In 1884, Tatum clubbed a man to death who made light of his attempts to drain Hendricks Lake. I once made a scientific study of all the known shipwrecks, from ancient to modern, that occurred off the Texas coast. This same engineer, only two years earlier, had led the team who located the Tecumseh, a Union metalclad ship sunk during the battle of Mobile Bay in August 1864. Its no surprise that East Texas has local tales of buried treasure. A Seagoville pharmacist who sailed around the world. Jensen Beach. 161 0 obj There was a problem saving your notification. <>stream
Legend has it that the ship was so big it took two months to load and the Spanish were so upset with its loss that they sent five more ships to recover it- unsuccessfully. Texas is full of buried bootyor, to be a bit more accurate, full of stories about buried booty that no one has been able to find. Laffite spent the rest of his life attacking merchant ships around Central American ports; sometimes as a pirate and sometimes as a privateer. Larry Holzwarth - May 12, 2018. For Pinkerton, the treasure of Hendricks Lake is its history and the people who have believed in the legend over the years. 146 23 Houston historian Gary Pinkerton, a Longview native, is fascinated by those treasure hunters and their searches. The film will explore the history of various parts of the tale, how they came to be woven in to a single fable and will reveal what was discovered during the months of research put into the project, including a new theory and information indicating the account of lost silver in an East Texas lake is actually a combination of stories. %%EOF Both of them had consulted with Harry Rieseberg, the self-described worlds greatest underwater treasure hunter who had written articles about the legend in treasure magazines of the time. endobj (In English documents, his last name was often spelled Lafitte, but Laffite was the spelling used by Jean and his brother Pierre.). Forrest Fenn, a New Mexican art dealer, revealed on Sunday that his famed treasure was found, according to a post on his website that he confirmed to NBC News. 149 0 obj During her time at the Watchman, she enjoyed writing features about businesses and local events. a must to have. The man who found a hidden treasure chest said to be worth about $2 million last summer in the Rocky Mountains one that had tantalized fortune seekers for a decade, led to at least two deaths. Hendricks Lake is an oxbow lake one and one-half miles south of the Sabine River and about four miles northeast of Tatum in Rusk County, Texas (32.371864N, 94.493190W). Gary Pinkerton, True Believers: Treasure Hunters at Hendricks Lake, East Texas Historical Journal 47 (2009). Two oilmen from Texas actually brought a giant crane to the lake after getting some interesting readings from the bottom of Hendricks Lake. And then he became postmaster two years later, so apparently nothing came of that. 158 0 obj <>/Border[0 0 0]/Contents(www.easttexashistorical.org)/Rect[308.5376 282.2367 447.0903 295.1273]/StructParent 4/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> Fort Pierce. In doing the research, I ran across stories about Hendricks Lake, Pinkerton said. endobj There's no wonder it took 17 years to scour the ocean floor for this ship's treasure- a treasure lost in 1622 off the Keys. The ships turned out to be heavily armed privateers and they mounted a frontal counterattack that included heavy fire. Now, more modern equipment was available, and one man used a metal detector and managed to get some interesting readings from the bottom of the lake. He is portrayed by Armando Riesco. (All you English teachers out there, stop making fun of me for using the what is now known as phrase two sentences in a row.) Having grown up hearing these stories about buried treasure and now searching for it himself, hes becoming a part of history. It featured Pirate Treasures. The self-proclaimed worlds greatest underwater treasure hunter wrote several articles about Hendricks Lake for pulp magazines of the 50s and 60s. hb```E@9Z9:sj*5)o(Hd`8iQ^gFMJNvZ7he);Ndx8uy}xc;Mt0u410[t0v4t40t40Zt00L@,E@`E,AsE^X/q5tDX4C#{ wATCH THE EPISODE HERE. 151 0 obj Legend holds that the Pirate Jean LaFitte, or in some other versions Santa Anna, left treasure at Hendricks Lake near Tatum. 0000043284 00000 n
