Chester Stagecoach Robbery $44,000

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Chester Stagecoach Robbery $44,000

Lost Treasure IL • Randolph County County
Description
Randolph County legend of $44,000 from a stagecoach robbery buried near Chester on the Mississippi River bluffs — a staple entry in southern Illinois treasure guides.
Historical Notes
Randolph County compilations place a forty-four-thousand-dollar stagecoach haul concealed near Chester. Chester overlooks the Mississippi where river commerce and Kaskaskia-country trails met in the nineteenth century. The same county lists a separate George Rogers Clark expedition cache near town.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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