British Gold Colden Cache

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British Gold Colden Cache

Lost Treasure NY • Erie County County
Description
Erie County legend of $150,000 to $175,000 in British gold buried at or near Colden in the Buffalo south towns — a War of 1812–era hoard on the Niagara frontier.
Historical Notes
Colden sits in the Boston Hills south of Buffalo where British and American forces contested the Niagara frontier. Compiled Erie County guides place one hundred fifty to one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars in British gold near Colden. The cache pairs with Grand Island hermit chests and Lake Erie steamer wrecks off the Erie County shore.
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