Most People Don’t Know These 11 Treasures Are Hiding In Missouri
Wouldn’t it be great to come across a long-hidden or buried treasure? How easy would it be for a person to forget a treasure’s exact location, especially over a long period of time? Or what if something happened to them without anyone else knowing where they hid it? It’s easy to think that this could have happened many times in history. Here are some interesting places in Missouri that are said to contain a hidden fortune. Should we start digging for lost treasure in Missouri? Let us know!
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When he discovered the mine was actually on another man’s property, instead of buying the land and thus revealing the mine’s location, he and his daughter sealed up the mine and moved east, planning to return at a later time and offer to purchase the land for farming. He never made it farther east than Missouri and eventually died, never to return to the Jacks Fork area. His daughter married and moved west, and no one in Shannon County ever saw them again. The legend of the mine, however, remains, still believed to be in the vicinity of the junction of the Jacks Fork and Current rivers. Many have searched for the mine over the years, but it has never been found.
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Turns out, Keithly had found gold in California, come home, and hid it somewhere. His family never knew where, although there was a nearby cave he visited frequently. It was where he was eventually laid to rest upon his death. Many thought this cave might be where the treasure was hidden. Hints of the treasure over the years occurred when he would periodically pull a $10 gold piece from his pocket, hand it to his daughter and say, "See here what I’ve found." The cave is located near Galena, Missouri in Stone County.
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"Murder Rock," on Pine Mountain south of Kirbyville, is also known as "Alf Bolin Rock" due to it being the location where Bolin and his gang of outlaws often hid and then robbed and sometimes murdered unfortunate travelers. It was also the area in which Bolin was later trapped and killed by a Union soldier commissioned to capture the outlaw. At the time of his death in 1863, Bolin was only 21 years old. With so many raids in this area, he had amassed a considerable fortune, but because he couldn’t keep it in a bank, he likely buried it near the cave. Unfortunately, the exact location of the burial spot died with the outlaw himself and so the treasure is quite possibly still there.
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What are some other buried treasures you have heard of? Do you believe these tales of buried treasure in Missouri could be true? Share your thoughts with us in the comments!
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Lost Treasure in Missouri
- Is there any lost treasure in Missouri?
Interestingly, there are several tales of lost treasure in Missouri despite the fact that it isn’t a coastal state. Besides, who needs an ocean to have treasure, anyway? Some of the most interesting, compelling tales of hidden treasure in Missouri include:
- The Kaffer Treasure said to be buried near Armstrong
- The hidden (and subsequently lost) gold of Parson Keithly
- The numerous alleged sunken boats in the Mississippi
2. What are some interesting urban legends in Missouri?
There are numerous urban legends in Missouri, all of which have been passed down an unknown number of years – they sure are fun, though! Some of our favorite urban legends in Missouri include:
- The tale of Zombie Road
- The Devil’s Chair in Kirksville
- The ghosts of Rock Hollow Trail
3. Where should I search for hidden treasure in Missouri?
Sure, we may not know whether or not the tales of hidden treasure in Missouri are really true or not, but if you want to do some modern-day treasure hunting in MO, your best bet is to do some metal detecting. Some of the best locations for metal detecting in Missouri are: