In July 2023, a remarkable hoard of 700 Civil War-era gold coins was unearthed in a Kentucky cornfield. Could this discovery be an isolated incident, or might southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and western Kentucky hold more buried treasures waiting to be found? Join me as I explore the possibilities of hidden fortunes that could be lying just beneath our feet.

https://indstate.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/folklore/id/3872/rec/10

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/cave-in-rock-and-americas-river-pirates/146392#:~:text=From%20the%20late%201700s%20to,cave%20(although%20there%20is%20no

https://www.wymt.com/2023/07/12/millions-rare-gold-coins-unearthed-kentucky-cornfield/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Kentucky_Hoard#:~:text=The%20Great%20Kentucky%20Hoard%20is,the%20hoard%20has%20remained%20anonymous.&text=The%20coins%20found%20are%20U.S.%20Civil%20War%2Dera%20coins.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpe_brothers

Here’s a map of Sullivan County, Indiana in 1876 (Farmersburg can be found at the top of the map – right of center)