According to legend, the gold was either lost or stolen on its way to the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia in 1863.
The gold was sent by President Abraham Lincoln to pay Union soldiers and was last spotted in St Marys, Pennsylvania, traveling northeast toward the capital.
When the wagon train didn't arrive at the Mint, searchers were sent out and discovered only empty wagons and the bodies of dead soldiers.
The gold was sent by President Abraham Lincoln to pay Union soldiers and was last spotted in St Marys, Pennsylvania, traveling northeast toward the capital.
How difficult would it have been for the writer to look at a map to get an idea of the relative position of St Marys, PA and Philadelphia? Sheesh!