idigdirt
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Delaware County history--There is a legend that a group of Spanish travelers stopped at Captain George Gaylords grist mill on big walnut creek. They paid for their provisions with gold and silver spanish coins. Later that night, Gaylord heard noises from their campsite about 1/2 mile from his mill. The next day he went there and saw signs of a terrific battle but no trace of the travelers. A year later a stranger stopped at Gaylords mill and asked for the exact site of the Spanish camp. He thought there might be some buried money there. A few days later, he vanished. How he knew about the campsite is a mystery. Years later, in 1870, James Loar bought the property and discovered two Spanish coins dated 1776 & 1789....
