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Storekeeper Smith's Keg of Money; Marion County MO
Geographic Reference Library
1854 Gazetteer of the United States
United States Gazetteer
Marion County was organized on December 23, 1826 from Ralls County and was named for Revolutionary War folk hero Francis Marion.
In 1817 Giles Thompson built the first cabin north of Salt River. . .The earliest settlers came from Kentucky, Virginia, and North Carolina. . .Marion County was named for General Francis Marion, and was organized as dependency of Ralls county, under act of Dec. 14, 1822. One trader named Smith had a store at the first hollow above the mouth of the bay. Marauding, drunken Indians killed him, and the tradition was that he left a buried keg of money. Robert Masterson, who came here in 1818, gave the pointer for excavating, and much digging was done in the surrounding neighborhood in search of the treasure.
Geographic Reference Library
1854 Gazetteer of the United States
United States Gazetteer
Marion County was organized on December 23, 1826 from Ralls County and was named for Revolutionary War folk hero Francis Marion.
In 1817 Giles Thompson built the first cabin north of Salt River. . .The earliest settlers came from Kentucky, Virginia, and North Carolina. . .Marion County was named for General Francis Marion, and was organized as dependency of Ralls county, under act of Dec. 14, 1822. One trader named Smith had a store at the first hollow above the mouth of the bay. Marauding, drunken Indians killed him, and the tradition was that he left a buried keg of money. Robert Masterson, who came here in 1818, gave the pointer for excavating, and much digging was done in the surrounding neighborhood in search of the treasure.
