Chief Wabasis Lake Buried Gold

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Chief Wabasis Lake Buried Gold

Lost Treasure MI • Kent County County
Description
Kent County legend of Chief Wabasis burying fifty thousand dollars in treaty gold near Wabasis Lake — a Potawatomi hoard in west Michigan.
Historical Notes
Chief Wabasis was a Potawatomi leader entangled in nineteenth-century treaty disputes in west Michigan. Compiled guides place fifty thousand dollars in treaty gold concealed near Wabasis Lake in Kent County. The tale anchors Kent County to Tecumseh and Dowagiac inland cache traditions in lower Michigan.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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