From real-life counterfeiters using caves at Panama Rocks to print money (that's how Counterfeiter's Den was given its name!) to bank robbers using the rocks to hide stolen gold and ghost stories, Panama Rocks has a rich local history!
The Village of Panama was built on an old portage trail than ran from Barcelona Harbor on Lake Erie through the neighboring Village of Clymer and beyond. In the mid-1800's a bank carriage carrying gold was robbed as it passed through Panama on its way to a bank in Clymer. It is believed that the robbers hid the stolen gold in a crevice at Panama Rocks, which they planned to return and take later. Local officials conducted a thorough search of the rocks, but the gold was never found...
Guests to Panama Rocks can take a copy of a letter by a man known as Panama Pete who claims to have been one of the robbers. Panama Pete's partner-in-crime hid the gold and left clues around the park for him to find! Pete never was able to find the hidden treasure, so now we welcome you to try to find the hidden treasure of Panama Rocks!
The Village of Panama was built on an old portage trail than ran from Barcelona Harbor on Lake Erie through the neighboring Village of Clymer and beyond. In the mid-1800's a bank carriage carrying gold was robbed as it passed through Panama on its way to a bank in Clymer. It is believed that the robbers hid the stolen gold in a crevice at Panama Rocks, which they planned to return and take later. Local officials conducted a thorough search of the rocks, but the gold was never found...
Guests to Panama Rocks can take a copy of a letter by a man known as Panama Pete who claims to have been one of the robbers. Panama Pete's partner-in-crime hid the gold and left clues around the park for him to find! Pete never was able to find the hidden treasure, so now we welcome you to try to find the hidden treasure of Panama Rocks!
