McGillivray Plantation Hoard — Wetumpka

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McGillivray Plantation Hoard — Wetumpka

Lost Treasure AL • Elmore County County
Description
Creek leader Alexander McGillivray's plantation country near Wetumpka — legend of unrecovered wealth from trade and land deals buried on the Coosa River plantation before his 1793 death.
Historical Notes
Alexander McGillivray was a powerful Creek diplomat and trader who bridged Native, Spanish, and American interests. His plantation near Wetumpka on the Coosa River was a center of frontier commerce. Digital Alabama recounts folklore that McGillivray buried or secreted substantial wealth on the plantation grounds. He died in 1793 at Pensacola without heirs to claim rumored hoards. Fort Toulouse-Fort Jackson National Historic Park near Wetumpka preserves the era's Creek and colonial history amid ongoing treasure speculation.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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