Dents Run, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States
41°21′29″N 78°16′02″W / 41.35806°N 78.26722°W / 41.35806; -78.26722Dents Run is an unincorporated community in Benezette Township, Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1][2] It has attracted attention from treasure hunters and the media as the reputed site of a lost shipment of gold. The FBI conducted excavation activities in Dents Run in 2018.[3][4][5][6]
Further reading
- Pennsylvania Visitors Bureau. Legend of The Lost Gold of Dent's Run. March 3, 2020
- The Atlantic. A Lost Trove of Civil War Gold, an FBI Excavation, and Some Very Angry Treasure Hunters June 17, 2022
Notes
- ^ a b "Dents Run, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Transportation-Benezette Township, Elk County, Pennsylvania
- ^ Rubinkam, Michael (October 9, 2018). "Treasure hunters doubt FBI's word on dig for Civil War gold". Associated Press. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- ^ Weidenboerner, Katie (March 15, 2018). "Historian shocked FBI searching Dents Run, warns about findings". Courier-Express. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- ^ Rubinkam, Michael. "The FBI Has Searched for a Fabled Cache of Civil War Gold in Pennsylvania, Records Show". Time. Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- ^ FBI feared Pennsylvania would seize fabled gold, affidavit says
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Municipalities and communities of Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Ridgway
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