The KGC: An American Conspiracy Part 3
Astonishing Legends19 Joulu 2015

The KGC: An American Conspiracy Part 3

They had lawyers, guns and money, as well as cartographers and engineers, tradesmen, politicians and professionals of all station, all embedded in American society and the money in the earth itself. One day these would all be needed by the Knights of the Golden Circle and if the people, their skills and their ideals would not survive the generations then their amassed fortune would. And here is where one legend intersects with another: The Lost Dutchman Mine and the Knights of the Golden Circle. Was the Lost Mine a massive KGC treasure cache? It's treasure may never be found, but those that have gone looking may have found its sentinels, and along with it, an often mysterious demise.

Tonight's Quote:

"...The secessionists of (El) Monte are only awaiting the withdrawal of troops from Los Angeles before they commence operations..."

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Edwin A. Sherman, San Bernardino County Newspaper Editor in a letter to Union Army General E. V. Sumner, Commander of the U.S. Pacific Division

Show Links:

We've found that some sites are not showing these links as clickable unless they are URL's, so until those outlets improve their show notes section, we are providing actual URL's next to the clickable description of each link to make things easier for our listeners!

Tom Kollenborn Blog - http://bit.ly/1UMwc4Y Kollenborn on Elisha Reavis - http://bit.ly/1UMwyIR James Tufts, Inventor of the Arctic Soda Fountain - http://bit.ly/1TVwLII El Monte RV - http://bit.ly/1IeYe7K Adolph Ruth - http://bit.ly/1RYItni Jacob Waltz 1 - http://bit.ly/1T7HxeU The Lost Dutchman Mine - http://bit.ly/1KXM1UN The Peralta Stones - http://bit.ly/1T7HCiI Don Miguel Peralta (not a real person) - http://bit.ly/1T7HFej The Baron of Arizona - http://bit.ly/1QRvi6V James Addison Reavis - http://bit.ly/1UMxEnS

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