History Channel joins search for lost Confederate treasure
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sounds very interesting .
The city has regularly denied requests for those seeking uncover the treasure by digging and only allowed the History Channel to use non-invasive tools, such as metal detectors.
ok so what happens if they find something are they going to be forced to just leave it where it lays an not unearth it ?
The city has regularly denied requests for those seeking uncover the treasure by digging and only allowed the History Channel to use non-invasive tools, such as metal detectors.
ok so what happens if they find something are they going to be forced to just leave it where it lays an not unearth it ?
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History Channel crew at work in Green Hill Cemetery Monday.
History Channel crew mum on findings:
(Danville, Va.) -- Members of a History Channel production crew spent two days in Danville searching for Confederate treasure, but a spokesman declined to say whether they found anything, claiming he was barred from commenting because of "a confidentiality clause." And a WBTM reporter was denied access Monday to the section of National Cemetery where filming was taking place. The History Channel's Decoded productions was in Danville to film several Civil war sites, including Green Hill Cemetery. They were accompanied by city employees and local historian Lawrence McFalls, who says the search turned up nothing. According to a news release from the Danville City Manager's office, the material will be used in a future episode of the History Channel's new "Brad Meltzer's Decoded" series. The focus of the Danville segment is on the mystery surrounding the Confederate treasury carried by President Jefferson Davis and his entourage as they traveled through Danville and the end of the Civil War. There is speculation that silver and gold were buried in Danville as the Confederate government was forced to move further south. The Green Hill Cemetery is one site often listed by treasure-hunters as a possible hiding place for the valuables. The city has refused repeated requests for digs at the site, but the History Channel's team used metal detectors and other "non-invasive technologies" during their search at the cemetery. Videotaping was conducted with handheld cameras to avoid disturbing the grounds.
History Channel crew mum on findings:
(Danville, Va.) -- Members of a History Channel production crew spent two days in Danville searching for Confederate treasure, but a spokesman declined to say whether they found anything, claiming he was barred from commenting because of "a confidentiality clause." And a WBTM reporter was denied access Monday to the section of National Cemetery where filming was taking place. The History Channel's Decoded productions was in Danville to film several Civil war sites, including Green Hill Cemetery. They were accompanied by city employees and local historian Lawrence McFalls, who says the search turned up nothing. According to a news release from the Danville City Manager's office, the material will be used in a future episode of the History Channel's new "Brad Meltzer's Decoded" series. The focus of the Danville segment is on the mystery surrounding the Confederate treasury carried by President Jefferson Davis and his entourage as they traveled through Danville and the end of the Civil War. There is speculation that silver and gold were buried in Danville as the Confederate government was forced to move further south. The Green Hill Cemetery is one site often listed by treasure-hunters as a possible hiding place for the valuables. The city has refused repeated requests for digs at the site, but the History Channel's team used metal detectors and other "non-invasive technologies" during their search at the cemetery. Videotaping was conducted with handheld cameras to avoid disturbing the grounds.
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History ch has a show on tonite about this
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Getting WARMER out; 58 degrees in Virginia, this Saturday (1/1/11) Saw Brad's show... nothing was found, but CLUES on trees. Loved it when HBB/BB taught us all about the POSSIBLE KGC "involvement". Have MANY similar clues on trees here in Lynchburg/Bedford County areas, that I'm gonna check out; agree with HBB/BB that KGC was/is involved. Suspect that "Buck" Wright & "Bear" Tolley were CSA SENTINELS up here. Beale Treasure is stated to be buried in the Old City Cemetery, here in Lynchburg, Va.; there is a HUGE CSA burial section, with "signs" on trees, similar to what HBB/BB indicated... a RR track, NEXT to cemetery, etc. Coffee? 
SYL! 
