Monahans Sandhills Massacred Wagon Train — Ward County

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Monahans Sandhills Massacred Wagon Train — Ward County

Lost Treasure TX • Ward County County
Description
Ward County legend of valuables from a massacred wagon train buried in the Monahans Sandhills south of Midland — one of the Permian Basin's best-known dune-cache tales.
Historical Notes
The Rocker Box Ward County page states valuables of a massacred wagon train are buried in the Monahans Sandhills, with overlap noted in Winkler County. Monahans Sandhills State Park preserves the dune field used for pioneer trail traffic. Wagon-train massacre caches are staples of West Texas guidebooks. The sandhills lie between Odessa and Pecos on the southern rim of the Permian Basin. Coordinates approximate Monahans Sandhills State Park in Ward County.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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