Friday, March 6, 2026

Tip from a Professional Treasure Hunter - Ghost Towns

 

Treasure Hunting Tip from the late professional treasure hunter Robert F. Marx.
Ghost Towns
"Many modern treasure hunters prefer exploring ghost towns to any other type of site for the simple reason that they are easy to find - many are still shown on current road maps. There is always the possibility of finding a buried cache of treasure. Besides, you never come home empty-handed as you are sure of finding at least some interesting, and sometimes valuable, artifacts and a few old coins. There are thousands of ghost towns from Maine to California..."
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There are A LOT of them right here in Brown County and neighboring Central Texas counties! Get busy! 
Take a look at this 1907 postal map of Comanche County for example.

 

Tip from a Professional Treasure Hunter - Ghost Towns

  Treasure Hunting Tip from the late professional treasure hunter Robert F. Marx. Ghost Towns "Many modern treasure hunters prefer ex...