COMMANDERS LOST TREASURES YOU CAN FIND IN THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA - FULL COLOR EDITION

10 Real-Life Hidden Treasures You Could Still Find

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Millions of dollars worth of treasure was scattered across the ocean bottom. Hundreds of years from now, this phenomena will continue to happen. The public beaches upon which this treasure can be found are open to metal detector users. Included in the kit are scale maps showing the drivable mileage between the five sites as well as location markers to put you exactly on the five beaches just in-shore of each wreck. We also include general information that will make your hunting on the beaches easier, more enjoyable and hopefully profitable.

This is a real collectors guide and a gem of a book to help you identify the finds of the last century that you make with your metal detector.

You may find that some of the items that you are discarding on your treasure hunts are worth hundreds of dollars. A number are still available and this one is worth the price. A wealth of treasure hunting methods to make your hunts is included in the chapters of this fine book. No matter where you live you are going to find sites near enough to be of interest to you.

New and revised, this latest edition of authentic records, containing 32 battlefield maps, illustrations, lists of Civil War battle and skirmish sites. Both land and naval engagements, Union army subdivisions, official rankings, names of Corps commanders, lists of Union Army regiments, locations of all corps engagements, etc. This is the long awaited revision to this most popular reference for relic hunters and metal detector hobby followers interested in locating new, fresh, unsearched Civil War sites.

By following the information that is explained and outlined, it will show you how money can be made every day in your spare time with methods you overlook in treasure hunting. Over items listed, described and valued. It will help the collector to identify various stone artifacts. It is one of the most essential tools a treasure hunter needs if he wants to be successful. Included are locations of sunken treasures, techniques of research and salvage wreck identifications as well as submarine archaeology.

Included is a supplement by the author to update the information. Paperback, pages, well illustrated — a real prize. It has been praised in particular for its instructions on how to reach even the most obscure sites. Listed is just the information you need: Each book is written by an author who knew the state well, did extensive research and personally visited most of the places You will find new and unknown locations.

Each approximately pages of photographs, maps and guides. Filled with pictures and line sketches, nothing left to the imagination. Aside from the fact that you will not be able to put this book down until you have read from cover to cover, the knowledge you will acquire from the text, photos, and line cuts will make you an expert in determining age and identification of bottles back of Out of print get them while they last.

The Spanish had a very systematic method of trail marking to guide the movement of their people to their mines and exploration sites and to guide their return. The government instructed exploration groups on the basics of monuments and map codes.

For the modern day explorer and treasure searcher this book will open your eyes. Dozens of clear photos with text to describe the meaning of each one, 8. An exciting new addition to the treasure trail.

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They are a primary source for the location of out-of-the-way ghost towns and communities. They tell you when the town was founded, when the post office was closed, if the town no longer exists and much information of interest in researching new and exciting places for coin and relic hunting.

Thousands of locations, listed in the pages alphabetically, and by county. County maps are included. A fine reference book. Each place name shows the county in which it is located, the 7. A reference is at the back of the book. A valuable reference tool. It explains more than 7, names of features large and small, throughout the state — towns, mountains, rivers, canyons, counties, post offices and even abandoned settlements — as well as providing relevant information about location history and current location.

Settle separated the facts from fiction. From this study no significant source of information has been neglected. Its pages cut cleanly thru the tangle of folklore, identifying the facts and labels the rest as legends. Ever wonder what to do with your stained, burnt or oxidized finds to bring them back to collector status. Following the instructions in this fine hardback book and one coin saved may well be worth the price. He explores the routes of the old railroads and tangled wilderness of the Forked River Mountains.

He puts it all in writing, along with numerous photos so you can follow in his footsteps. Everything the amateur needs to know to go out and locate, recover and refine gold. You will find any number of the bits of information worth the total price of this book. Sparling has done a wonderful job in pinpointing and writing about the ghost town of this area. Maps, photos and directions to get to the site. Frank Dobie This book is written by the most famous of all treasure writers and is filled with legends of wealth and treasure just waiting for the enterprising individual to take to the trails and return with wealth.

This page book, complete with photos and maps of the tribal areas is an outstanding work for those who are involved in collecting Indian artifacts or Indian lore. Antique Iron has hundreds of cast iron objects listed and described. Included in this identification and value guide are farming, furniture, kitchen, toys, banks and many more cast iron collectibles. Over different photos fill this page value guide.

Modern Metal Detectors is designed for novices as well as veteran treasure hunters and is an authoritative home, classroom and field guidebook. More than photographs and maps accurately locate each of the hundreds of settlements. Nowhere else will you find such detail on the ghost towns of New Mexico. Contains easy-to-read maps to get to the hundreds of locations. Not just another pictorial, this book contains the information the serious ghost hunter needs to hunt out the sites.