The basic story is that in 1816 silver stolen by pirate Jean Lafitte from the Spanish brig Santa Rosa was being moved north from Matagorda Bay to St. Louis, Missouri, for disposal. The 1907 theft included the removal of a diamond star, pendant, and the collars of five knights of the Order. Akins and one of his former deputies were landowners along the lake and active onlookers with a piece of the action. It led all the way back to an 1884 account where the guy who was the son of the founder of Tatum, Texas in East Texas decided he was going to drain the lake. Now, more modern equipment was available, and one man used a metal detector and managed to get some interesting readings from the bottom of the lake. Its just a great story and what intrigued me was the people engaged in that all over those 100 years.. Well, according to a story by Mary Rogers of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, there is evidence that in the early 1800s the theft did happen and that Jean Lafittes men, afraid that they were about to be ambushed, pushed several wagons loaded with silver ingots into the muddy waters. We had not even known that he had heard of the treasure. Treasure Coast . You have permission to edit this article. <>/Border[0 0 0]/Contents(United States History Commons)/Rect[137.2383 228.9906 279.5625 240.7094]/StructParent 6/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> 157 0 obj 0000010052 00000 n
They have documented their search for reported treasure over eight seasons. Over the years, Hendricks Lake near Tatum has been a place where many people have visited in search of a legendary treasure that was supposedly left at the site by Pirate Jean LaFitte. When you see Hendricks Lake it just looks like it should have treasure in it.. They know it. Believed the treasure was in Martin Creek after meeting old Mexicans with a map when he was just a boy. East Texas Gold From Mexico In 1839 Mirabeau B. Lamar, the newly inaugurated successor to Sam Houston as President of Texas, sent the Texas Army out to get rid of the Cherokees. <>stream
Access to the lake that for 150 years had been accessible for picnics and fishing was closed off to all but a few private landowners at the time. (Courtesy of Andy Swanger) As far as more. In Gretna in 1960, across the river from New Orleans, a large number of gold coins were found in an area frequented by Lafitte and his men .According to another story, Laffite buried a large cache on an unnamed island in Lake Borgne. The first episode premiered on Tuesday November 17 at 10PM EST on the History Channel. Hendricks Lake is an oxbow lake one and one-half miles south of the Sabine River and about four miles northeast of Tatum in Rusk County, Texas (32.371864N, 94.493190W). Since that time, many parties and individuals have endeavored to find the Lost Treasure of Hendricks Lake, with searches as early as 1884 and as recently as the 1970s. Legend has it that Basss part of the money is in Cove Hollow, about thirty miles from Denton. My interest in the treasure legend turned into an article for the East Texas Historical Journal and the seeds for this book. . La Belle was a French ship that sank in Matagorda Bay in 1685 after running aground in a storm. The treasure, placed in a. To view perks for contributors or to make a donation towards completion of the film, visit www.gofundme.com/sunkensilver. We are a community-supported, non-profit organization and we humbly ask for your support because the careful and accurate recording of our history has never been more important. Spanish silver stolen by the privateer, Jean Lafitte. Handbook of Texas Online, Tales of pirate booty and Mexican gold have captivated minds for generations, and it all could be closer than you might think. The stories of treasure have been around for a long time, Pinkerton said. Fort Worth Daily Gazette, October 3, 1884. While en route through East Texas, the smugglers received word the Spanish army was closing in and, in an effort to hide the treasure, dumped the loot in a local lake. If the treasure is out there, then some East Texan is bound to find it. 162 0 obj . endstream Famous privateer who, according to legend, plundered the silver from the Spanish brig, Santa Rosa. Xi-vrcjVJO%X
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When a producer for The History Channel contacted me in early summer, the legend was about to add a new chapter to the story.The Lagina brothers of Oak Island fame were beginning a new series, Beyond Oak Island, and the story of Hendricks Lake was the premiere episode on November 17, 2020. Stella Wieser was a reporter at the Panola Watchman from June 2018 to April 2022. 0000003684 00000 n
