Knob.

There was a large amusement park that operated from 1900 to 1940 on Rose Island. It was near the Six-Mile Road below New Albany on the Ohio River. There were thousands of people who went to this amusement park when it was open. It is a metal detecting gold mine. All sorts of treasures are hiding beneath the dirt!

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A racketeer was believed to have hidden a huge amount of money along the banks of the Wabash River during the prohibition period. The money is believed to be somewhere between Geneva and Berne.

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The Reno brothers were believed to have hidden $80,000 they stole during a train robbery in 1868 somewhere near their home in Rockford. They were also believed to hide another $98,000 they stole during a second train robbery as well.

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The Harris Farmhouse (now known as Bear Farm) is believed to have tons of gold coin caches hidden in various areas of the grounds. This area was used as a headquarters for smuggling slaves during the Civil War.

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During the civil war, General John Morgan buried roughly $5,000 worth of gold coins. The coins are believed to be buried somewhere in the George Rogers Clark Historical Park.

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Al Capone’s henchmen were able to hide 2,000 cases of whiskey which was worth roughly $300,000 in a cave located near Michigan City before they were gunned down. The entryway of the cave was sealed with explosives to prevent anyone from taking the cases.

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Gangster Jim Genna is believed to have buried a huge sum of money inside of a steel box underneath a pile of rocks in a pasture. Treasure hunters and FBI have not been able to find this money. It is believed to be off State Road 6 near Bremen somewhere.

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Indians are believed to have buried a number of figurines and a bunch of gold bullion off the State Road 150 overlooking the White River on Rocky McBride Bluff in 1810.

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There was a bank employee who embezzled roughly $95,000 in paper currency. He committed suicide after burying his pilfered fortune on a farm outside of Terre Haute.

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In 1928, a passenger train was held up by four different bandits. They stole $80,000 in coins, gold bullion, and paper currency. Four days later the four bandits were caught and then hung. They did not reveal where they hid the money. It is believed to be hidden somewhere near the Illinois state line and Marshfield.

Obviously, I decided to use a combination of treasure pictures and pictures of our gorgeous county buildings in this piece. Very frequently, the readers comment on how gorgeous the county buildings are around the state, so I try to include them when I can as there are just so many of them!

Does this article make you want to go hunting for treasure? What would you do if you found this money? Tell me your thoughts in the comments! I’d love to know! Oh, and remember to share this with your adventure seeking friends!