Captain Kidd Wiscasset Caches

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Captain Kidd Wiscasset Caches

Lost Treasure ME • Lincoln County County
Description
Lincoln County legend of Captain Kidd burying forty-five separate treasures near Wiscasset on the Sheepscot River — among Maine's highest-count pirate cache traditions.
Historical Notes
Wiscasset was a prosperous colonial port on the Sheepscot River in Lincoln County. Compiled guides credit Captain Kidd with forty-five buried caches in the Wiscasset vicinity. The tradition pairs with Boothbay Kennebec River chests and Damariscove Island Dixie Bull lore on the same coast.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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