John Crouch Hillsboro Miser Cache

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John Crouch Hillsboro Miser Cache

Lost Treasure PA • Allegheny County County
Description
Allegheny County legend of miser John Crouch burying about $350,000 roughly four miles northeast of Hillsboro — one of western Pennsylvania's largest named hoard figures.
Historical Notes
Compiled guides credit a reclusive saver named John Crouch with concealing a fortune northeast of Hillsboro. The three-hundred-fifty-thousand-dollar figure makes the cache among Allegheny County's richest single-depositor traditions. The tale pairs with Braddock's Monongahela gold lore in Pittsburgh-area treasure compilations.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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