Captain Kidd Conanicut Island Treasure

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Captain Kidd Conanicut Island Treasure

Lost Treasure RI • Newport County County
Description
Jamestown legend of Captain Kidd burying treasure on Conanicut Island in Narragansett Bay — a central-bay island cache near the Newport shore.
Historical Notes
Conanicut Island is the town of Jamestown, stretching between Newport and the West Passage of Narragansett Bay. Compiled guides credit Kidd with concealing plunder on the island near the so-called Pirate's Cave cliffs. Local treasure hunters pair the cache with Thomas Tew's Newport fortune and Jamestown shore cave traditions.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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