Signal Peak Three Gold Crosses — Howard County

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Signal Peak Three Gold Crosses — Howard County

Lost Treasure TX • Howard County County
Description
Howard County legend of three large gold crosses buried on Signal Peak near Big Spring — east of Midland on the Edwards Plateau break.
Historical Notes
The Rocker Box Howard County compilation describes three large gold crosses supposedly buried on Signal Peak. Big Spring is the Howard County seat where Signal Peak rises on the Caprock escarpment. Mission-style gold-cross cache tales appear in several West Texas counties. Howard County developed around Big Spring's natural spring and the Texas and Pacific Railway. Coordinates approximate Signal Peak in Howard County east of Midland.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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