Jesse James Weston $35,000 Cache

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Jesse James Weston $35,000 Cache

Lost Treasure IA • Pottawattamie County County
Description
Weston legend that Jesse James buried $35,000 near the Missouri River bluff town — a staple entry in Pottawattamie County lost-treasure guidebooks.
Historical Notes
The Rocker Box and Iowa Legends of Buried Treasure place a James gang cache near Weston in southwest Iowa. Weston sits on the Loess Hills above the Missouri floodplain where outlaw trails crossed between Council Bluffs and northwest Missouri. No documented recovery appears in regional histories; the figure persists in metal-detecting club folklore.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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