Dents Run, Pennsylvania Explained
| Official Name: | Dents Run, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Elk |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 922 |
| Coordinates: | 41.3581°N -78.2672°W |
| Area Code: | 814 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 1173167 |
Dents Run is an unincorporated community in Benezette Township, Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] It has attracted attention from treasure hunters and the media as the reputed site of a lost shipment of gold. The FBI conducted excavation activities in Dents Run in 2018.[2] [3] [4] [5]
Further reading
Notes and References
- http://www.dot7.state.pa.us/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/24201.pdf Pennsylvania Department of Transportation-Benezette Township, Elk County, Pennsylvania
- News: Rubinkam . Michael . Treasure hunters doubt FBI's word on dig for Civil War gold . 10 March 2021 . Associated Press . October 9, 2018.
- News: Weidenboerner . Katie . Historian shocked FBI searching Dents Run, warns about findings . 10 March 2021 . Courier-Express . March 15, 2018.
- Rubinkam . Michael . The FBI Has Searched for a Fabled Cache of Civil War Gold in Pennsylvania, Records Show . https://web.archive.org/web/20210309013034/https://time.com/5945127/fbi-gold-pennsylvania-dents-run/ . dead . March 9, 2021 . 10 March 2021 . Associated Press . Time.
- https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/06/24/breaking-news/fbi-feared-pennsylvania-would-seize-fabled-gold-affidavit-says/ FBI feared Pennsylvania would seize fabled gold, affidavit says
