Buffalo Bill Seventeen Thousand Ranch Cache

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Buffalo Bill Seventeen Thousand Ranch Cache

Lost Treasure NE • Lincoln County County
Description
North Platte legend of Buffalo Bill burying seventeen thousand dollars on his ranch — a Wild West showman hoard in Lincoln County.
Historical Notes
William F. Cody — Buffalo Bill — operated his Scout's Rest Ranch near North Platte on the Platte River. Compiled Plains guides credit Cody with concealing seventeen thousand dollars on the ranch property. The tale anchors Lincoln County to Fort Kearney soldier gold lore and Sidney stagecoach traditions along the Oregon Trail corridor.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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