However, the pirates had to hide the treasure in what is today First Landing State Park.Īccording to the Convention and Visitors Bureau, once upon a time long long ago: 1 The Virginia Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau suggests that Edward Teach, the pirate known as Blackbeard, looted merchant a ship in the Chesapeake Bay near the Lynnhaven River. Stories about buried treasure in Virginia still stimulate people to dig holes and try to decipher maps and codes.
Source: C Watts, Yorktown Pirate Festival - Virginia Mythical Hidden Treasures of Virginia Mythical Hidden Treasures of Virginiaĭressing up as a pirate has become a form of modern entertainment
