Mason Tillman Ghost Town Cache

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Mason Tillman Ghost Town Cache

Lost Treasure MS • Claiborne County County
Description
Claiborne County ghost-town legend of Samuel Mason gang loot hidden near Tillman on the Mississippi River bluffs.
Historical Notes
Tillman is a vanished Claiborne County river town in the Rocky Springs / Port Gibson country. Legends of America includes Tillman among Mississippi locations tied to Mason's never-recovered highway and river piracy proceeds from the Natchez Trace era.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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