Dents Run, Pennsylvania  | |
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Unincorporated community  | |
![]() Dents Run, Pennsylvania  | |
| Coordinates: 41°21′29″N 78°16′02″W / 41.35806°N 78.26722°W | |
| Country | United States | 
| State | Pennsylvania | 
| County | Elk | 
| Elevation | 922 ft (281 m) | 
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) | 
| Area code | 814 | 
| GNIS feature ID | 1173167[1] | 
Dents Run is an unincorporated community in Benezette Township, Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1][2] It has attracted attention from treasure hunters and the media as the reputed site of a lost shipment of gold. The FBI conducted excavation activities in Dents Run in 2018.[3][4][5][6]
Further reading
- Pennsylvania Visitors Bureau. Legend of The Lost Gold of Dent's Run. March 3, 2020
 - The Atlantic. A Lost Trove of Civil War Gold, an FBI Excavation, and Some Very Angry Treasure Hunters June 17, 2022
 
Notes
- 1 2 "Dents Run, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
 - ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Transportation-Benezette Township, Elk County, Pennsylvania
 - ↑ Rubinkam, Michael (October 9, 2018). "Treasure hunters doubt FBI's word on dig for Civil War gold". Associated Press. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
 - ↑ Weidenboerner, Katie (March 15, 2018). "Historian shocked FBI searching Dents Run, warns about findings". Courier-Express. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
 - ↑ Rubinkam, Michael. "The FBI Has Searched for a Fabled Cache of Civil War Gold in Pennsylvania, Records Show". Time. Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
 - ↑ FBI feared Pennsylvania would seize fabled gold, affidavit says
 
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