Steinhatchee River... Three Civil War treasures are buried along the
Steinhatchee River, which empties into Dead Man Bay in Taylor County. A
Confederate blockade-runner chased by a Union ship was scuttled at the
mouth of the river. The crew buried $500,000 in silver close by. Another
blockade-runner hiding near the mouth of the river buried $140,000 in
gold coins when a Federal gunboat appeared. After the war, members of
the crew returned to claim the money, but were unable to find the location
because a flood had taken away the markers along the bank of the river.
Union Soldiers buried a cache of gold coins five miles from the mouth of
the river.
Buried Treasure