Jean Laffite was a French pirate and privateer born circa 1780. CNN As soon as Forrest Fenn announced that his treasure was found earlier this month, rumors swirled about whether it had really been found or if the treasure hunt had been a hoax all. s f a s u . 153 0 obj At the age of 25, Jean Laffite was living in New Orleans, operating a warehouse essential to dispersing the goods smuggled by his brother Pierre. Just about every book written about Texas in that era mentioned it. Hendricks Lake was the sight of many treasure hunts over the course of the 20th century. He built a new kind of sewing machine, and in 1851 he started I.M. In attempting to honor what he perceives to be Fenn's wishes . Palm City. In Texas, the Laffites founded a pirate colony named Campeche. by the Rieseberg article had gone home with no treasure to On Monday, June 16th, 1958 Barney endobj Roper is the latest in a long line of people to search for treasure in Hendricks Lake, and hes using the latest technology and techniques to do it. <>/Border[0 0 0]/Contents(cdsscholarworks@sfasu.edu)/Rect[183.5112 72.3516 299.2412 82.8984]/StructParent 10/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> Boise County - Near the Nevada state line at Rye Flats, a shipment of newly-minted gold coins . A pharmacist. Legend remains victorious in spite of history and it just attests to the power that legends have over people when the facts may not necessarily support something, Pinkerton said. Alternate versions of that story have been documented since the 1880s, with variations including that the silver was from Santa Anna and the battle of San Jacinto and that the treasure was in a different location nearby. In the 1880s through the 1970s East Texas was, in most parts, very poor, very rural and it gave people something to believe in, it gave them their attachment to the beyond,. Texas oilmen. Despite this, no silver bars were found. Michael Siepker, Fisheries Biologist; 563-382-8324; Michael.Siepker@dnr.iowa.gov Marc Waterlander, Conservation Officer; 319-240-6662; Marc.Waterlander@dnr.iowa.gov Iowa-Caught Fish Are Safe to Eat, In Almost All Cases hill on the Lakes side, the scans show some promising images. 6. Mainly clear. Oxbow lakes result from a river's course change, in this case the Sabine River just to thc north. endobj 0000007400 00000 n
Many of them are wandering through the beaches and backlands with nothing more than metal detectors. More than once the crane almost toppled into the water. Christian and the treasure hunting team are looking forward to using new technology to scan the bottom of the lake for possible anomalies, and hope to find a treasure which was missed in past searchers. It is my sincere belief that the Hendricks Lake treasure was silver taken by Lafitte from capturing of the Spanish ship Santa Rosa in Matagorda Bay in 1820. He gave the loot to smugglers who were attempting to transport six wagonloads of silver ingots to St. Louis where the treasure would presumably be minted into coins. 1930, it came up again, 35. Continue Reading. 155 0 obj Not all listings found on this site are necessarily listed through Best of Luxury Realty, Corp. Every penny counts! Hendricks Lake was By the time the summer of 1958 had ended, Waldrop, buzzing again and the moss-laden oaks echoed the sound of the SoRelles, and all of the other treasure hunters spurred on heavy equipment and trucks pulling in for another attempt. In 2018, we decided to renew the legend with some information of our own. This warrants some underwater metal detectors to be taken One person who is still committed to the Hendricks Lake legend is Jacksonville documentary film maker and treasure hunter, Christian B. Roper. May the hunters strike gold. If information about one of the last searchers had been documented and publicized it would likely have discouraged further similar attempts in the future. . The Lakeview Motel's name is false advertising these dry days. It is now thought that the money is on the southernmost tip of Padre Island. On his visits to Hendricks Lake with his son, they got a hit and brought a diver along to search the bottom. The team, known as the "Temple Twelve," have been . March 11 Saturday Daylight Wasting C-tier . The mud is deep on the bottom, and just as In this work you will find what I hope you found in my first book solid, thorough research and a story with which we can all connect. At one point, while wandering the beaches of Padre Island, he came across a bunch of Spanish coins. Christian knows his pirate history! The Secret: Location of the Treasure in Lake Park, Milwaukee Mark Heffron 35 subscribers Subscribe 5.6K views 2 years ago In this video I reveal the location of the treasure in Lake Park,. An estimated $340 million., And as I write, the treasure hunters are out there, hunting, hunting, and hunting. In 1965 a professional syndicate of treasure hunters, men who worked together at a packaging company in LeClaire, Iowa, and led by Clarence A. But alas, nothing came of it. Sorry, there are no recent results for popular videos. There are still treasure hunters to this day who believe the Lafitte fortune would be found if the lake was drained. A.C. SoRelle, Jr., and his brother, Henry, were oilmen who brought detection