Steinheimer's Treasure — Three Forks

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Steinheimer's Treasure — Three Forks

Lost Treasure TX • Bell County County
Description
Karl Steinheimer allegedly buried ten mule loads of Mexican gold and silver at Three Forks — where the Lampasas and Leon rivers and Salado Creek form the Little River, minutes from Temple and Belton.
Historical Notes
Clay Coppedge (Texas Escapes) places Steinheimer's burial at Three Forks in Bell County, where three streams converge into the Little River. Steinheimer marked the spot with a brass spike driven into a tree before heading east toward St. Louis. Bell County attorney and historian Jim Bowmer documented modern digs that found nothing; an old settler reportedly burned firewood from the marker tree and later discovered a brass spike in the ashes without knowing where the tree was cut. Related entry "Steinheimer's Millions — Bell County" marks the broader Little River area. This pin targets the Three Forks confluence near Temple–Belton.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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