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Jun 22, 2014 · Checking Spanish land grants in Ocala/Marion county area and there were several, there is no mention of Don Felipe. Has the ring of the typical treasure tale of hiding his wealth before being killed, BUT- who survived to tell the story of his burying that cache?
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Around 1915 the Ashley Gang was formed. John Ashley the leader of the gang was an outlaw from 1910 to 1924. In and around the Everglades of Florida. Ashley was known as the ” King of the Everglades” and the “Swamp Bandit”. He was also a bootlegger, bank robber, and later day pirate. The Ashley gang stole over $1 million from 40 banks during their c...
St. George Island is located on Floridas Panhandle in Franklin County, Florida. A mission called San Juan del Puerto was built on the island in 1580 by the Spaniards. Earlier in 1570, the Spaniards built a for at what’s now Cape Canaveral that was used to help survivors of shipwrecks that occurred frequently off the coast there. Many Spanish gold a...
Santa Rosa Island Dunes By Danielos , CC BY-SA 2.5, Link William “Billy Bowlegs” Rogers was nicknamed Billy Bowlegs after one of the last Seminole war chiefs. Rogers was a member of Jean Lafitte’s pirate crew in 1812. Rogers started his own pirate fleet in 1818. Rogers and his group of pirates stole from Spanish ships that frequented the northern G...
The Swanee River in Florida By Mike Tilley, CC BY 3.0, Link It is said that there is a sunken pirate ship lying at the mouth of the Swanee River. The ship contained $5 million in gold and silver coins. It is said to be lying in 25 feet of water north of Big Bradford Island. In 1953 fishermen in the area dredged up with their nets $625,000 of the tr...
This story rings true because it is actually documented. The story goes that confederate soldiers led by Captian John Riley were transporting a million-dollar payroll to Fort Mead, Florida were being followed by Union troops. John Riley stated they buried $200,000 in gold coins and the rest in paper currency. He wrote: Captain Riley and his men wen...
St. Augustine Island By Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link There are said to be 75 shipwrecks near St. Augustine, Florida. To enter the lagoon there is a large sand bar that must be crossed. This is how so many ships ran aground and sunk here. With all these wrecks in the area, gold and silver coins from various centuries wash ashore here. So if you are ev...
Richard Crowe was a wealthy merchant in the late 1800s. He died in 1894 and left a note in his will stating that he had buried $60,000 in gold coins on his property in St. Augustine. Florida. Treasure hunters have searched his property but the gold coins have never been found and could still be there waiting for discovery.
In 1733 there was a Spanish Armada of ships in the Florida Keys. In July of 1733, there was a huge hurricane that blew through the area and sunk 20 Spanish Galleons. The Spaniards worked for three years salvaging the ships and they were able to recover $12 million in treasure but they left approximately $4 million in gold and silver in the coins. T...
Wisteria IslandBy, CC BY 2.0, Link There are a few treasure stories associated with Wisteria Island that lies at the mouth of Tampa Bay. A bank robber is said to have buried $50,000 in paper currency here. He died in prison before he could return for the loot. In the 1930s many rumrunners are said to have buried their loot here that they acquired f...
Black Caesar’s real name was Henri Caesar. He was a Haitian pirate in the crew of Blackbeard serving on the ship Queen Anne’s Revenge. He lived from 1791 to 1830. Caesar survived the attack that took the life of Blackbeard in 1718. It is said that Black Caesar and Blackbeard had their headquarters at Caesars Rock which is a small island in Biscayne...
Oct 6, 2021 · This Far Cry 6 The Last One To Leave Treasure Hunt Guide will walk you through this entire Treasure Hunt telling you where to find it, how to solve the puzzle, and what item you’re given at the end of the mission. Start the treasure hunt by activating the note at the location.
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Sep 29, 2013 · Don Felipe's Plantation. The legend is often told locally about a Spaniard named Don Felipe, believed to have buried a large hoard of family heirloom silver and gold coins on his property during the Seminole war.
Jul 21, 2024 · Mostly interested in San Felipe/Carrizo wash treasure, Salton Sea, Lake Cahuilla, Lost desert ships, Pegleg, Banner, Julian and Imperial Valley which was once the bottom of Lake Cahuilla.
• A Spaniard named Don Felipe, is known to have buried the family silver, along with a large amount of gold coins, on his plantation during the Seminole war before he was killed by Indians. Located 2 miles NW of Ocala.
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Nov 1, 2018 · Unlike the San Pedro, treasure hunters have only minimally affected the San Felipe (also known as the El Terri). The original surveys by Beeker and IU colleagues in the 1980s show not only that the San Felipe had intact and exposed wooden timbers but also that the ship’s ballast pile was intact.
