by M.P. Pellicer | Stranger Than Fiction Stories Shipwrecks and treasure have inspired adventurers through the years. Whether it's the hunt or the hunger for riches, it's an obsession that can last a lifetime. Some ships have been found, others not, however they all share an air of mystery that haunts the imagination.
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By M.P. Pellicer | Stranger Than Fiction Stories
The "Treasure" is made up of a large stash of 4th century Roman coins discovered under the portico of a villa in the province of Seville, Spain.
At 4:10 a.m. on April 29, 1903 the inhabitants of Frank a small bootlegging and mining camp at Crow's Nest Pass heard a distant roar. The town sat at the base of Turtle Mountain in the southwestern corner of the District of Alberta, Canada. Little did they know that within less than two minutes, a landslide brought down over 80 million tons of debris that obliterated the eastern end of the town, including many inhabitants that have remained entombed until this day.
By M.P. Pellicer | Stranger Than Fiction Stories
In 2010, Forrest Fenn (1930-2020) the owner of a gallery in Santa Fe, hid a bronze treasure chest that weighed 20 pounds and contained gold nuggets, rare coins, jewelry, and gemstones estimated to be worth $2 million. He wrote a book with hints as to where the treasure was hidden. The romance and adventure titillated treasure hunters to search New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming and Montana, however what many of them found was unusual and premature death.
By M.P. Pellicer | Stranger Than Fiction Stories
A discovery of "ancient beeswax" found on the Oregonian coast at Nehalem was reported in the newspapers throughout the years. It was assumed it came from a wrecked vessel that foundered on its way to a Catholic monastery in California. The wax was etched with Latin words. By M.P. Pellicer | Stranger Than Fiction Stories One of the greatest mysteries of the Great Lakes' region is the fate of the ghost ship Le Griffon, which disappeared in 1679 while on its maiden voyage. By M.P. Pellicer | Stranger Than Fiction Stories In 1913, a telegram was sent from New Zealand to London, which solved a 23-year-old mystery. By M.P. Pellicer | Stranger Than Fiction Stories On October 22, 1927, the lumber schooner Coos Bay went wrecked outside Golden Gate off Mile Rock, while a thick fog covered the area. It had a crew of 30 and no passengers, but it seemed in the coming days that there was a 31st person on the ship. |
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