A former Union soldier named Pete or Peter Akeman lived near
Barwick (Berwick) in October, 1864, when he learned that Confederate
troops were coming to arrest him while he was on leave. Akeman
supposedly hid $800 in silver near a large flat rock on the ridge behind
his house. His home was about one mile from the mouth of Miller's
Branch, although one version of the story says it was three miles from
Miller's Branch. The ridge, on which the treasure was said to have been
buried, is one mile from the mouth of Miller's Branch, about two miles
from the Barwick, Kentucky post office off Highway 15, between
Jackson and Hazard on County Road 110.
Pete Akeman was captured by the Confederates, tied to a tree, and
burned alive. Years later Akeman's relatives found $9.50 in silver coins
and one $2.50 gold piece, all dated before 1864, on the hilltop near the
only flat rock on the ridge. They believed Akeman had dropped them while caching the rest
Barwick (Berwick) in October, 1864, when he learned that Confederate
troops were coming to arrest him while he was on leave. Akeman
supposedly hid $800 in silver near a large flat rock on the ridge behind
his house. His home was about one mile from the mouth of Miller's
Branch, although one version of the story says it was three miles from
Miller's Branch. The ridge, on which the treasure was said to have been
buried, is one mile from the mouth of Miller's Branch, about two miles
from the Barwick, Kentucky post office off Highway 15, between
Jackson and Hazard on County Road 110.
Pete Akeman was captured by the Confederates, tied to a tree, and
burned alive. Years later Akeman's relatives found $9.50 in silver coins
and one $2.50 gold piece, all dated before 1864, on the hilltop near the
only flat rock on the ridge. They believed Akeman had dropped them while caching the rest
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