Whites Mill

[Mr.Jody]

Anyone know what road this is on in Florence Alabama?I cant seem to find it anywhere...

[dnewbury2]

I know of a place called Sharp's Mill. The dam for the old mill, now gone, forms White's Lake on Cypress Creek north of Florence. I can't think of the county road number. I think this is the place you are talking about. If I can find my county highway map I'll tell you the road number.

[Mr.Jody]

Please do! I sure thought it was called the 'White's Mill"..?Am I wrong about that?Maybe thats why I keep going down dead ends..??

[Mr.Jody]

Is the mill still standing?What is the area like now around it?

[DiggerBug]

http://www.geocities.com/nationaltre...online/Alabama
National Treasures Online
Treasure By State: Alabama
*C.E. Sharps: Once a wealthy mill owner in Alabama. In 1897, he purchased the old White's Mill located 6 miles Northwest of Florence and accumulated a vast fortune in gold coins. He is known to have buried a large sum of money somewhere in the woods south of the mill among the trees. He drowned in 1899 and the exact location of his secret cache of gold coins went to the grave.

[Mr.Jody]

thanks for the link, But I have that one
I finally found a good pic of the area... ALOT of stuff has changed up there.

[Mr.Jody]

Well, i did manage to find "his" original home!!...

[CaptJohn]

How was the neighorhood, vacant or developed? Was the ole mill site close by?

[Mr.Jody]

Its actually sitting on some land owned by someone capn'

[joey4u8]

Whites mill is easy to find if anyone wants to know where its at by the way id like to get a few people together that know how to metal detect and see if we might find this hidden treasure!!!!! any ideas?

[Mr.Jody]

Hey Joey... In my opinion, A MD wont do you much good......it might, and I'm sure it wont hurt to take one.....keep your eyes "UP"

I used to have it saved on my other computer of where the original cabin is now, who owned and and so on....thats not where you need to be looking though...

[joey4u8]

Hey Joey... In my opinion, A MD wont do you much good......it might, and I'm sure it wont hurt to take one.....keep your eyes "UP"

I used to have it saved on my other computer of where the original cabin is now, who owned and and so on....thats not where you need to be looking though...

Are you sure because everything ive read describes the treasure being buried across from the mill in the woods and im curious as to why you think a metal detector wouldnt work because it always says that he took a shovel with him to bury it so surely a MD would pick it up? It never said anything about a cabin or anything it said the mill itsself? just curious to what you mean? because there are other places in florence where this guy has a business and where he buried his treasure