Is There a Secret Fortune Buried on Your Louisiana Land?

Could it be possible that just because you live in Louisiana, you could be a millionaire and not even know it?

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Somewhat akin to the story of the "Bayou Billionaires" whose fortune came in the form of "Mailbox Money" (checks for oil/gas royalties), you could actually be sitting on untold riches and be totally ignorant to it.

Those riches could actually be buried anywhere on your place sitting in a chest full of Civil War gold.

From 1861 through 1865 there were almost daily Civil War battles fought here in the Bayou State.

According to the National Park Service, there were battles in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Fort Jackson and Donaldsonville, skirmishes near Lake Providence, Campti, Natchitoches and Marksville, and one of the most famous in North Louisiana was in Pleasant Hill in 1864.

Of course, all those battle grounds could potentially be home to all forms of Civil War memorabilia.

However, it never occurs to most people that even though those battle sites are potential hot spots for Civil War treasure, anywhere in the state of Louisiana could give up some of that nostalgia.

That's because those troops literally marched or rode horses everywhere. They camped wherever they could and fought wherever opposing forces met.

So, literally, anywhere, in any corner of the state, would be a good place to look for anything of the Civil War era.

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Now, some of the big ticket finds would include Civil War gold, that many believe was actually smuggled out of the South into the Northern states to avoid being lost to Union forces as the war neared its end.

You might have seen some of this discussion on the History Channel's "The Curse of Civil War Gold"

But Civil War treasure comes in many other forms besides gold or coins, including weapons, ammunition, buttons or a number of other oddities.

And it's apparently not that hard to find. This YouTube video from American Detection demonstrates just how easy hunters found some of these treasures in what appears to be regular farmland with a decent metal detector.

So, is there treasure on your place? You'll never know if you don't search!