Roy Gardner Buried Loot — Puget Sound

Sun shading (lidar)

Adjust simulated sun direction on the lidar hillshade. Azimuth = compass bearing of the light (0° north, 90° east). Altitude = height above the horizon (low = long shadows).

Historical map overlays

USGS scanned historical topographic maps. Enable an overlay and adjust its opacity. Works in 2D and 3D.

Sun azimuth: 315°   Sun altitude: 45°   Z factor: 1   Lidar opacity: 1
center: —   mouse: —   zoom: —

Roy Gardner Buried Loot — Puget Sound

Lost Treasure WA • Pierce County County
Description
1920s "Smiling Bandit" legend of Roy Gardner burying mail-train robbery loot in the Puget Sound corridor — Washington entry in the multi-state Gardner cache folklore also told in California and San Diego.
Historical Notes
Roy Gardner robbed U.S. mail trains across the Pacific states and became famous for spectacular prison escapes. Legends of America lists Gardner's buried loot among Washington treasure tales as well as California entries, placing caches along his Pacific Northwest holdup routes. No authenticated recovery is documented; the story extends Gardner's legend into the Evergreen State rail corridor.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

Take Add Data / Take Notes

Log in or create an account to save private field notes for this location. Your notes are only visible to you.

Forgot password?
or

Enter your email and we'll send you a link to reset your password.

Back to log in
or