1916 Brazos County Treasure Expedition

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1916 Brazos County Treasure Expedition

Lost Treasure TX • Brazos County County
Description
Historical dig lore from April 1916 — when local newspapers reported a treasure hunter traveling from New Orleans to excavate a long-circulated buried hoard in Brazos County near Bryan.
Historical Notes
TreasureNet archives reference a 1916 press account that "a gentleman is coming from New Orleans to dig for buried treasure in Brazos County," creating considerable local excitement. The article reportedly gave a fairly descriptive possible location. The expedition appears linked to the broader Mexican caravan / petrified log legend on the Old San Antonio Road. Chronicling America indexes Brazos County treasure stories in early twentieth-century Texas papers. No authenticated recovery from the 1916 dig is documented. Coordinates approximate rural Brazos County west of Bryan where the Old San Antonio Road crossed the prairie.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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