Sturgis Four Hundred Fifty Pounds Gold Bars — Meade County

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Sturgis Four Hundred Fifty Pounds Gold Bars — Meade County

Lost Treasure SD • Meade County County
Description
Sturgis legend of 450 pounds of gold bars buried north of town — the sole Meade County entry in Buried Treasure You Can Find for the northern Black Hills.
Historical Notes
The Rocker Box Meade County page records 450 pounds of gold bars buried somewhere north of Sturgis. Sturgis anchors the northern hills at the junction of freight roads to Deadwood, Fort Meade, and the Belle Fourche country. Coordinates approximate the Sturgis northern approach at 44.452° N, 103.382° W. Private and public land — legend only.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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