Allegheny county...........
1. This little known, 90 year old treasure site could very well pay for someone to check out. A small amount of currency was found, but this is believed to be only a part of what was hidden by the father, who dealt mostly in gold coins.
About 4 miles northeast of Hillsboro, PA, John Crouch, called by his neighbors "a notorious miser" , and his family were murdered for money believed to be hidden either in or near the home. Speculation by different people, at the time, placed the amount at almost $350,000.00
The Pittsburgh Dispatch of May 15, 1890, states that after the murders, Justice A.J. McCormich found $326.70, however, the Pittsburgh Press newspaper rounds the figure to $250.00. Crouch's married daughter stated that there was over $3,000 in bills in the house and that her parents had many purses and that only one had been found, but she did not know how much gold her father had at home.
Three purses were taken from a man named West, the murderer. It is noted that a will made out by Crouch in 1881 had left only $1,000 each to his children. The Pittsburgh Press states that Crouch was known to keep large amounts of money at his home, but does not state whether it was coin or currency, nor does it give the amount believed to still be hidden, although it does mention that it was considerable.
2. During WWII, an Air Force bomber crashed into the Monongahela River near Hazlewood. Numerous people watched the plane crash, but no wreckage was ever discovered. The local theory is that the plane contained a large amount of money, it is unknowned if it was ever retrieved, and is a mystery that is still being talked about today.
3. Southeast of Wilkensburg is the site where General Braddock and his British forces were defeated on July 9, 1755 by the French & Indians of Fort Duquesne.
4. About 15 miles below Pittsburgh is where Logstown, an Indian village and later a trading post was located. Christopher Gist and George Washington had camped here for a week in 1758.
