IS THIS TRUE !?

[MoonWalkThePlank]

Hey guys found this on some treasure hunting website. I don't know if it is true or not. See what you think.

"The reason why it is much easier to locate ghost towns on State Land is because we know that a previous landowner, or perhaps more than one, had originally owned the land.

Remember, the State had taken the property from the landowner because of his failure to pay the property taxes.

Many of these landowners were large farms.

When you find State land, always remember there must be at least a cellar hole in the area, because someone at one time owned that property".

[TURNMASTER]

Not neccessarily, and you may find a celler hole in a lot of locations I would think.

[redneck13126]

alot of the state land up here in ny isent taked over by the state for that reason its bought mostly or given and there are a lot of cellar holes up here that are promising that im going to check out in the spring once the thaw hits

[Treasure finder]

If the state took the land for taxes, then they probably had no money to hide!
Rich

[redneck13126]

that is true treasure finder lol

[CWnut]

land taken for taxes is usually sold at auction

[cdltpx]

If the state took the land for taxes, then they probably had no money to hide!
Rich

When I was 20 I was looking at a house the lady wanted 10k for it great deal but I had no stroke.. She owned about 5 houses that were handed down to her. The 10 k was to pay for the taxes for the other houses. I decided against the deal since I really had no clue what to do with a home with a hole in the roof large enough to sail a boat through it.

The previous owner could have left the estate to the woman and the former owner could have easily been one that hid money for buying property. We are talking about southern MS prior to gaming.

[Connecticut Danny]

I agree with #5.