The Montrose Cemetery in which this cache is hidden lies at the north of the village of Montrose, Cumberland County Illinois, along the southern boundary of the county. J.B. Johnson laid out the Village of Montrose around July 19, 1870. The plat for the town was done by Calvin Mitchell, the Effingham County surveyor. By 1890, there were six general stores, two saloons, an implement store, blacksmith, flour mill, and hotel. Local legend has it that the Birch Gang operated in the Montrose, Spring Point and Teutopolis area. They robbed people traveling along the National Road. They also frequented the taverns in Montrose and Teutopolis to listen to conversations as to which farmers had recently sold livestock or grain and had cash. They would then rob them. Allegedly, the gang buried large sums of money in glass jars sealed with beeswax in the Montrose area. As the legend goes, some local townsmen and farmers grew tired of the gang’s activities and took matters into their own hands. They allegedly found the robbers and killed all of them. The bodies were never found, and the robberies stopped. Some people speculate that the bodies were dumped into local hog pens and the hogs disposed of the bodies
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