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Dents Run is an unincorporated community in Benezette Township, Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It has attracted attention from treasure hunters and the media as the reputed site of a lost shipment of gold.
Getler, co-author of “Rebel Gold,” a book exploring the possibility of buried Civil War-era caches of gold and silver, joined Parada in Dents Run for the 2018 dig.
The FBI was hunting for long-lost Civil War treasure when authorities swarmed a wooded area in northwest Pennsylvania three years ago this month, newly-released government emails show.
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When the American Civil War began in 1861; she was refurbished, and put back into service. On November 8, 1861, Keystone State left Detroit for Milwaukee, Wisconsin, under the command of Captain Wilkes Travers. Although her cargo manifest listed her cargo as farm machinery, it was rumored that this was a cover for military supplies and gold.
The gold was later found by Juaristas who used it to finance their fight against Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico. A series of western adventure novels written by Paul Wheelahan (using the pseudonym E. Jefferson Clay) featured two brawling Civil War veterans searching for stolen Confederate gold.
Prior to and during the American Civil War, Pennsylvania was a divided state. Although Pennsylvania had outlawed slavery, there were still Pennsylvanians who believed that the federal government should not interfere with the institution of slavery. One such individual was Democrat James Buchanan, the last pre-Civil War
The Pennsylvania Capitol Preservation Committee maintains and preserves just under 400 of Pennsylvania's historic Civil War battle flags The State Museum of Pennsylvania houses an extensive general collection of Civil War artifacts, as well as Peter Rothermel's massive painting of the Battle of Gettysburg.