Mysterious Chest of Gold Coins — Emmons County

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Mysterious Chest of Gold Coins — Emmons County

Lost Treasure ND • Emmons County County
Description
Emmons County legend of a chest of gold coins hidden in the remains of a wagon in a Missouri River ravine — a southern Dakota Plateau cache also attributed to Sioux County upstream.
Historical Notes
Emmons County bottomlands along the Missouri hosted steamboat landings and overland freight before Linton and Hazelton became county anchors. Ravine caches tied to abandoned wagons appear in multiple Missouri River counties. The Rocker Box Emmons County list places a chest of gold coins in wagon remains in a ravine near the Missouri, citing Buried Treasures of the Great Plains. A separate Sioux County pin covers an upstream variant. Coordinates mark lower Missouri ravine country near Linton in Emmons County. Private and tribal lands — legend only.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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