Lost Homestead Million Dollar Gold Well — Nelson County

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Lost Homestead Million Dollar Gold Well — Nelson County

Lost Treasure ND • Nelson County County
Description
Nelson County legend of $1,000,000 in gold hidden in a long filled-in well at a lost homestead — one of the largest treasure claims in eastern North Dakota folklore.
Historical Notes
The Rocker Box Nelson County page places $1,000,000 in gold in a filled-in well of a lost homestead, citing Buried Treasures of the Great Plains. Nelson County's Red River valley homesteads were abandoned during drought, foreclosure, and railroad bypasses, feeding legends of hurriedly cached wealth. Coordinates approximate open farmland near Lakota in Nelson County. Private property — legend only.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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