Legend of the Union Gold

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The legend of the Elk County gold dates back to the summer of 1863, when a special Union detachment was tasked with transporting 26 gold bars, each weighing 50 pounds, from West Virginia to the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. That detachment, as the story goes, was ambushed, the gold lost and supposedly buried.

Philadelphia Enquirer article quoting a 1978 pittsburgh Press article about the legend.

NPR article shows Treasure Hunters believe FBI found the gold and hid the truth.