So hazardous was their way of life that much of the loot that they captured still lies buried and waiting for some adventurous soul to pick out the location from the clues in these writings. This is a library volume for the serious treasure hunters and armchair hobbiests. The author has spent years on research. Early treasure maps are included. Early histories of Alabama covering this period are replete with references to isolated incidents along the Federal Road but heretofore no documented history has been published. The authors discuss the impact of the Federal Road on the timing, shape and settlement of the lower South.

Beginning as a postal horse path through wilderness occupied by Indians, the road was widened into a military road fro use during the War of and became a primary thoroughfare for English speaking pioneers to enter western Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi.

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Its pages describe countless chests of gold, caskets of buried jewels, bags of coins and rich plunder secreted in remote places or buried along unexplored seacoasts and rivers. Much of this wealth is still undiscovered and awaits the adventurer who is clever enough to probe the minds of the pirates of the past and unseal their hidden secrets. Published by Rio Grande Press of Glorietta, New Mexico, this massive work will be a fine addition to all treasure libraries.

The Magnitude of the piratical operations in the West Indies has never been fully ascertained and the following account of it has only been released to the author by means of the most diligent research among old newspaper files, logbooks, insurance records, official reports of the various naval officers, etc. Much valuable information on the amounts of loot captured by the pirates, much still not recovered is detailed. Add this one to your library.

Much detail of the capture of treasure ships; the life and hardships of the crews of the buccaneer ships and much more make this a must of all interested in the pirates of the last century. In addition, the maps show an enormous variety of geographic features, including forests, wetlands, trailheads, railroads, airfields and practically every lake, pond and stream, plus boat ramps. Indexes list, and the map show, even the tiniest villages. Each atlas is a quality paperback measuring 11x The author, a famous treasure hunter and writer, has included so much information not found elsewhere that every treasure hunter will benefit from reading his book.

This fine book should be in all treasure hunters libraries. With over 30 years of research, the directory gives and index listing for all states with basic information. The individual state guides provide all known information on the lost treasures listed. This book meets the needs of the armchair traveler and the reader on the road.

Hundreds of hold-ups, gunfights and other incidents are brought to life in lively, informal narratives illustrated by historical photos. Facsimile 19th century maps show the land the way it used to be, while road directions to ghost towns hideouts and hold-up sites are given whenever possible. A system of cross-references makes it easy to follow the careers of outlaws and lawmen across state boundaries.

Black and white, as well as color photos are profuse. They follow Spanish trails, buffalo trails, cow trails, they dig where there are no trails, but oftener than they dig, they just sit and repeat the tales of lost mines and buried bullion. A fine new book, it includes 36 stories; chapters on Arizona, Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas and location maps of stories. The stories have all grown out of the actual histories of Indians, outlaws, conquistadors, priests and ranchers well documented in the drama of the unfolding west.

It is a unique blend of history, maps, guides, diaries, journals and old drawings by early emigrants and artist, blended together with present-day photographs and experiences of the author with information for anyone interested in the Oregon Trail. Examine the realities of the trail and compare them to the myths and misconceptions that have recently developed. How many emigrants did they kill? How lonely was the trail? Follow the historic development of the trail as seventy important events are noted. Follow three different emigrants and wagon companies along a ninety-mile section of the trail.

Explore the Oregon Trail as seen through the eyes of early emigrants and artists such as Miller, Bruff, Jackson, Tappan, and others.

Stand in their footprints and compare their works with present-day photographs. Much of the wealth of the South was buried during and immediately after the Civil War. Treasure Legends of the Civil War covers both periods. Leads are listed state by state for easy reading in the areas of your interest. Well researched with references to further particular treasure research. There is scarcely a sandy beach in New England that has not connected with it some traditionary tale of the landing of pirates or their buried treasure.

It is undoubtedly that pirates frequented this area for some hundred years robbing and destroying shipping as they came and went. Compiled from the public records of the time, this book provides an astonishing amount of detailed information and a great deal of true facts. His battles with the law were legendary: Yet when the British landed in Louisiana and threatened neo Orleans, the pirate turned patriot and joined his band of outlaws with the army of Andrew Jackson to win the Battle of New Orleans. First published in Know what the strange markings, signs and carvings that you see in the backcountry mean.

The very sign that you pass by may be the lead to a treasure of the past. This book contains exact locations and full description of the several hundreds vessels that have been lost along this coast, along with exact date. A fine research book. Containing 26 factual stories of the silver stampede of the s and will illustrated, this book can well start another stampeded of relic hunters and history buffs into Death Valley. Synbols have played an important part in the life of humans since the dawn of mankind. Early caveman painted pictures and symbols on cave walls with sticks of charcoal.

