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MONEY DIGGERS

Program
Legends & Lore®
Subject
Legend
Location
4915 Galen Rd, Wolcott, NY 14590, USA
Lat/Long
43.181242, -76.835842
Grant Recipient
Town of Rose
Historic Marker

MONEY DIGGERS

Inscription

MONEY DIGGERS
IN 1830S, SPIRIT MEDIUMS LED
MANY TO SEARCH FOR GOLD IN
THIS AREA. IF ONE WORD SPOKEN,
EVIL SPIRITS WOULD RISE UP
AND TREASURE VANISH.
NEW YORK FOLKLORE
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2019

Money Diggers believed invisible spirits guided them, through a “medium”, to the location of chests of gold and precious stones buried in this area. They assembled at night to silently dig for the treasure; if a single word was spoken before it was found, the treasure would disappear and evil spirits would rise against all those present.