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Pennsylvania Legends of Lost Treasure
Brunner’s Buried Iron Pot of Gold
Family legend tells that old man Brunner buried an iron pot containing $35,000 in gold on his property in Monocacy, Pennsylvania some time before his death that was never recovered. By 1901, that property belonged to a Charles Tracy, and attempts by the grandson were made to dig it up. Mahlon Brunner with a crew of 12 men dug over several days in multiple locations on the property, including a place where Brunner claims a Huguenot ghost appeared and directed him to the spot. They consulted a witch doctor who used a divining rod made from a forked tree branch, but never were able to find the lost gold.
Lost Gold at Cross Rock
A late-1600s party of Voyageurs, including Jesuit priests, were transporting gold by river toward Montreal when, after being harassed by Seneca warriors near the Allegheny headwaters, buried the kegs of coins at the base of a large rock marked with a chiseled cross and never returned. Some believe the treasure lies near Coudersport or in nearby hollows, where treasure hunters have searched for generations. Explore More
The Kinzua Bridge Treasure
A bank robber with $60,000 in gold coins on the run got deathly ill after wandering lost in the woods in the cold rain. The gold was heavy so he left it in a safe place. When a villager found him he was delirious, talking about burying money in glass jars. According to his semi-coherent story, heād hidden the money within sight of Kinzua bridge, under a triangle-shaped rock. Explore More
The Society Hill Treasure Map
A 1716 letter is said to contain the clues to a buried treasure in colonial Philadelphia that describes crossing over a draw bridge, rising up on Society Hill, and following directions from an old brick house and cherry garden. Explore More
Wagon Loads of Missing Gold Bars
In 1864, two covered freight wagons carrying 26 bars of partly refined gold painted black weighing fifty pounds each bound for the Philadelphia Mint took an unusual route to avoid Confederate infiltrators. The escorts became disoriented, exhausted, and divided over whether to bury or carry the gold. The wagons were later found abandoned, as well as skeletons, and rumors spread that the gold had been stolen or split up. Pinkerton detectives eventually recovered 2.5 bars buried under a stump, but the rest of the shipment was never found. Explore More
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