Dents Run, Pennsylvania
Dents Run, Pennsylvania | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Dents Run, Pennsylvania | |
Coordinates: 41°21′29″N 78°16′02″W / 41.35806°N 78.26722°WCoordinates: 41°21′29″N 78°16′02″W / 41.35806°N 78.26722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Elk |
Elevation | 922 ft (281 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 814 |
GNIS feature ID | 1173167[1] |
Dents Run is an unincorporated community in Benezette Township, Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1][2] It has attracted attention from treasure hunters and the media as the reputed site of a lost shipment of gold. The Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted excavation activities in Dents Run in 2018.[3][4][5][6]
Further reading[]
- Pennsylvania Visitors Bureau. Legend of The Lost Gold of Dent's Run. March 3, 2020
Notes[]
- ^ a b "Dents Run, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Transportation-Benezette Township, Elk County, Pennsylvania
- ^ Rubinkam, Michael (October 9, 2018). "Treasure hunters doubt FBI's word on dig for Civil War gold". Associated Press. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ Weidenboerner, Katie (March 15, 2018). "Historian shocked FBI searching Dents Run, warns about findings". Courier-Express. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ Rubinkam, Michael. "The FBI Has Searched for a Fabled Cache of Civil War Gold in Pennsylvania, Records Show". Time. Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ FBI feared Pennsylvania would seize fabled gold, affidavit says
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Elk County, Pennsylvania
- Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania
- Western Pennsylvania geography stubs