Mount Vernon River Pirate Caches

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Mount Vernon River Pirate Caches

Lost Treasure IN • Perry County County
Description
Perry County legend of Ohio River pirates burying multiple loot caches near Mount Vernon — a southwestern Indiana counterpart to Cave-in-Rock traditions upstream.
Historical Notes
Mount Vernon sits on an Ohio River bend in Perry County where flatboat commerce attracted river pirates in the early nineteenth century. Compiled guides credit pirates with concealing several caches near town. The tradition links Perry County to the broader Ohio Valley outlaw corridor between Illinois and Kentucky.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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