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Oak Island Treasure Found May 18, 2021 - YouTube When you see Hendricks Lake it just looks like it should have treasure in it.. brought up to the surface. 0000001829 00000 n
More than once the crane almost toppled into the water. Id met his daughter, who when she was 12, they let her push the plunger on the dynamite to blow up the bottom of the lake.. endobj 0000006665 00000 n
10 Lost Treasures in America Waiting to be Found. On an 1863 map of the area, it was named Flanagan Lake but since the 1880s has been known by its present name. Blackbeard and the mysterious unsolved code of Olivier Levassuer, or The Buzzard, are mentioned. Pictured from left, Gary Pinkerton, Brackson McKnight and Christian Roper. https://www.tshaonline.org, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/hendricks-lake. The location was later widely believed to be Hendricks Lake, an oxbow lake formation on the south side of the Sabine River. A TV repairman.
Rio Vista | MLS# F10370332 1001 SE 5th Ct , Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 An historian named Herbert Bolton, using the original journals of the Mexicans from the eighteenth century, found what is now known as the Boyd shaft on Honey Creek. And You Thought Feral Hogs Were Bad. Stella Wieser of the Panola Watchman. Christian is not discouraged. In attempting to honor what he perceives to be Fenn's wishes . Forrest Wilder writes about politics and the outdoors. Sorry, there are no recent results for popular images. The Cherokees started getting their butts kicked. I determined that there were maybe five that might have contained some sort of treasure. Leave them blank to get signed up.
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Christina Hendricks - Wikipedia Even though some, including Waldrop and Stotlar, had looked into draining the lake, there were no other attempts at that folly. 159 0 obj the new book is available in paperback.
Treasure Hunters Find Mysterious Shipwreck in Lake Michigan Having already written a book on Trammels Trace, a road running through Tatum which he noted was the first road to Texas from the north, Pinkerton is now embarking on a journey to research the people and the reasons for the treasure hunting extravaganza for an upcoming book. Their father, Barnie Waldrop, was the most active local treasure hunter. 147 0 obj Hendricks Lake is an oxbow lake one and one-half miles south of the Sabine River and about four miles northeast of Tatum in Rusk County, Texas (32.371864N, 94.493190W). Pinkerton is an enigmatic figure. <> Stories like this, its what created a filmmaker in myself, its what creates archeologists, its what creates people that come up with plans to conquer whatever they want to solve in life, its just a special place.. No matter what, I come to believe throughout professional research or diving, I will always associate it with Jean Lafitte, with treasure, with piracy because its meant so much to the community, Roper said. According to Swanger, the treasure was hidden beneath a dead tree at a place called Heughs Canyon Trail, at the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon in Utah. Do@aj^HmFd*`G1
6 Hidden Treasures That Are Still Waiting To Be Found (Maybe - HuffPost Spring is a census-designated place within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Houston in Harris County, Texas, United States, part of the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan area. So read this, get up, and go after your pot of gold. Ive actually been at this project about 14 months now. Winds light and variable.. None of (the rest) lines up, but 1860s, 1870s, there was enough yada yada to create some story.. Spanish soldiers in pursuit overtook the transport at Hendricks Lake and rather than give up the silver, the transport leader cut six wagonloads of silver loose and pushed them into Hendricks Lake. And soldiers were overtaking them, so they had six wagon loads full of gold and silver they dumped it in the lake. Its hard to find any newspaper before that, but thats the first and oldest mention that I found of it, he said. I titled it True Believers because Im way more interested in the people who believe this stuff than the possibility that there might actually be something, Pinkerton said.
