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North Bergen Farm Gold Cache

Lost Treasure NJ • Hudson County County
Description
Hudson County legend of about $50,000 in gold buried on a farm near North Bergen — a rare urban-county hoard tale in the New Jersey Palisades.
Historical Notes
North Bergen rises along the Hudson River palisades opposite Manhattan. Compiled guides place roughly fifty thousand dollars in gold on a farm in the borough. The tradition stands out among Hudson County entries as a pre-suburban farm-country cache legend.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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