Town Bluff Neches River Steamboat Payroll — Tyler County

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Town Bluff Neches River Steamboat Payroll — Tyler County

Lost Treasure TX • Tyler County County
Description
Tyler County legend of a steamboat-era payroll or trade strongbox buried at Town Bluff on the Neches River — a historic landing between Beaumont and the Piney Woods interior.
Historical Notes
Town Bluff on the Neches River in Tyler County served as a steamboat landing and ferry point connecting the Beaumont coastal trade to upstream timber country. River landings concentrated cash from cotton, lumber, and passenger freight. Neches River treasure lore clusters at Town Bluff, Magnolia Springs, and the river mouth. Related entries upstream include Fort Teran and Jasper County cave-gold variants. No authenticated payroll recovery is documented at Town Bluff. Coordinates mark Town Bluff on the Neches River in Tyler County northwest of Beaumont.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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