User:Matcone5/Money Ponds

Money Ponds is the name of two ponds parallel to each other located in Montauk, NY, off the tip of the Montauk Lighthouse. [1] It is at an elevation of 0 feet, or 0 meters above sea level. One pond is said to be bottomless.[2] A trail through the grounds of Camp Hero in Montauk, NY, is also named Money Ponds. The Money Pond Trail is approximately one mile long, through a diverse ecosystem. Money Pond is situated midway through the Trail. [3] According to legend, the pirate Captain Kidd buried treasure in the pond, perhaps the source of the pond’s name. [4] Kidd said he walked “157 paces off the shore to a pond with a bottomless pit” to bury his treasure. [5] No treasure has ever been found, but prospectors still scout the area for gems.

[1] http://www.mepham.org/pirates-li.html (2)http://books.google.com/books?id=GOal2tZzqFYC&pg=PA51&lpg=PA51&dq=lost+treasure+of+atlantic+joseph+bradish&source=bl&ots=XtOP8-b-vZ&sig=tXxf0Cmg9-LwabOYTNbm0aSsDWg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=p9URUNa1C6b56wHF_oHoBw&ved=0CEYQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=lost%20treasure%20of%20atlantic%20joseph%20bradish&f=false [3] http://montaukvacations.com/moneypondtrail.htm [4]http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1344&bih=746&wrapid=tlif134334625553110&q=where+is+money+pond,+montauk&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x89ef55c561873b5d:0x67fa4e7d1e776bb8,Money+Pond&gl=us&sa=X&ei=a9YRUIu4F4bG6wHj4YHICA&ved=0CBcQ8gEwAA [5]Pirates and Prohibition - Excerpted From "East Hampton History," by Jeannette Edwards Rattroy - 1953 (republished on longislandgeneology.com - Retrieved 2007-01-12).