Confederate Treasure; Washington, Wilkes County , GA 1885.

[jeff of pa]

Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah), 03 Nov. 1885.





https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...ext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=4

 

[Zippidy~Do~Daa]

They sure knew how to write articles back then. What an interesting era. I hope you continue to post these jeff of pa. I sure love reading them

 

[Ammonite]

As a Georgia native I am really loving this series of threads! Thank you so much for taking the time to post these! As an amateur rockhound and brand-new treasure hunting enthusiast, I'm wondering if there is a database of old maps available online? (other than the LOC) Any advice?

 

[jeff of pa]

I Normally Type in the name of a State, County , City or Township I am interested in than add the Words Historical Atlas

& Search.

Example from My area
Dauphin county historical Atlas

Gets me This



You could Also Try map geeks Not sure what all they Have

 

[jeff of pa]

Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.), 08 March 1883.






https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...xt=&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=95

 

[trdking]

They sure knew how to write articles back then. What an interesting era. I hope you continue to post these jeff of pa. I sure love reading them

I second that!

 

[halo71]

I live in Lincoln County, GA. off of Graball road. Which at that time was part of Wilkes County (Washington, GA) Very close to the Chenault plantation where the gold was supposedly stolen. I recently found info on a book written about the lost gold. Found it on Amazon. The name of the book is "Graball Road". Very interesting read. A good bit of it I have heard before over the years. And somethings I'd never heard