Ohio Treasure Legends

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Henry County | Shunk, Ohio

The exact origin of Shunk is shrouded in mystery; however, it has been said that an Indian village was located near the site,and thus the legend of the Indian Ghost of Shunk.  In the late 1830’s, the Indians of Northwestern Ohio were asked to leave their ancestral homes in the Maumee Valley and move to reservations in Kansas and Oklahoma. – _{At The River Bend Blog Spot}

Shawnee Silver Mines

The “Shawnee silver” in Ohio refers to a legend of a large stash of silver, possibly a ton or more, buried by the Shawnee Tribe near the Little Miami River in Greene County after the Battle of Pickaway. The Shawnee were fleeing from General George Rogers Clark, and the silver was hidden to prevent it from falling into his hands

French Gold | Minerva, Ohio

What’s hilarious about this particular treasure is, locals around Minerva, Ohio have actually found all of the clues left behind by the French Army…
Yet they still can’t find this $25,000 gold stockpile in the woods.

Others

Hamilton County – Cincinnati, OH : A prohibition era bootlegger George Remus made around $70 million a year in the illegal alcohol trade for a while and had to hide most of it somewhere. The vault might be in or near Cincinnati, or close to the former home of Buck Brady, one of his associates in Newport, KY.

The Secret

The Secret is a treasure hunt created by Byron Preiss. The hunt involves a search for twelve treasure boxes, the clues to which were provided in a book written by Preiss in 1982, also called The Secret. These boxes were buried at secret locations in cities across the United States and Canada that symbolically represent events and peoples that played significant roles in North American history. Anyone who uncovered one of the treasure boxes was entitled to exchange it with Preiss for a precious gem; after Preiss died in 2005, his estate assumed the responsibility of honoring the terms of the treasure hunt. As of 2024, only three of the twelve boxes have been found. Preiss kept no record of the treasure boxes’ exact locations before his death, leaving it a possibility that the remaining boxes may never be recovered.