Crystal City Massacred Wagon Train Gold — Zavala County

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Crystal City Massacred Wagon Train Gold — Zavala County

Lost Treasure TX • Zavala County County
Description
Crystal City legend of millions in gold and silver from a massacred Mexican wagon train buried near the Zavala County seat southwest of Uvalde.
Historical Notes
The Rocker Box Zavala County compilation describes several millions in gold and silver from a massacred Mexican wagon train buried near Crystal City. Crystal City developed as the Zavala County seat and center of the Winter Garden spinach and truck-farming belt. Wagon-train massacre tales appear throughout South Texas border folklore from the colonial period through the Republic era. No authenticated hoard has been recovered near Crystal City. Coordinates mark Crystal City in Zavala County southwest of Uvalde.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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