No state in the Great Plains Belt is richer in treasure and artifact sites than Nebraska. The great movement of westward migration touched Nebraska more than any other state because it more or less followed the natural path of its great central watercourse, the Platte River. It has been said that the entire length of […]

The gold and the precious and semi-precious stones in the hills of Montana have given the state the epithet “The Treasure State.” Montana has produced more sapphires than any other state in the nation. It has extensive commercial deposits of green, yellow, red, and aquamarine sapphires. The cornflower blue sapphires of Yogo Gulch are gems

Nevada arose from mineral discovery. The first settlers in the state were the Mormons, who came in 1849. In the same year, gold was discovered near Virginia City. In 1859, placer mining in that gulch uncovered the famous Comstock Lode, the richest deposit of precious metals ever found on earth. Overnight, Virginia City became the

It is impossible to say precisely who the first white men to see New Hampshire was. They may have been Norsemen, Irish, or fishermen from some other Western European country. It is certain, however, that the English sea captain Martin Pring visited the coastal areas of New Hampshire in June 1603. He went to the

The buried treasure and lost mine tales recorded on this tape are not my creations. Several have been told before and will be told again wherever interested parties congregate. Some of these stories are based on legend, but it should be remembered that all legends, myths, and folklore, no matter how exaggerated they have become,

Divers and beachcombers looking for treasure along New Jersey’s 127 miles of coastline have almost unlimited chances of finding things that we call treasure today. New Jersey has many places where people can look for pirates, pioneers, bandits, and other outlaw caches. Those treasure hunters searching for pirate loot along New Jersey’s coastline should read

With its miles of lake and ocean coastline, mountains, and dense population, New York is a paradise for treasure hunters. There are dozens of stories of hidden treasure dating from the 1600s to the present. When a body was found floating in the Hudson River, near Beacon, N.Y., in March 1897, it took several days

North Carolina offers treasure for any hunter. The Tar Heel State is home to gems, sites of Revolutionary, Indian, and Civil War battles, lost gold mines, silver caches, ghost towns, shipwrecks, and beaches where you can shoot coins. Since the price of silver keeps rising, it might pay some interested people to check out the

In the 17th and 18th centuries, both France and England claimed Ohio as part of the Northwest Territory. After its defeat in the French and Indian War, France ceded that rich land to England. Twenty years later, at the end of the American War for Independence, the Treaty of Paris in 1783 made the Northwest

Oklahoma probably has more caches of gold and silver (coins and bars) made by Indians than any other state in the Union, plus numerous outlaw, cattleman, and modern-day gangster burial sites of valuables. There are also several lost gold and silver mines in Oklahoma. The following stories come from countless hours spent in libraries, historical