Treasure Hunters Believed They’d Found $500 Million in Civil War Gold. Then the FBI Swooped In.
created: Dec. 16, 2025, 10:50 p.m. | updated: Dec. 20, 2025, 3:44 p.m.
Denny Parada, a native of nearby Philipsburg and a recent graduate of commercial-art school, had taken a job at a W.T.
One article in particular caught his attention because it was fascinating, and it was local: the legend of Dents Run gold.
The show is about treasure hunting, and it reminds him of Dents Run.
Eventually the Paradas became such a regular presence at Dents Run that state officials sent them a letter identifying them as professional treasure hunters.
In the morning, the armored trucks that witnesses spotted came in after the three men had arrived at Dents Run.
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