Posted on 03/20/2018 3:09:35 AM PDT by BBell
The FBI came out empty handed at the remote Pennsylvania site where Civil War-era gold treasure is rumored to be buried, officials said Monday.
Dozens of FBI agents, Pennsylvania state officials and members of a treasure-hunting group dug in a rural site where local lore has it that a Civil War-era gold shipment bound for a U.S. Mint in Philadelphia was either lost or hidden around the time of the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.
President Abraham Lincoln reportedly ordered the shipment to pay Union Army soldiers, according to a local treasure-hunting group called Finders Keepers.
The FBI said it conducted a “court-authorized excavation” at the site, about 135 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, but did not reveal whether it was related to the legend of a lost treasure.
The agency added it did not find whatever it was looking for and will not be releasing any additional details, only noting that it was related to an “ongoing investigation.”
The 155-year-old legend caught the attention of the FBI after locals and officials went on a chase for the lost treasure. Some locals promised to pursue the rumored gold up until their death.
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“Carson. Bill Carson.” /obscure
Love, Clint
Oh, stop it, lol!
excuse me .... but WHO TRUSTS THE FBI these days....???
It only took 1 reply. nice.
Bad guys.
Perhaps time would better spent looking for Austin bomber
Arch Stanton.
No. In an unmarked grave NEXT to Arch Stanton.
That’s why there was nothing written on the rock.
***President Abraham Lincoln reportedly ordered the shipment to pay Union Army soldiers,***
Why would they be needing this? Salmon P. Chase had already authorized paper “greenbacks” as official currency.
After the Civil War, he would rule that ONLY GOLD and SILVER were true currency.
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