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The Treasure
Mountain Festival takes place in
Franklin, the county seat of Pendleton County, the third weekend
in September. A festival of this size can only take place with the
hard work, experience and dedication of local volunteers. If you
are interested in attending their monthly meetings, please call
(304) 358-3261.
Photos of Previous
Festivals 
Schedule
MapArts & Crafts & Vendors (304) 358-2474 General Information & Flea Market (304) 249-5117 Food Vendor Applications (540) 828-4751 President - Alan Miller (304) 358-3298 Vice-president - C.Nash Secretary - Leah Caplinger Treasurer- Elise White Advisor - Karen Armstrong Additional Fair Contacts: (all 304 AC) Karen Armstrong 249-5117 Gary Beamer 765-3395 Nila Bland 249-5422 Liz Bodkin 249-5665 Mary Boyer 358-3874 Jim Brown 358-2217 Jake Conrad 249-5456 Jed Conrad 249-5931 Jane and Luke Eye 358-2129 Linda & Tim Long 358-2668 Irvin Propst 249-5987 Koren-Fae Rawlings 358-3261 Art & Mary Sawyers 358-2474 Teresa Sponaugle 358-7387 Julie Warner 358-3315 Buster Waybright 358-2376 Elise White 249-5025 |
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The Origin of the Treasure
Mountain Festival Shortly after
1758, the year in which Killbuck and a band of Shawnee Indians attacked
Fort Seybert, those settlers who escaped massacre gave the following
account of their captivity.
After leaving the site of the fort, the Indians
led the settlers along a pathway, still known as the Indian Trail,
which crosses South Fork Mt. through Deane's Gap, the Deer Run area
and Greenawalt Gap to the site of Fort Upper Tract. From there they
journeyed through Germany Valley, Seneca and on to their destination
in the Ohio River Valley.The valued possessions and treasures belonging to the settlers were collected in an iron kettle, a pole was inserted through the handle, and two braves carried the treasure. As trudging up the east slope of the South Fork Mt. became more burdensome and fear of pursuit made faster travel advisable, the two Indians fell behind the traveling group. When they joined the captives and Indians, they were empty-handed; apparently they had hidden the treasure in the mountain. That they later returned to claim their valuables is doubtful, as this was their last known visit to the area. In the years since, many local inhabitants have believed so strongly in the treasure's existence, that they searched the still-visible mountain trail. While no one has succeeded in uncovering this ancient "pot of gold," treasures far more valuable and bountiful have been discovered in the way of natural beauty and friendly inhabitants. The Treasure Mountain Festival is held each year to remember those settlers and to celebrate the treasures all around us. |
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