While researching for a news article I am working on I came across another Maine legend....Gold and other buried pirate treasure...
"There are rumored to be hordes of gold in and along our waterways, including near the Skowhegan Falls, on the Kennebec River, where there may be buried a massive treasure of gold bullion, and coins, buried by a pirate in the early 1700‘s.
St. John‘s Island may hold a treasure worth more than $50,000 in gold and silver coins. The treasure was buried by a Portuguese sailor who lived in the area.
The infamous Captain Kidd, who was known to frequent the coastal areas of our state, supposedly buried at least 45 treasures in Maine. Many of these treasures are rumored to be in and near Wiscasset.
The areas in and around Bucksport were also used as a hiding place for pirate treasure. Rumors are that some of the treasures are near the mouth of the Penobscot River."