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Bishop Hill Ruins Located approximately two miles north of Bishop Hill. U.S. 34 in Henry Cty. Originally settled in 1846 by Swedish religious rebellers. It was abandoned in 1862. Galena Located on State rte 20, in Jo Daviess Cty. Galena was an important riverboat town during the nineteenth century. It was also one of the richest towns in the State. Over the years as the Mississippi River changed its course, it left the town of Galena two miles away from the rivers banks. Old abandoned ruins and buildings still remain there. Fort Checagou In 1679 Sieur de la Salle a Frenchman settled here, somewhere on the east bank of the Illinois River, near Peoria. Abbot Farm Located approximately one half mile from the Mississippi River, near Fulton, off rte 136 in Whiteside Cty. There have been rumors that a large cache of gold coins were buried on the farm. Author, John M. Hoffman This well known author may have buried a large treasure of gold, silver coins and jewlery in or near his home in Chicago. Gangster Stashes
There have been many rumors that gangsters buried treasures in or around their homes in the Chicago area. The Cicero area has produced gangster hoards.
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