equipment, draglines, and other heavy machinery to dig into the gumbo mud on the bottom of the lake. The story revolves around oil fields in Texas, USA. They say this inspired them to reach out to other treasure hunters and hear their stories. Roper believes that the Little Cypress Creek story and the Hendricks Lake story may have a common heritage. A few of the Cherokees were accompanied by agents of the Mexican government who had promised a lot of money to the tribe if they were able to drive out the Texans. Spanish troops caught up with the wagons along a trail near present-day Tatum, Texas. None of (the rest) lines up, but 1860s, 1870s, there was enough yada yada to create some story.. For more information about this incredible project and to see a short film trailer, go to their website at www.sunkensilver.com. The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry. By The Siberian Times reporter. Singer Treasure on Padre Island In the mid-nineteenth century, a man named Isaac Merritt Singer made significant improvements to the sewing machine. wooden object recovered during dive for the taping On the episode, diver Alex Wilcher brought up the one item found during the days spent searching. Kuna, ID hosted by Treasure Valley Disc Golf. Others have mounted full-scale salvage expeditions with backhoes and monster trucks and whatnot. It is this tale that Christian wants to follow up on. 160 0 obj Mainly clear. Although hes fascinated by the legend and the excitement it created, Pinkerton doesnt believe its even a little bit true. accepts, and the show continues at Hendricks Lake in East Texas. George Mallory's lost camera. It certainly had promise since it was a round piece of wood, like the legend of the wagon sunk in the lake. When he got on board is when things started getting fairly serious.. Jean Lafitte's treasure Photo of Hendricks Lake, courtesy of Gary L. Pinkerton To make this film a reality, we are seeking donors to help us meet our minimum budget goal. Sheriff of Carthage, who co-owned 470 acres on the northwest end of the lake with Corbett Akins. Pinkerton himself doesnt personally believe there was any silver brought through East Texas during the time in which the legend takes place because the roads were little more than Indian trails. Soldiers approach, wagons sunk in Hendricks Lake, an oxbow lake just south of the Sabine River in northeastern Rusk County. HOUSTON It's the treasure hunt of a lifetime, and now it's landed them on national TV. Houston oilmen who conducted the largest search ever attempted in 1957-1958. George Mallory (left) with Andrew Irvine in the last known photo of them on their fatal Everest climb in June 1924. He found what he was looking for in the Spanish colony of Texas. According to reports, the total bounty would be worth more than $1.36 million today. On the trail of East Texas' buried treasure news - The Black Chronicle Buried, EAST, Texas, texas news, texas news update, trail, Treasure If you change your mind, you can easily unsubscribe. 0000001730 00000 n
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TV repairman in Carthage who kept up his efforts for years and was the local expert. If you would like to help, our fundraising campaign can be found here. He was reading a book about lost treasure that inspired him to do some digging online, where he found supposed evidence that a ship was lurking underneath the water. Born to an American mother and English father in Knoxville, Tennessee, Hendricks was raised in Portland, Oregon, and Twin Falls, Idaho, where she became active in local theater. Do@aj^HmFd*`G1 <<83DDF97377B4B2110A0000A4D0C2FC7F>]/Prev 639425>> They then filled in the shaft. 152 0 obj After getting some readings at the bottom of the lake (Hendricks Lake), two Dallas oilmen actually brought in a giant crane and attached a drag bucket to the cable. Read More about Jean Laffites treasure in the Sabine River, USS Hatteras (formerly St. Mary) was a 1,126-ton steamer purchased by the Union Navy during the early part of the American Civil War. We need your support because we are a non-profit organization that relies upon contributions from our community in order to record and preserve the history of our state. The film will center around local lore of a lost treasure of $2 million in silver ingots said to have been stolen by French pirate Jean Laffite and hidden by smugglers in Hendricks Lake, a. Although they attended different universities, Roper reconnected with high school friends Brackston McKnight and Ryan Travis and the three now work together on the project. I titled it True Believers because Im way more interested in the people who believe this stuff than the possibility that there might actually be something, Pinkerton said. Essentially, somehow treasure came up in conversation and I had asked him if hed ever heard about the story of pirate treasure being lost in East Texas and we started slowly looking into it. Sight was acquired & transformed back in 2018 by Anthony Bruno, founder of Anthony's Runway 84 & Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza along wit hunt presented by Christian, Rick and Marty offer to send Matty Blake down to And if so is the treasure still there? . See the BLOG here for more details. And if so is the treasure still there? 