a must to have. . 4. Filmmaker Brackston McKnight uses a metal detector on his property, searching for lost treasure. All in all, several wagons loaded with silver ingots went into the river. Building on that production they are airing a new 8-episode series titled "Beyond Oak Island" premiering Tuesday, November 17 at 9:00 pm central. In 1983 a German biologist accidentally discovered more forged British pounds, numerous Nazi-era rockets and missiles that had crashed into the lake, and a previously unknown worm. Also join us in the Facebook Group: Beyond Oak Island Treasures for more discussions. A few of the Cherokees were accompanied by agents of the Mexican government who had promised a lot of money to the tribe if they were able to drive out the Texans. TV repairman in Carthage who kept up his efforts for years and was the local expert. The real story of Hendricks Lake is not the legend alone, it is about the people who believed it fervently enough to put their time and money on the line in the hope of recovering it. In Texas, the Laffites founded a pirate colony named Campeche. \Dy@tw sde!F@D}@10 4c/ Low 47F. endobj . The Secret: Location of the Treasure in Lake Park, Milwaukee Mark Heffron 35 subscribers Subscribe 5.6K views 2 years ago In this video I reveal the location of the treasure in Lake Park,. Texas Lege Watch: A House Republican Fights for Chicken Freedom, Texas Monthly Recognized by ASME in the 2023 National Magazine Awards. Can College Sports Get More Absurd Than SMU Joining the Pac-12? After getting some readings at the bottom of the lake (Hendricks Lake), two Dallas oilmen actually brought in a giant crane and attached a drag bucket to the cable. On an 1863 map of the area, it was named Flanagan Lake but since the 1880s has been known by its present name. The duo are currently working to make a documentary about the local legend of sunken silver ingots in the lake near Tatum. But people buy into it, and thats the part thats interesting to me.. Not one of them found any of the reported treasure, but that never prevented the next person from trying. An estimated $340 million., And as I write, the treasure hunters are out there, hunting, hunting, and hunting. Believed the treasure was in Martin Creek after meeting old Mexicans with a map when he was just a boy. The people who have looked for Hendricks Lake treasure since the 50s have spent a lot of money and hired a researcher in Spain to see if the Santa Rosa actually existed, all kinds of things, Pinkerton said. At that time, the legend was that Mexican land pirates lived along the lake and dumped gold, silver, and precious stones in the lake when they were attacked by the Texans or some other forces. Tatum reportedly built a device with buckets on a conveyor and operated by steam engines to attempt to bail the water from the lake. All they found was a big sawblade from one of the sawmills that had operated on the lake; they left the artifact behind for future treasure hunters. When researching Trammels Trace for my last book, I encountered the treasure legend of Hendricks Lake. In fact, this same story about Lafitte treasure being lost somewhere, was repeated over and over in almost the same pattern from the Gulf Coast all the way up into Arkansas and Missouri.. According to one legend, a group of priests put about three hundred burro loads of silver in a mine on one of their expeditions to New Mexico. Join the adventures in Beyond Oak Island- Tuesdays at 10PM and summaries and more in depth looks into the many stories of treasure, here at MW! Barnie Waldrop said he outlasted all the others and had seen fifty of em beaten by the lakes bog bottom. But all the treasure hunters declared that I must be hiding the truth. Historian Gary Pinkerton says the legend is mostly unsubstantiated. %PDF-1.7
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The Lost Treasure of Hendricks Lake The infamous pirate of the Gulf Jean Lafitte took a $2 million fortune in silver from a Spanish galleon and supposedly buried it in the Sabine River near the East Texas town of Sabine. Roper himself had first heard the legend when he was a young boy and has returned to it intermittently throughout his life. Pinkerton spent time in Carthage recently talking to those with accounts of some of the treasure hunters, and he hopes to connect with more people who have Hendricks Lake stories to tell. None of (the rest) lines up, but 1860s, 1870s, there was enough yada yada to create some story.. It was found approximately a decade later in 2020 in Wyoming by an anonymous treasure hunter later revealed to be former journalist and medical student Jack Stuef. Roper believes that the Little Cypress Creek story and the Hendricks Lake story may have a common heritage. startxref He also might have(might have, I remind you)come across a wooden chest containing what was then $80,000 in jewelry and coins. Legend holds that the Pirate Jean LaFitte, or in some other versions Santa Anna, left treasure at Hendricks Lake near Tatum. 0000017011 00000 n
He shows Rick and Marty the 1957 Hendricks Lake, To him it is the Chase and the history. Did the infamous privateer Jean Laffite steal a $2 million fortune in silver from a Spanish galleon and bury it in the Sabine River near the East Texas town Sabine? For information on, or to order True Believers, visit www.hendrickslake.com. There was one spot that we initially found, I think it was June of 2020, which gave us a sonar reading that was pretty much an exact match to a wooden wagon that had submerged with some sort of weight, Roper said. Pinkerton also maintains facebook pages Trammels Trace and Hendricks Lake Treasure-True Believers. xVy~}F0N13`&p"I9:tZ"-"}]{~~x/ c HfE4sowa-n_?B. CNN As soon as Forrest Fenn announced that his treasure was found earlier this month, rumors swirled about whether it had really been found or if the treasure hunt had been a hoax all. The July 17, 1958 edition of the Panola Watchman includes this update on a search for Jean LaFittes treasure at Hendricks Lake near Tatum. ]9xd@%
