Not to be Koi About This...

Here pictured are the guardian fish of the 1886 gold heist from Washington's train depot. In the summer of 1886 a shipment of gold from Colorado was being shipped the Philadelphia Mint. An undisclosed amount of bullion was taken from a sidetracked train during the 1886 Washington County Fair, when most resident were eating watermelons and ice cream. The thieves, rumored to be from the Brighton area made off with the gold in the early afternoon of that August day and were never seen again. That is the official story. The actual story is that the thieves were from Coppock and dumped the gold in the Skunk River somewhere near the old railroad bridge that ran though town.

Strange schools of fish show up in the area and are reported to guard the gold from would be treasure hunters. These spiny sunfish are a formidable barrier to ever recovering the submerged treasure. Do not attempt to find the cache, many have tried and many have died!!! Tomorrow - the legend of the Sandy-Hook Buffalo Man ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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