Gholson Gap Church Gold Coins — Hamilton County

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Gholson Gap Church Gold Coins — Hamilton County

Lost Treasure TX • Hamilton County County
Description
Southern Hamilton County legend of church treasure and gold coins hidden in or near Gholson Gap — a published Rocker Box entry on the Lampasas–Coryell county line south of Hamilton.
Historical Notes
The Rocker Box Lampasas County compilation states that church treasure and gold coins are supposedly hidden in or near Gholson Gap, and notes the site may also lie in Coryell County. Gholson Gap sits on the southern Hamilton County frontier near the Lampasas River. Church and missionary specie caches appear throughout Central Texas entrada and frontier-church folklore. Related Temple-area entries document separate Bell County Lampasas River variants; this pin marks the gap country accessible from southern Hamilton County. Coordinates approximate Gholson Gap near the Hamilton–Lampasas–Coryell county corner south of Hamilton.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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