Sneed’s Lost Florida Treasure
Ξ April 17th, 2008 | → | ∇ General |
The legend of Bill Sneed’s lost florida treasure is a well-known one. Bill lived in Lakeland, Florida, and like many of us was a devout treasure hunter. In the 1940’s, Sneed claimed to find a large cache of gold ($600,000 at the time!) bullion near the mouth of a local river, the Suwannee. Bill Sneed’s Florida treasure is still undiscovered to this day.
Many veteran Florida treasure hunters are quite familiar with Sneed’s claim and his subsequent lifestyle. Bill was a miserly, private man…who didn’t live the lavish lifestyle one might expect in the face of such sudden fortune. For nine years following his great treasure find, Sneed actually managed a motel in Lakeland, the Wilmary Motel to be more precise. The building is now a rather lower-income apartment complex, and the treasure is believed to be buried near it.
Sneed never ventured far from the motel, according to acquaintances, and was seen on more than one evening venturing down a path to the southwest of the motel, and would always return within an hour. Bill would describe these evening walks as his “relax time” but those who knew him well were all but certain old miser Bill was checking his stash. To this day, this lost florida treasure with a current value of more than $5 million is undiscovered. Are you it’s next owner?