Agent Hendricks | National Treasure Wiki | Fandom 146 23 In Gretna in 1960, across the river from New Orleans, a large number of gold coins were found in an area frequented by Lafitte and his men .According to another story, Laffite buried a large cache on an unnamed island in Lake Borgne. I spent the majority of the summer of 2020 organizing expeditions into the lake, through sonar we had come up with quite a few hits of things that were very interesting, Roper said. Can College Sports Get More Absurd Than SMU Joining the Pac-12? H-E-Bs True Texas BBQ Restaurant Is Slipping, West Texans Are Learning What It Means to Live in Bear Country. :icon_scratch: Thanks, Ernie 168 0 obj 152 0 obj 0000004529 00000 n
Both were the surnames of early settlers in the vicinity. The story goes that Union soldiers tracked down Confederate president Jefferson Davis in 1865 and confiscated his gold. The divers do feel some round objects, and a piece is The Lakeview Motel's name is false advertising these dry days. mATTY BLAKE (HOST) AND cHRISTIAN B. ROPER. He was now legally authorized by Great Colombia to take Spanish ships. Akins and one of his former deputies were landowners along the lake and active onlookers with a piece of the action. Stella Wieser was a reporter at the Panola Watchman from June 2018 to April 2022. Well, according to a story by Mary Rogers of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, there is evidence that in the early 1800s the theft did happen and that Jean Lafittes men, afraid that they were about to be ambushed, pushed several wagons loaded with silver ingots into the muddy waters. So, he set up these steam engines and buckets on a conveyor belt and pumps. It is my sincere belief that the Hendricks Lake treasure was silver taken by Lafitte from capturing of the Spanish ship Santa Rosa in Matagorda Bay in 1820. 0000002304 00000 n
This is the list to receive occasional emails containing special offers, deals and promotions (like contests). xXMsFWLU9C*ZYWNUX=@$(" (~ J>iyAy/eJ%.%c~(~s9yLrMw3iQSM?FOgmvw[s[j3Hr'YyX~mvvN39 Kc7YcqZYo)~}u3 ? 30 April 2021 AFP It is one of Sweden's most spectacular Bronze Age finds A man surveying a forest for his orienteering club in western Sweden stumbled on a trove of Bronze Age treasure reckoned. Despite intense efforts at dredging, detecting, diving, and dynamiting for Hendricks Lake treasure, the only thing that was reportedly found in the lake was the rim of an old wagon wheel. endobj To him it is the Chase and the history. One group proposed to use a new divining rod activated with isotopes. 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. While Pinkerton believes the lake area should be a park, the reality is Hendricks Lake is no longer accessible by the public as the land surrounding it belongs to private land owners or is being leased by mining companies. 0000000756 00000 n
$37 billion of treasure hidden around Germany - news At the end of World War II, the German Nazi's are believed to have sunk a fortune in Lake Toplitz, Austria, Daily Star reports. I looked into it a little bit in high school and at UT, just on and off. If you change your mind, you can easily unsubscribe. (Courtesy of Andy Swanger) As far as more. 161 0 obj His interest is in the people who have acted on their belief in the legend. In 1925, W.E. a must to have. <>stream
Eventually, the Mexicans unloaded the moneygold and silver coinsso they could make an escape. Things Found in the San Antonio River: Periodic draining of sections of the river have revealed skateboards, Mardi Gras beads, old bottles and a cell phone. A light came on when the probe hit metal. though. But did it even exist? <>/Border[0 0 0]/Contents()/Rect[130.3037 595.1786 171.4307 606.1786]/StructParent 2/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>>
Secret stash of tsar's gold worth billions found in old rail tunnel They then filled in the shaft. accessed March 05, 2023, Low 47F. Soldiers approach, wagons sunk in Hendricks Lake, an oxbow lake just south of the Sabine River in northeastern Rusk County. I always thought it was interesting that people had reason to believe there was pirate treasure 200 miles from the coast.. The silver was never recovered. Pinkerton went on to describe how there have been dozens of expeditions and attempts to find buried treasure between Hendricks Lake and the Sabine River. June 6, 2020 - Fenn writes on his blog that the treasure has been found. Now, two years later, in his book, "True Believers: Treasure Hunters at Hendricks Lake," he has given new life to a legend about hidden silver that developed alongside Trammel's Trace. The self-proclaimed worlds greatest underwater treasure hunter wrote several articles about Hendricks Lake for pulp magazines of the 50s and 60s. Since 2014, Rick and Marty Lagina have produced "The Curse of Oak Island" for The HISTORY Channel.
