Chouteau Island Buried Silver — Lakin

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Chouteau Island Buried Silver — Lakin

Lost Treasure KS • Kearny County County
Description
Arkansas River legend of $24,000 in silver coins buried on Chouteau's Island in 1828 — five miles southwest of Lakin along the Santa Fe Trail before the island eroded away.
Historical Notes
Chouteau's Island sat in the Arkansas River along the Santa Fe Trail southwest of Lakin. Folklore dates a cache of $24,000 in silver to 1828. River erosion consumed the island; treasure guides now place the hoard under former riverbed soils in Kearny County. Kearny County Museum documents Chouteau Island history as one of the trail's notable Arkansas River landmarks.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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