“Old Sherburne” died in 1882 and was buried in Blue Hill Cemetery, originally called Galbraith Cemetery. According to the story, he helped many people in this way and never really worried about whether he would be repaid. On the contrary, he was a friendly warm-hearted guy and when he found another person in need, he was very generous in either giving or loaning them money. “Old Sherburne” was not your typical grumpy old hermit. That’s really about all we know of the man except for one other thing: he had a lot of money, and it was all in gold coin. He lived as a secluded hermit in a dugout earthen home, and he wore self-made clothing formed mainly from animal skins. Nobody knew anything about him or even where he came from. Here is the story which has been handed down through the generations: Back about the time Sherburne became a county in 1857, there lived a colorful character called “Old Sherburne” in what is now Blue Hill Township. The puzzle has never been solved and as far as we know, the gold is still hidden there to this day. It involves two separate treasures of gold buried in almost the same spot. McArthur, assessor John Rogers, William Marsh and Frank Northway, constables.įor the past one hundred and twenty years, an intriguing mystery has surrounded the Blue Hill Township area of Sherburne County. Pratt and John Kaliher, supervisors Thomas E.
The first officers of the town were: J.R. Miss Isadore Marshall was the first school teacher. There is record of a town called “Grotan,” which was laid out in 1857, but there is no evidence of such a town today. It is named because of a lone hill, called Blue Mound, which rises about 75 feet above the surrounding country and may be seen from a great distance. It was organized in 1877, having previously been a part of Baldwin Township. There is no authentic record of the early settlers of Blue Hill Township. THE MYSTERY OF “OLD” SHERBURNE’S GOLD – 1857 Sherburne Wildlife Refuge The area where "Old Sherburne" lived
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