Mason Stack Island River Cache

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Mason Stack Island River Cache

Lost Treasure MS • Issaquena / Warren County County
Description
Natchez Trace outlaw lore placing part of Samuel Mason's unrecovered river-pirate loot on Stack Island in the Mississippi River.
Historical Notes
Samuel Mason transitioned from Ohio River piracy at Cave-in-Rock to highway robbery on the Natchez Trace after 1799. Thousands of dollars in currency and valuables were never recovered from his gang. Legends of America lists Stack Island in the Mississippi among sites where Mason loot may have been hidden, alongside Rocky Springs, Tillman, and the Colbert Tavern stretch of the Trace.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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