Treasure Chest dug from Hennepin Canal near Sterling

[jeff of pa]

 

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Another fine example of factual "buried treasure".

 

[RW]

And yet it is just a blurb, like it is not too uncommon of an event... Would make headlines today.

 

[jeff of pa]

The "blurb" was in a paper that only circulated in Western Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. perhaps a dozen small villages.
I wonder if that is why.
Perhaps a Local Sterling area Illinois paper may have done a comprehensive story, Maybe even with Followups. Pictures in 1901 papers are Rare. Not sure on that.

Millions of Papers & Articles to go through .

 

[jeff of pa]

6 Matches in Illiniois Papers, Essentially the same story but in their Own words,


using Key Words :
Hennepin Canal Sterling Chest 1901 Illinois only