American West Places - OldWest American West History & Wild West Legends Thu, 29 Aug 2024 13:41:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.oldwest.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-OW-Favicon-1-150x150.jpg American West Places - OldWest 32 32 7 Tantalizing Stories of Lost Treasure in Oregon https://www.oldwest.org/lost-treasures-oregon/ https://www.oldwest.org/lost-treasures-oregon/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2022 16:08:56 +0000 https://www.oldwest.org/?p=4766 lost treasures in oregon

Even if all you had to go on was what you learned in movies, you probably know that…

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When it comes to Old West towns, most people think of empty dirt streets filled with tumbleweeds and…

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When the Golden Spike connected Central Pacific and Union Pacific rails at Promontory Summit, Utah, in May 1869,…

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From buried caches of gold to sunken treasure, California is a bona fide hot spot for hidden treasures…

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The many forts, rocks, springs and other landmarks along the Oregon Trail kept settlers from losing not just…

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