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Snowshoe Mountain Six Barrels Gold

Lost Treasure PA • Centre County County
Description
Centre County legend of six barrels of gold buried on the summit of Snowshoe Mountain near Wingate — a high-country hoard in the Allegheny Plateau.
Historical Notes
Snowshoe Mountain rises in the plateau country of central Centre County near Wingate. Compiled guides place six full barrels of gold somewhere on the mountain top. The tale pairs with Woodward Cave stolen-loot caches in the same county compilations.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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