CAT ROCKS TREASURE
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Legends & Lore®
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Folklore, Legend
- 1369 Rte 17, Southfields, NY 10975, USA
- 41.245399, -74.285332
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Sugar Loaf Historical Society
CAT ROCKS TREASURE
Inscription
CAT ROCKS TREASURELOCAL LEGEND SAYS DURING
AMERICAN REVOLUTION, REPUTED
TORY MARAUDER CLAUDIUS SMITH
HID LOOT IN NEARBY CAT ROCKS
CAVES NEVER TO BE FOUND.
NEW YORK FOLKLORE
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2024
In the town of Warwick in Orange County, New York, a local legend is told of the hidden treasure of Claudius Smith, an infamous loyalist horse thief and robber that was active in the area during the American Revolution. Legend has it that Smith hid some of his loot in what have come to be known as the Cat Rocks Caves. While several have sought out the treasure over the ensuing decades, no trace of it has ever been found and only the story remains.