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Using Historic Maps In Google Earth For Treasure Hunting Research

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March 9, 2010

in Research, Techniques, Treasure Hunting

One tool that I keep hitting on for your treasure hunting research is Google Earth which also allows historic maps to be overlayed into it.  This allows you to sit back in the comfort of your own home and explore and pinpoint historical sites with amazing accuracy.

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Treasure Hunting Leads

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Treasure hunting leads come in many forms. They may be as simple as a conversation in passing, or a family history or genealogy, or perhaps a diary filled with notations and hand-drawn maps. Leads can also be ranked in terms of their plausibility.
Some are oft-repeated legends or myths with few verifiable details while others are [...]

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Treasure Hunting Research Can Make You Rich!

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The Internet is a massive information source. However there is a huge amount of garbage that does not apply to what you might want.
Unfortunately you will have to sort through the unnecessary stuff to find what you want. Kind of like removing the overburden and getting down to the pay dirt of the bedrock. But [...]

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Google Trail View For Treasure Hunting

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Premium GPS-based information from Trimble Outdoors and leading national publications—BACKPACKER, Bicycling and Mountain Bike magazines—is now available as a Google Earth Featured Content Layer.
This is the first multimedia GPS content layer for outdoor adventure seekers that allows Google Earth users to access a wide variety of data on fitness and outdoor adventures, including routes, GPS [...]

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Where To Find Hidden Money

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You can find treasure because people have been hiding money since the beginning of time. Here are a number of reasons why.

People don’t trust other people.
They don’t trust banks.
Many people don’t trust their spouses. I’m not kidding.
People don’t trust the economy, or the stock market.
Many individuals hide money just to feel secure.

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Treasure Maps In The Library Of Congress

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Although I personally don’t place much value in treasure maps per se, there are any number of maps available in the U.S. Library of Congress that do contain valuable information for the discerning researcher and treasure hunter. Some of these were produced by state and Federal agencies, while others were produced by private individuals.
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Hidden Gold On the Mormon Trail

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The following story is an example of some good Treasure Hunting Research.  follow along as we track this young man’s progress.
During World War II, a fellow by the name of Gust Anderson was stationed at a base near Tonopah, Nevada and while serving there he started doing a little prospecting and, at the same time, [...]

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Treasure Trove Laws

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What is a Treasure Trove?
Most treasure trove laws view a treasure trove as any significant amount of gold, silver, jewelry, currency, or artifacts found that were lost or buried in the ground, underwater, or even hidden in the basement, attic, or within the walls of a home (including your own or the one you rent). [...]

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Using Diaries For Treasure Hunting Research

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A diary is a personal document, just like a letter or memoirs. Personal documents are interesting sources for treasure hunting research because they offer a personal view of events.
In the case of diaries, the events are recorded spontaneously by the writer while they are still fresh [...]

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