Wagon Ravine Gold Coin Chest Missouri — Emmons County

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Wagon Ravine Gold Coin Chest Missouri — Emmons County

Lost Treasure ND • Emmons County County
Description
Emmons County legend of a chest of gold coins hidden in the remains of a wagon in a ravine near the Missouri River — a southern Missouri Plateau cache tale also attributed to Sioux County.
Historical Notes
The Rocker Box Emmons County compilation places a chest of gold coins in wagon remains in a ravine near the Missouri River, citing Buried Treasures of the Great Plains. Emmons County bottomlands along the Missouri hosted steamboat landings and overland freight before Linton and Hazelton became county anchors. Coordinates mark lower Missouri ravine country near Linton. A separate Sioux County pin covers the upstream variant — legend only.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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