1. Peoples commitment to myths, tall tales and legends is powerful, according to Pinkerton. xVy~}F0N13`&p"I9:tZ"-"}]{~~x/ c HfE4sowa-n_?B. The Irish Crown Jewels, stolen from Dublin Castle over a century ago, are still out there for treasure-seekers to find today. Some tough local lawmen. endobj Beyond Oak Island Episode 2 Summary: Wild West Gold and the Search at Robbers Roost Canyon for Butch Cassidys Lost Treasure, All can be found to have a questing theme within them, Third Annual Masquerade Tribute of Hunts for Charity, The Second Annual Masquerade Tribute Wrap Up, Privacy Policy, Disclaimer and Affiliate Disclosure. TYLER, Texas (KETK) Legends of buried treasure have fascinated people around the world since time immemorial. Pinkerton is an enigmatic figure. The story goes that wagon loads of silver Signup today for our free newsletter, Especially Texan. Back in the 1580s, Spanish conquistadors and priests often passed beneath the peaks of the Franklins on their way to New Mexico to colonize the Indian villages. On his website, Fenn wrote, "It was under a. They both were at the lake during the treasure hunts of 1957 and 1958. Beyond Oak Island Summary of Episode 1: Pirate Treasures and the Search in Hendricks Lake for Jean Lafittes Lost Treasure. Paul Uncle Fox Tatum, son of the founder of Tatum, Texas, carried out the first documented attempt to recover the treasure in 1884. In the last chapter of the book, I really talk about where do we go from here now., Theres something inherent in us that wants to believe those legends, Pinkerton stated. A Book by Gary L. Pinkerton, author of "Trammel's Trace", Ive seen fifty of em beaten by the lakes bog bottom, from oil explorers and water witchers to plain nuts. . By 1829, the mythical lost silver mine of San Saba began appearing on Austins maps of Texas. The legend of Hendricks Lake treasure has inspired men to search for it for at least 150 years. Barnie Waldrop, a Carthage television repairman, had used his own electronics to search the lake for years. Little Cypress Creek, north of Gilmer, is the site where legend says a cache of Mexican coinage was dumped, according to A Brief History of Upshur County a history book published in 1946. There will be people still in town who will remember Barnie Waldrop, Pinkerton said. Download Free PDF. The son of the founder of the town of Tatum. He built a new kind of sewing machine, and in. Christian Roper and Brackston McKnight lay eyes on Hendricks Lake, the alleged locale of sunken pirate treasure. Join the adventures in Beyond Oak Island- Tuesdays at 10PM and summaries and more in depth looks into the many stories of treasure, here at MW! The desire to believe that millions of dollars of silver bars still lie at the bottom of Hendricks Lake is not for the treasure hunters only. A famous actress said, Legend remains victorious in spite of history. For this one to last over 150 years, the grains of truth have firmly resisted erosion by the progress of historical research and inspection. Here are six of the supposedly greatest Texas treasures still out there. Hobe Sound. 10 Lost Treasures in America Waiting to be Found. His body was buried at sea in the Gulf of Honduras. That was the story.. Aug. 6, 2015 9:51 AM PT. So read this, get up, and go after your pot of gold. I looked into it a little bit in high school and at UT, just on and off. An occasional newspaper article kept the story alive and throughout the 1960s treasure hunters found their way to Hendrick's Lake, but none matched the expeditions launched by the SoRelle . To contact Pinkerton, call (409) 201-8026 or email gary.pinkerton@outlook.com. Barnie Waldrop. endobj Published by the Texas State Historical Association. 168 0 obj 2018 Sunken Silver. He shows Rick and Marty the 1957 startxref Winds light and variable.. Trammel's Trace-The First Road to Texas from the North is a 2016 book by Gary L. Pinkerton. Having already written a book on Trammels Trace, a road running through Tatum which he noted was the first road to Texas from the north, Pinkerton is now embarking on a journey to research the people and the reasons for the treasure hunting extravaganza for an upcoming book.
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