Gordon Stockade Gold Coins Cache — Custer County

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Gordon Stockade Gold Coins Cache — Custer County

Lost Treasure SD • Custer County County
Description
Custer legend of $45,000 in gold coins plus nuggets and dust buried near the Gordon Stockade — where illegal 1874 prospectors fortified themselves before the official Black Hills rush.
Historical Notes
The Rocker Box Custer County list places $45,000 in gold coins and additional dust and nuggets buried close to the Gordon Stockade near Custer. The Gordon Party built a log stockade in December 1874 before the U.S. Army expelled trespassing miners, launching the publicized Black Hills gold excitement. Coordinates mark Custer city near the historic stockade site in the southern hills. Private and public land — legend only.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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