Dents Run, Pennsylvania

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]

Dents Run, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Dents Run, Pennsylvania is located in Pennsylvania
Dents Run, Pennsylvania
Dents Run, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 41°21′29″N 78°16′02″W
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyElk
Elevation
922 ft (281 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code814
GNIS feature ID1173167[1]

Further reading

Notes
  1. "Dents Run, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation-Benezette Township, Elk County, Pennsylvania
  3. Rubinkam, Michael (October 9, 2018). "Treasure hunters doubt FBI's word on dig for Civil War gold". Associated Press. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  4. Weidenboerner, Katie (March 15, 2018). "Historian shocked FBI searching Dents Run, warns about findings". Courier-Express. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  5. 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.
  6. FBI feared Pennsylvania would seize fabled gold, affidavit says


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