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Sorry, there are no recent results for popular articles. His body was buried at sea in the Gulf of Honduras. Im going to talk to his son, who was 14 or so when they were out at the lake. Barnie Waldrop. That set off a huge treasure hunting stampede. Having grown up hearing these stories about buried treasure and now searching for it himself, hes becoming a part of history. I determined that there were maybe five that might have contained some sort of treasure. Some fishermen in the last century pulled several silver bars from those very waters with a hoop net. A famous actress said, Legend remains victorious in spite of history. For this one to last over 150 years, the grains of truth have firmly resisted erosion by the progress of historical research and inspection. Little Cypress Creek, north of Gilmer, is the site where legend says a cache of Mexican coinage was dumped, according to A Brief History of Upshur County a history book published in 1946. 152 0 obj A Book by Gary L. Pinkerton, author of "Trammel's Trace", Ive seen fifty of em beaten by the lakes bog bottom, from oil explorers and water witchers to plain nuts. . Photo: WhisperToMe, Public domain. Over the years, Hendrick's Lake near Tatum has been a place where many people have visited in search of a legendary treasure that was supposedly left at the site by Pirate Jean LaFitte. Hughes Springs up in Cass County was founded by two brothers looking for a treasure in the 1850s or 60s. (In English documents, his last name was often spelled Lafitte, but Laffite was the spelling used by Jean and his brother Pierre.). The Irish Crown Jewels, stolen from Dublin Castle over a century ago, are still out there for treasure-seekers to find today. The tale basically states Galveston-based pirate Jean Laffite, in the year 1816, plundered a Spanish ship named the Santa Rosa. In 1925, W.E. Thats the one thing we all agree on about Sunken Silver, is that legend is a very powerful thing.. Spring is situated 3 miles northeast of Hendricks Lake. Xi-vrcjVJO%X
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The stories of treasure have been around for a long time, Pinkerton said. Although hes fascinated by the legend and the excitement it created, Pinkerton doesnt believe its even a little bit true. endobj Other stories of Pirate Treasures are discussed. Read More about The wreck of La Belle, Did the infamous privateer Jean Laffite steal a $2 million fortune in silver from a Spanish galleon and bury it in the Sabine River near the East Texas town Sabine? Texas, I learned, is full of buried treasureor, to be a bit more accurate, full of stories about buried treasures that no one has been able to find. The story died down but regained momentum when treasure hunting became popular again in the fifties and when True West magazine printed an article about the long-forgotten silver prompting treasure hunters to flock to Carthage and Tatum. 148 0 obj And then he became postmaster two years later, so apparently nothing came of that. Essentially, somehow treasure came up in conversation and I had asked him if hed ever heard about the story of pirate treasure being lost in East Texas and we started slowly looking into it. accessed March 05, 2023, Published by the Texas State Historical Association. The box was hidden by millionaire art dealer. Error! Well, my beloved fellow Texas readers, though I have no idea whether anything Im about to pass on to you is the slightest bit accurate, here are six of the supposedly great Texas treasures still waiting to be found. Oxbow lakes result from a river's course change, in this case the Sabine River just to thc north. Read More about USS Hatteras, This is a funny little slot filled with intricate features and attention-grabbing symbols. Their father, Barnie Waldrop, was the most active local treasure hunter. %%EOF Access to the lake that for 150 years had been accessible for picnics and fishing was closed off to all but a few private landowners at the time. True Believers: Treasure Hunters at Hendricks Lake. 2018 Sunken Silver. The story goes that Union soldiers tracked down Confederate president Jefferson Davis in 1865 and confiscated his gold. Forrest Fenn, a New Mexican art dealer, revealed on Sunday that his famed treasure was found, according to a post on his website that he confirmed to NBC News. Alternate versions of that story have been documented since the 1880s, with variations including that the silver was from Santa Anna and the battle of San Jacinto and that the treasure was in a different location nearby. In Colombian newspapers, his death was lamented and his obituary described him as a brave naval officer. wooden object recovered during dive for the taping On the episode, diver Alex Wilcher brought up the one item found during the days spent searching. PRIME turn-key restaurant is a landmark of Fort Laud(Former Ernie's BBQ). The dumping of the silver in the lake was a temporary thing until danger passed, then was recovered, after all he had divers at his disposal. Download Free PDF. Gary L. Pinkerton, There are two legends in particular that seem to have found purchase in the minds of East Texas treasure hunters. In the early 1820s, Great Colombia under the government of Simon Bolivar had begun commissioning former privateers as officers in their newly formed navy. We are a community-supported, non-profit organization and we humbly ask for your support because the careful and accurate recording of our history has never been more important. <>stream
It certainly had promise since it was a round piece of wood, like the legend of the wagon sunk in the lake. If you fill out the first name, last name, or agree to terms fields, you will NOT be added to the newsletter list. <<83DDF97377B4B2110A0000A4D0C2FC7F>]/Prev 639425>> I looked into it a little bit in high school and at UT, just on and off. His website is www.trammelstrace.com. It lies along the historic route of Trammels Trace, only one and one-quarter miles south of the location of Ramsdales Crossing/Ferry (Rocky Ford) on the Sabine River. If you would like to help, our fundraising campaign can be found here. Daniel Vaughn is the countrys first barbecue editor, and he has eaten more barbecue than you have. 0000004529 00000 n
Markers are dropped, and divers are sent down. That lucky treasure hunter who finds where X marks the spot, will become an East Texas legend, just like the treasure they strove to find. When a giant storm hit the region, the raft was washed away and destroyed.
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