Province Island Smuggler Treasure

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Province Island Smuggler Treasure

Lost Treasure VT • Orleans County County
Description
Lake Memphremagog legend of a smuggler's treasure buried on Province Island in Orleans County — a cross-border hoard tale on the Vermont–Quebec lake.
Historical Notes
Province Island sits in Lake Memphremagog along the Vermont–Quebec border where nineteenth-century smuggling was common. Compiled New England guides credit smugglers with concealing a treasure cache on the island. The story pairs with Hell's Half Acre lore on the same lake in Orleans County treasure compilations.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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