Pirate Loot Absecon Island

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Pirate Loot Absecon Island

Lost Treasure NJ • Atlantic County County
Description
Atlantic County legend of pirate loot buried on Absecon Island — the barrier island home of Atlantic City and Longport on Great Egg Harbor Bay.
Historical Notes
Absecon Island stretches from Atlantic City to Longport along the Jersey Shore. Compiled Atlantic Coast guides credit pirates with burying plunder on the island's dunes and marsh edges. The site anchors Atlantic County to the same barrier-island treasure corridor as Ocean and Cape May counties.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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