Rocksprings Stage Robbery Cache — Edwards County

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Rocksprings Stage Robbery Cache — Edwards County

Lost Treasure TX • Edwards County County
Description
Edwards County legend of stage-robbery loot buried near Rocksprings on the Edwards Plateau divide between Sonora and the Nueces River country.
Historical Notes
Rocksprings is the Edwards County seat atop the divide between the Nueces and Rio Grande drainages west of the Sonora corridor. Stage and freight traffic between San Antonio, Sonora, and Uvalde crossed the High Divide breaks. Related entry: "Edwards County High Divide Spanish Silver Mines" documents lost-mine folklore in the same county. Stage-robbery cache tales are a distinct tradition in Hill Country treasure compilations. Coordinates mark downtown Rocksprings in Edwards County south of Sonora.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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