Greer Homestead Hubbard Creek Gold — Shackelford County

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Greer Homestead Hubbard Creek Gold — Shackelford County

Lost Treasure TX • Shackelford County County
Description
Shackelford County legend of $50,000 in gold bullion and coins buried near the old Greer homestead close to Hubbard Creek northeast of Abilene.
Historical Notes
The Rocker Box Shackelford County list cites a cache of $50,000 in gold bullion and coins near the Greer homestead by Hubbard Creek. Shackelford County centers on Albany, a historic ranching and frontier town on the Texas Forts Trail. Hubbard Creek drains the northeastern Shackelford County breaks toward the Brazos. Fort Griffin near Albany anchored the frontier after Fort Phantom Hill closed. Post–Civil War cattle wealth and bank holdups fed regional cache folklore. Coordinates approximate Hubbard Creek northeast of Albany in Shackelford County.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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