When you think of buried treasure what comes to mind is usually pirates and tropical beaches.  I doubt that you would even think of the wilds of Pennsylvania. But hidden somewhere in McKean County is a silver treasure worth millions of dollars. Like any good pirate story there is a sunken ship, a large treasure, a paranoid captain, and treachery.  Let me tell you this pirate story and then you can decide if you want to grab a metal detector and some shovels. But is this story truth or Pennsylvania folklore? Let’s start digging and I’ll let you decide. 

Sources:

http://www.treasureillustrated.com/our-article/ghost-towns-2/ghost-towns/

 Popularizing Pennsylvania: Henry W. Shoemaker and the Progressive Uses of Folklore and History By: Simon J. Bronner

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