Ransom Dopp Dowagiac Cache

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Ransom Dopp Dowagiac Cache

Lost Treasure MI • Cass County County
Description
Dowagiac legend of Ransom Dopp's buried cache — a nineteenth-century hoard in Cass County southwest Michigan.
Historical Notes
Dowagiac sits on the Dowagiac Creek in Cass County near the Indiana border. Compiled guides credit Ransom Dopp with concealing a valuable cache near the town. The tradition anchors Cass County to Berrien shore lore and Lenawee Tecumseh cache legends.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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