Burnt Creek Mouth Fifty-Five Thousand — Morton County

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Burnt Creek Mouth Fifty-Five Thousand — Morton County

Lost Treasure ND • Morton County County
Description
Morton County legend of $55,000 buried near the mouth of Burnt Creek where it joins the Missouri — a separate cache tale from the 1863 Heart River Idaho miners massacre downstream.
Historical Notes
The Rocker Box Morton County compilation places $55,000 supposedly buried near the mouth of Burnt Creek, citing Buried Treasures You Can Find. Burnt Creek drains the Mandan–New Salem benchlands into the Missouri south of the Heart River confluence, country already thick with riverboat and military payroll folklore. Coordinates mark the Burnt Creek–Missouri mouth area. Distinct from the Heart River false-bottom gold boat legend — private and tribal land, legend only.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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