The SS Central America was a steamship that traversed through between the eastern coast of United States and Central America in 1850. It was also known as the ship of gold because it was loaded with the gold of about 10 tons prospected in California during the height of the Gold Rush. The ship was […]
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Aztec Riches – Where Was the Source of all that Gold?
For the Aztecs and many other groups of people in ancient America, gold held both symbolic and spiritual meaning in the society. In fact, the word for gold in Nahuatl, the dialect of the Aztecs of Mexico, is teocuitlatl which means excrement of the Gods. Gold was also closely linked to leadership authority, power, status, […]
Emperor Maximilian’s Lost Mexican Treasure
Did Emperor Maximilian bury $10-million dollars in gold and silver somewhere in Texas? Read on… Mexico was very tumultuous in the 1850s and 1860s. Immediately after the Mexican War of the late 1840s, Santa Ana seized power and ruled the country under dictatorship until he was deposed by forces under the leadership of Benito Juarez […]
The Plummer Gang – Stolen Gold and Buried Treasure of Montana
During his time as the sheriff of Bannack City in Montana, Henry Plumber is said to have been the leader of an outlaw road agent aging known as the Innocents. Today, they are more commonly referred to as the Plummer Gang. The Plummer Gang targeted travelers and gold shipment between Bannack City and Virginia City, […]
8 Research Ideas to Find Productive Metal Detecting Sites
Metal Detecting Maine – Coins, Relics & Buried Treasure
There is buried treasure to find when you are metal detecting Maine When you think of Maine most people think of rugged coastlines, historic towns, delicious lobster, vast wilderness, and early colonial history. Besides the lobster all these attributes have a common denominator — potential for hidden treasures. Metal detecting in Maine is a very […]