By Frank Pandozzi

Oh yeah, the thought of searching for and finding a buried treasure has been thought nigh and dreamed by both young and old. Some have followed their hearts and accept gone on treasure hunts that have resulted in locating buried treasures both beneath the footing and under the water. Others have located caches of all sizes inside homes and barns. Treasures are out there, merely waiting to be found, and some of them may exist closer to you than you think. Older homes that date back one hundred years or more take a very adept chance of belongings a treasure; and these erstwhile homes are in cities and towns across America.

Many people did not trust banks. Also, many of our first settlers were very contained individuals, they wanted total control of their lives, and their possessions, including their money and valuables. It was common for those individuals to coffin their valuables for safekeeping.

This practice of hiding their possessions was a constant every bit this land moved into the nineteenth and twentieth century. The stock marketplace crash of the 1920's only bolstered the lack of confidence people had with fiscal institutions, and to this day, people are all the same hiding their money. And the safest place to hibernate their coin and possessions was in and around their home.

Nevertheless, oftentimes the person doing the hiding would non tell the family. Husbands and wives many times never told their spouse that they buried a cache below the erstwhile oak tree. Therefore, when the spouse who did the burying dies, the other has no idea of the stash. And when both spouses are gone, or the family unit, not knowing of a hidden cache on the property moves abroad, the firm with the treasure becomes the property of a new owner. There is buried treasure in one-time homes across the U.S.

Whether y'all live in an older home that you lot purchased from someone else, or if yous want to search for a treasure on the property of an old home, hither are three places that have proved to be popular hiding places around one-time abode sites.

Beneath The Erstwhile Oak Tree

The old oak tree, or whatsoever large tree for that matter, has been a popular hiding place for buried treasure. Perhaps the reasons why are shade and a marking.

Burial a treasure big or small requires work. It's easier to dig a hole while doing then beneath the shade of a large tree. Also, many people used trees as a marking for their cache. You may non think a marker would be needed. Later on all, what person would forget where they buried their valuables. However, markers for treasures were besides used at times to lead a family member to a buried treasure upon a expiry. And then if you live in an old home, and there is an old tree on the holding, especially behind the home, information technology's a adept place to begin your search.

Virtually The Well

Another popular expanse where treasures have been located is near the well. The well was used often and it was a perfect place to bury a treasure. Most wells were likewise located behind the homes, so it would be secretive and easy to hide valuables fourth dimension and time again.

The Outhouse

Outhouse in Shantytown, Spencer, Iowa, 1936

Outhouse in Shantytown, Spencer, Iowa, 1936

I love digging in erstwhile outhouses. Yes, I've been called crazy for climbing into these former cesspools. All the same, they hold a wealth of valuables from old pottery, bottles, buttons, coins, and yeah even treasures.

At that place have been treasures found inside the outhouse, and beneath the wooden thrones. I individual located an old metallic container attached below the throne, held there by a few nails and a metal strip. Within the container was hundreds of silvery dollars dating from the mid-1800s.

Think well-nigh all of the old abandoned homes you drive past on a weekly basis. And then think about how many of those old homes have a treasure lurking on its holding. All you lot demand to do is ask for permission from the possessor to search the property. Of course, you will tell them that any buried treasure you may notice, volition be shared with them.

A metal detector is a useful tool for locating cached treasure. Y'all don't have to spend a lot of money for 1. A skillful detector costs between iii hundred and four hundred dollars. It could end up paying for itself.

© Frank W. Pandozzi, June 2010, updated July 2020.

Frank Westward. Pandozzi is an author, Television receiver Producer and well-known treasure hunter. He began his "treasure hunting" days twenty-five years ago metal detecting parks and schoolyards. Today Frank Pandozzi is the Producer and the host of Exploring History'due south Treasures TV series. He is married and has one son. For more data please visit http://www.metal-detecting-ghost-towns-of-the-east.com

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