Hunters Woods Treasure , Philadelphia 1903

[jeff of pa]

The Jackson herald. (Jackson, Mo.), 29 Oct. 1903


The Jackson herald. (Jackson, Mo.) 1897-1911, October 29, 1903, Image 2 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

 

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[BlackbeardsGhost]

Sweet! Go get the rest!
I've read a lot of stories in the Philadelphia area in old newspapers or legends of someone getting robbed and the bandits stashed the loot. On top of finding the loot if you can trace it back to a newspaper article about the robbery that would be awesome! Other possibility is it was someones hiding spot from looters.

 

[jeff of pa]

sad part, "concrete Jungle" fits Philadelphia to a T these days .

More then Not , when I see an address Listed and Google it,
All I see is Large Concrete Buildings and streets

 

[miboje]

The article said that the man who found it was digging roots. There is a good chance he was in a nearby mountain or ridge digging for medicinal/ginseng roots, which more than likely would be found in the mountain or on a ridge. Usually you will find ginseng roots growing well on a north facing ridge or mountain. Anyone happen to know where "Hunter's Woods" would have been?

 

[jeff of pa]

or maybe this will help

February 3, 1901 The Philadelphia Inquirer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Page 15

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if Steve Hunters Woods

* kdgemomnt is Edgemont misspelled

and Mentioning Barrens & Malvern

could place it in Western Philadelphia area

Ridley Creek State Park area

 

[miboje]

Great detective work, Jeff! Your links are coming as invalid for me, but the story may well be just what someone needed to pin this thing down! Wish I were closer!

 

[jeff of pa]

ignore the
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it is the exact same as the article underneath them.
I just had to post it twice to get it to appear once