Sweetwater Texas and Pacific Strongbox — Nolan County

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Sweetwater Texas and Pacific Strongbox — Nolan County

Lost Treasure TX • Nolan County County
Description
Nolan County legend of a railroad paymaster strongbox buried near Sweetwater — the West Texas division point west of Abilene on the Texas and Pacific line.
Historical Notes
Sweetwater developed as a major Texas and Pacific Railway town west of Abilene. Division points concentrated payrolls, freight receipts, and passenger revenue in frontier counties vulnerable to holdups. Nolan County sits on the Rolling Plains where the Goodnight-Loving and later T&P corridors moved cattle and oil-field supplies. West Texas treasure guides commonly place unrecovered railroad strongboxes along the T&P right-of-way. Coordinates mark downtown Sweetwater in Nolan County, roughly 40 miles west of Abilene on I-20.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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