Each civilization created it's own unique set of symbols and even today, the religions fo the world have survived with the assistance of symbols. This book only covers those symbols concerned with treasure troves. Most treasure symbols were created out of a need of personal identity and represent strong ties with superstition and religion. This book will give you the most of the basic symbols used in hiding treasure. It should also give you an idea of how to go about "reading" those signs not contained within the covers of this book.

Early settlements, trails, battle sites, railroads and rail towns, ghost towns are all included in the text and accompanying maps. This could be one of the first sources of information for the treasure hunter. Not only may it well save your life, but the information of how to disarm these traps may well lead you to treasure. It is well worth the price. Written with his skill, it is doubtful that you will put down the book until you have read the entire pages of exciting contents. First published in and just reprinted, these are not rehashed stories of others and plenty of good leads can be found here.

This volume will delight all who find adventure in the colorful life and times of Texas and Texans. The author takes you traveling through the ghost town country of the Pacific Northwest, including trips to many areas never before written about in ghost town literature. States covered in the 62 locations written about are Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana.

More than pages. Most are little known and may be visited in the family car. Photographed and mapped, paper back pages of fascinating information. Illustrated with historic and contemporary photos, it contains information on highway routes and an up-to-date map to get you there. All areas of the Spanish main from Florida throughout the Caribbean are included, also the periods from the earliest pirates to the buccaneers of the later years.

A fascinating book that will hold you spellbound and may start you on a search for long hidden treasures. Well illustrated; a lot of book for the money. Modern salvage methods, lists of wrecks, research, locating shipwrecks, documenting a site, underwater excavation, cleaning and preservation and a great deal more are included in this book.

Paper back, different photos fill this page value guide. Loaded with practical information for treasure hunters, photographers and naturalists.

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Complete with illustrated projects for all who cherish the great outdoors. With the exception of three unlucky passengers, everyone on the Republic made it safely off of the ship. The cargo did not, however, and treasure hunters have been searching for it ever since. Why that much money was on the ship is another unknown, but theories include earthquake relief for Messina, Italy, and payment on a loan from the Imperial Russian government. The lost ship was rediscovered by Captain Martin Bayerle in Named after Japanese general Tomoyuki Yamashita, the loot allegedly consists of a wide variety of valuables taken from banks, churches, museums, and private homes, among other places.

Some researchers believe that the American military was able to recover most of it and used it fund Cold War operations. There's gold in them thar hills. The Lost Dutchman is arguably the most famous lost mine in the U. If some intrepid explorer could pinpoint its location, though, the gold vein there could be very lucrative. Many believe the mine can be found somewhere in the Superstition Mountains near Phoenix, but who it belongs to and how it was discovered is where the story veers wildly off course.

Some say the Apache tribe claimed it years ago; another tale has a Dr. Thorne stumbling upon the mine while he was under Navajo captivity. A third version says a couple of U. Army soldiers discovered it, then mysteriously turned up decapitated shortly thereafter. Several other semi-mysterious deaths have been recorded over the years, including one as recently as Back in the 16th century, Spanish commander Francisco Pizarro captured an Inca king named Atahualpa pictured.

Atahualpa swore that he would fill an entire room full of gold and gilded treasures if Pizarro would let him go. While the gold was en route, Pizarro went back on his word and had the king garroted on July 26, When the gold couriers heard that their journey was worthless, they dumped the treasure in a secret mountain cave to be concealed for hundreds of years. The gold allegedly turned up in , when English botanist Richard Spruce said he had discovered written directions and a map to the cave.

Blake presumably took what he could carry, but mysteriously disappeared on his way back to New York. As legend has it, Thomas Jefferson Beale and a couple of cohorts found a cache of gold and silver while on expedition in the American southwest. They hauled it all home to Virginia, hid it somewhere in Bedford County, then left a box containing an encrypted text with a local innkeeper, instructing him to open it only if none of them returned for it in 10 years. After a decade passed, the innkeeper opened the box and had a friend help him with the ciphers inside.

The friend was able to decode one, which is where National Treasure comes in. I have deposited, in the county of Bedford, about four miles from Buford's, in an excavation or vault, six feet below the surface of the ground, the following articles, belonging jointly to the parties whose names are given in number 3, herewith.

The first deposit consisted of one thousand and fourteen pounds of gold, and three thousand eight hundred and twelve pounds of silver, deposited November, The second was made December, , and consisted of nineteen hundred and seven pounds of gold, and twelve hundred and eighty-eight pounds of silver; also jewels, obtained in St. The above is securely packed in iron pots, with iron covers.

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