Putnam/Westchester NY

[RestoringYourFinds]

Anyone have any information on caches in the Putnam/Westchester region of NY?

 

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[G.A.P.metal]

From the United State Treasure Atlas by Thomas P. Terry... vol. 7 NM., N.Y.,NC.,ND.,OH.

Putnam county # 712 on N.y . map
The Pirate Captain Kidd reportedly buried a cache of treasure at Cold Spring.

#713 The lost Jaspar Mine silver mine is believed to be located in the area of Garrison You can buy the book from one of our venders here.
Westchester county is full of good places and lots of pirates in the Atlas.
# 715B. A number of Caches of treasure were made by Tories who were forced to flee the area of Peekskill during the Revolution
715D.
a lost Spanish silver mine and a large store of mined silver cached on Letterrock Mountain.
Much more
Gary

 

[RestoringYourFinds]

Nice ! Thank you so much ! Any note specific idea where I could get this book?

 

[G.A.P.metal]

I know Kellyco sells them check with others too Bigboys,Fort Bedford,Treasure Stuff on here.
I sold them years ago for $ 9.95 or 19.95 can`t remember, lot more now maybe .
Gary

 

[Citiboy289]

Do a little research . I forget where I found it but there is supposed to be a Cache in or near Mount Beacon , BEACON - Dutchess county I used to live up there

 

[G.A.P.metal]

Dutchess co.
#698 Ashel Bell a miser hermit until death 1897 vasts amounts of cash through real estate dealings.
Owned land on both sides of Hudson River Bell Buried at least 30,000 in gold coins near Bells cabin located and in caves near village Fishkill NE of Beacon as he romed his property by himself most of the time.
Seen prowling around Crows Nest and Storm King Mountains as well.

 

[RestoringYourFinds]

Volume 7 is out of stock or... quite expensive...

United State Treasure Atlas by Thomas P. Terry... vol. 7

Lucky you !! You got it !

Just purchased the one for Connecticut for a decent price though...

 

[G.A.P.metal]

ya i`d be willing to sell mine for less that that .4 grand is a lot of money hard to believe !
Gary

 

[Citiboy289]

Great post about the Beacon Cache Local rumor claimed he was found floating in the Hudson River , they thought he was murdered by people seeking the treasure's location I never sought it out
Regarding Beacon there was a COG rail line that ran up the MT. was a tourist site in the 1900's People would go for a lookout point
I now it was long defunct when I used to work the area in the 80 - 90"S

 

[RestoringYourFinds]

Well, I'm pretty sure you'd find a buyer. I'd be interested but way less than the link I sent. The one I just bought for CT was around $40.

 

[G.A.P.metal]

Citiboy
that is in the book ...just to much to type as i type slow....can`t bleave that book goes for 2-4 grand.
Gary

 

[RestoringYourFinds]

Nice infos Citiboy289 and G.A.P.metal ! THANKS ! A little sad you're so much upstate G.A.P.metal, sure it would be fun to go hunting with you.

 

[RestoringYourFinds]

Well, I think the guys posted a hoak or something on Amazon. All the other volumes I saw start at $12 to $15 and never go higher than $40 something. Unless they are new (in that case around $100), but I don't even know how "new" is still possible for this book!

 

[Citiboy289]

Waitting for the Turkey to cool Just did a quick e bay search look under treasure books New York there is a book ( not the one your talking about ) but is named NY treasure and metal detecting sites guy has 2 cost is 12.95 He is in Brooklyn

 

[Mackaydon]

If your search area includes the Eastchester area, let me know.
Don......

 

[RestoringYourFinds]

It surely could as Eastchester is a few minutes from my place.

 

[gunsil]

Great post about the Beacon Cache Local rumor claimed he was found floating in the Hudson River , they thought he was murdered by people seeking the treasure's location I never sought it out
Regarding Beacon there was a COG rail line that ran up the MT. was a tourist site in the 1900's People would go for a lookout point
I now it was long defunct when I used to work the area in the 80 - 90"S

Citi, I rode the cog to the top of the mountain when I was a kid in the 1950s, was a real shame they discontinued it. Hiked up there in my 20s, the tracks were still there. Went there in about 1973 with my BFO but as soon as I got out of my car with the machine a county cop showed up and told me I couldn't go on that property, I would be trespassing. Don't think he even knew what the detector was, just no trespassing. I had thought there might be some artifacts there from the beacon keepers who camped up there during the Rev war.

 

[G.A.P.metal]

Here ya go Taltahull

 

[Showtime2385]

Is that supposed to be all backwards?

 

[Mackaydon]

In the Eastchester area, behind what is now the Middle School, is a woods (where Field End Lane and Whithall Rd. meet). As a kid in the 50s, I'd go into that woods and play on and around a large boulder. I'd also bring a Mason Jar, screwdriver and hammer--and take garnets out of that boulder. Google Earth shows part of that woods still exists. Maybe that same boulder with a few less garnets is also still there.
Don..