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St. Francis Treasure Bloomfield

Lost Treasure VT • Essex County County
Description
Essex County legend of the St. Francis Treasure buried near Bloomfield in Vermont's remote Northeast Kingdom — a named hoard in the upper Connecticut River headwaters.
Historical Notes
Bloomfield sits in Essex County's northeastern corner near the New Hampshire border. The St. Francis Treasure is cited by name in compiled Vermont and New England guides near the town. Essex County's logging frontier and border traffic made named caches a staple of regional folklore.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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