Council Bluffs Glenn Avenue Stolen Gold

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Council Bluffs Glenn Avenue Stolen Gold

Lost Treasure IA • Pottawattamie County County
Description
Council Bluffs legend of stolen gold buried along or near Glenn Avenue — one of several Missouri River rail-town cache stories in southwest Iowa.
Historical Notes
Regional treasure lists place outlaw or theft gold along Glenn Avenue in Council Bluffs without naming a single authenticated holdup. Council Bluffs was the eastern terminus for Union Pacific construction and a hub for stage and rail wealth moving into the trans-Missouri West. Coordinates center on the Glenn Avenue corridor as named in Iowa Legends of Buried Treasure.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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