Any New York leads?

[swizzle]

I would love to hear on leads related to the military of any wars. French and indian, revolutionary or civil war would be cool. Jason

 

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[Siegfried Schlagrule]

research the New York City draft riot in the civil war and you will get cache leads from the ones who were killed or sent to prison. See also the Influenza epidemic of 1918 where the returning doughboys came back sick and millions of people died. exanimo, ss

 

[gldhntr]

give a list of 4-5 counties and i will post several leads 4 u......gldhntr

 

[nutso]

I live in Washington County. Plenty of battles fought here but I haven't heard of any cache's round these parts. I'm sure there are plenty but no stories of them yet.

 

[Cache Hunter in NY]

The civil war cover most of NYS. There were major battles in Sacketts Harbor and Saratoga but unfortunately it is illegal to search historical sites in NY. People were trained at Ft Drum NY for the war of 1812 but it is restricted to hunt on post. The catskills are is very rich in treasures. What counties will you be searching in?


~Angela

 

[swizzle]

Fulton, Mongomery, and Hamilton. Thanx

 

[gldhntr]

first,,washington county==75,000 in gold coin and silverware in a heavy trunk buried in the marshes of what was known as haven or harbor along the poultney river --probably in the whitehall city limits, around the hudson barge canal--------several treasures buried on tea island in lake george,,several chests of valuables and also a payroll for 12000 soldiers ---------around a cave east of wood creek several treasures have been found including a capped cannon full of gold coins and also 20,000 in gold and silver,,,supposed to be another cannon in area--------ft. ann, between whitehall and ft. edward,,,,revolutionary battles fought here-----------payroll buried around area of todays imperial mills-----ft.edward, on rogers island was used by both sides in rev. war--------bennington battlefield near wolloomsac,, battle here on aug. 14--1777.....should keep you busy......i also have info on several ghost towns and more info on the ones listed here.........gldhntr

 

[swizzle]

I'd love to see the info on the ghost towns. That sounds awesome. Thanx for the info you've given me so far. Jason

 

[gldhntr]

fulton county====johnstown, major battle here during rev war and most of the town destroyed,,,,,,,,1780 , john johnson stated that the two barrels of specie he just recovered from cellar were but a small amount of what his family stashed in area of homestead known as johnson hall near johnstown,,,,,,,,,,,,1780, outlaw buried a large amount of plunder 3 miles from stone arabia at a place called klocks field,,,,,,,,,within 3 miles of fort keyser are 3 lost forts from rev period,,,,,,,,butlersbury mansion on switzer hill near fonda,,tory raiders john and walter butler lived here before being run from area before they could recover stashes,,mansion still standing,,,,,,,,,church chalices, and hand carved silver service were buried and lost around auriesville,,,,,,,.............,,,,,,,,,,,.........,,,,,,,,,..........,,,,,,,,,hamilton county=====1700s, large force french troops abandoned much supplies and a cannon with gold payroll was pushed into swamp near the road along cannon brook which flows into jessup river at the beginning of indian lake near dug mountain,,locals have seen cannon through the years..........several recoveries have been made along old military road around whitaker lake outlet and cannon brook and around the old silver mines in area including a solid gold set of flatware,,,,,,,,,,,,silver mine between silver and hatchery brooks near a notch in dug mountain,,,,,,,,,gold mine east of spruce lake not many feet off the northville- lake placid trail=============,,,,,,,get busy!!

 

[gldhntr]

swizzle, if you want info on ghost towns send me a private message with your mailing address and i will send you what i have....i would post them but i have a few hundred of them in new york with approximate locations and as i type with one finger that might burn me out.......gldhntr

 

[swizzle]

E-mail or snail mail?

 

[Cache Hunter in NY]

Gldhntr- Is it possible for me to get a copy of ghost towns in NY also?

~Angela

 

[gldhntr]

delaware county====old cabin torn down in the 1970s near deposit close to river..found under floorboards was several old 50.00 dollar bills and a gold watch and other items..an eccentric musician had lived here who didn't trust banks...he went to the river and blew his brains out.......peter ruebens was a highwayman, stashed all his loot, money, and valuables at a place that is now called money point near downsville.....no recoveries known.....25 ghost towns in county

 

[gldhntr]

for all you new york ghost town hunters i will start a thread titled ''new york ghost towns''...i will list the counties that have been listed on this thread first....anyone wanting a particular county just post it and i will reply.....i will list nothing on that thread except ghost towns so if you want a cache lead it will be on this thread started by swizzle...good luck all, and when you strike it rich please don't forget me as i will probably need a finger transplant by then.......gldhntr

 

[gldhntr]

wyoming county------45,000.oo in gold coins buried on the rogers farm 2 miles west of warsaw during start of depression---------1840s, a gang of outlaws operated a large scale counterfitting operation on the farm of george moore in area of present day freedom....when mr moore learned of this he went and took all the counterfit and REAL coins, dies and tools and threw them in a pond near his farm------thousands of civil war soldiers were trained at portageville........12 ghost towns in county

 

[gldhntr]

livingston county--------bernarr macfadden who died in 1955 made several caches all over the u.s....one such burial is on east hill near his physical culture hotel on the edge of danville,,,, he usually buried his caches in ammo boxes---------british general burgoyne ordered the burial of a large cache of pillaged gold, silver, and jewels near dalton in 1777 that was never recovered---------------14 ghost towns in county................... orleans county== 8 ghost towns------------------------- -------------------- genesee county==7 ghost towns

 

[Hounddog]

Just a quick bit of info on...
Wyoming co. Civil war training camp the town name is Portage (also a ghost town) Portageville is just south of Portage. The bad news is Portage and the civil war training camp are inside Letchworth State Park. Very nice place to take a hike around but leave the md at home .
http://www.letchworthparkhistory.com/lpa98.html

Livingston co, Bernarr MacFadden this one has my interest google his name early bodybuilder, wrestler, scam artist, millionare, ect. His late widowed wife is said to have stated 2 to 6 million is missing from the estate. Looks as if around a million has been recovered on long island in several of his caches.
The building it self (Physical Culture Hotel) is also very interesting First opened in 1854 as The Danville Water Cure then called Our Home on the Hillside. All used the spring water as a cure all. After WWI it was used as a Veterans Psychiatric hospital for a short time. Bernarr bought it in 1922 and the last time it was open was 1971 or 72. The property now is privately owned posted and patrolled.

 

[gldhntr]

appreciate the help hound dog....maybe between you , me, and seigfreid we can make some new yorkers happy..............

 

[nutso]

This thread has renewed my interest in my area. I have been comparing 1903 topo maps with recent ones, printing both and circling houses or groups of house that are no longer there. Two of the ares are places you mentioned in this thread. Other places arre heavily wooded areas now and I a getting cabin fever waiting for the snow to melt so I can get out there. I can't wait. Got 8" more snow today.

 

[Rich]

cannon in area-----


they found 2 cannon in rensleer county,.......

In Franklin county theres follenbys pond tale-----,also in Blehheim county theres supposed to be a cache of a Indian Raiding partys loot.....



Any one know anything about Schenectady area,...? payrolls,caches,etc etc....