Villisca Hermit Buried Money

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Villisca Hermit Buried Money

Lost Treasure IA • Montgomery County County
Description
Montgomery County legend of a hermit who buried money around his shack near Villisca — a southwest Iowa recluse-cache tale unrelated to the infamous 1912 axe murders.
Historical Notes
Iowa Legends of Buried Treasure places a hermit's hoard somewhere in Montgomery County near Villisca. Regional guides do not name the hermit or document a recovery, leaving the cache in oral tradition. Coordinates center on Villisca as the anchor for the hermit-shack burial folklore.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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