Point of Rocks Carter County Stage Strongbox — Carter County

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Point of Rocks Carter County Stage Strongbox — Carter County

Lost Treasure MT • Carter County County
Description
Point of Rocks legend of a stagecoach treasury strongbox on the eastern Montana outlaw trail — a named story in Peter Netzel's Custer Country volume alongside Miles City and Billings holdup research.
Historical Notes
Peter Netzel's Lost Treasures of Montana: Custer Country includes a "Point Of Rocks" chapter tied to the same stage-line newspaper research as "Could There Be More" and the Billings $83,000 road-agent tales. Carter County's Point of Rocks landmark on the southeastern plains served as a navigation point for cattlemen, rustlers, and stage freight between Miles City and the Dakota border. Coordinates mark Point of Rocks in Carter County at 45.848° N, 104.452° W. Private ranch land — legend only; distinct from Wyoming and New Mexico Point of Rocks entries.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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