But to this day, treasure hunters are unswayed. Our new Privacy Policy will go into effect on January 1st, 2023. True Believers: Treasure Hunters at Hendricks Lake. A formal statement is due around noon in Moscow on Saturday when the first pictures of the gold will be revealed to the world's . 149 0 obj In 2005, Agent Hendricks was a young FBI agent who was aware . Numerous springs within and around the lake keep it filled. endobj
The People hendrickslake.com Abilene Reporter-News, June 24, 1958. Stories are how we interact as people and its how we grow. He frequently returned to Galveston or the barrier islands near New Orleans to unload booty or take on supplies procured by Pierre. One thing is certain though, East Texans will continue to be fascinated by stories like these. The duo are currently working to make a documentary about the local legend of sunken silver ingots in the lake near Tatum. accepts, and the show continues at Hendricks Lake in East Texas.
On the trail of East Texas' buried treasure For more information about this incredible project and to see a short film trailer, go to their website at www.sunkensilver.com. Barnie Waldrop and the former Sheriff of Panola County, Corbett Akins, at the time were in an article on the first page of the Wall Street Journal. 0000002062 00000 n
Hutchinson Island. The Lagina Brothers, famous for their search for the lost treasure on Oak Island and featured in the show The Curse of Oak Island, now hosts a new show called, Beyond Oak Island. My favorite part of the legend is that the Guadalupe Mission in El Paso was built in way so that the shadows of the mission point to the Lost Padre Mine. Two oilmen from Texas actually brought a giant crane to the lake after getting some interesting readings from the bottom of Hendricks Lake.
Trammel's Trace - Series of 18 newspaper articles 154 0 obj Barnie Waldrop said he outlasted all the others and had seen fifty of em beaten by the lakes bog bottom. The ships turned out to be heavily armed privateers and they mounted a frontal counterattack that included heavy fire.
The area served as a naval base during the war, and the publication notes that when the Allied forces were approaching, the Nazi's began sinking treasures in metal boxes in the lake . Plus, if when they come back and nothing can be found, he says they have the whole Texas coast and more to continue their search. It was packed with tons of gold and silver.
| MLS# A11347652 1843 S Federal Hwy , Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316 "You're a liability, Sebastian" Hendricks[src] Agent D. Hendricks is an FBI agent and the leader of Cras Est Nostrum. On his visits to Hendricks Lake with his son, they got a hit and brought a diver along to search the bottom. Believed the treasure was in Martin Creek after meeting old Mexicans with a map when he was just a boy. The people who believed the legend enough to pursue it were a diverse lot. James Bowie went on an expedition to find it. From the first searches in the 1880s to the large scale efforts of the 1950s and 1960s, its story has .
I got copies of pages in Spanish that say Yeah there was the Santa Rosa, the proposed name of the ship, there was a Santa Rosa, (but) it didnt sink. It carried cane liquor and salt and sugar from Cuba to Cadiz. It was a cloudy evening with low visibility, and Laffite attempted to capture what appeared to be two Spanish merchant vessels.
One particularly famous legend is that of Jean Lafittes treasure. swieser@panolawatchman.com, Stolen treasure, hidden mystery: Tatum-area lake lore focus of movie project. Gary L. Pinkerton is an author and independent researcher. One person who is still committed to the Hendricks Lake legend is Jacksonville documentary film maker and treasure hunter, Christian B. Roper. East Texas Gold From Mexico In 1839 Mirabeau B. Lamar, the newly inaugurated successor to Sam Houston as President of Texas, sent the Texas Army out to get rid of the Cherokees. 0000001730 00000 n
I dont want to give too much away, but part of the reason that Hendricks Lake may have been incorrectly added to the story is because, I believe, in the late 1830s there may have been something found on a property owned by a man with the last name OHendrick, Roper said. %PDF-1.7
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We report on vital issues from politics to education and are the indispensable authority on the Texas scene, covering everything from music to cultural events with insightful recommendations. The first episode premiered on Tuesday November 17 at 10PM EST on the History Channel. There was a problem saving your notification. He is the primary antagonist of season one of National Treasure: Edge of History. A Seagoville pharmacist who sailed around the world. 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. ingots were in transport, but the Spanish had set a trap. Winds light and variable. Paul Uncle Fox Tatum, son of the founder of Tatum, Texas, carried out the first documented attempt to recover the treasure in 1884.