Preiss passed away in a car accident before all the treasures could be found. The key can then be mailed in exchange for the gem represented in the painting for each city. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. The pear: This is said to represent “Pearman Bridge”. I’m not downplaying any of these puzzle solvers answers to where the remaining 9 treasures are buried, but if their solves are so accurate, why haven’t they been found? Whether you’re a local or someone on vacation, you can take an Interactive Ghost Hunting Experience tour with me through downtown Charleston. Byron Preiss wrote “The Secret: A Treasure Hunt” as a United States version of the earlier U.K. book “Masquerade.” Preiss buried 12 ceramic keys (so no metal detector could find them) in different U.S. cities. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible early. Bachelor/Bachelorette Ghost Hunting Parties! Josh Gates (seated) of "Expedition Unknown" pauses between filming with First Scots Presbyterian Associate Pastor James Rogers near Charleston's Defenders of the Confederacy monument. Although there are some clues to the exact location hidden in the painting, I feel that the verses hold more water than the paintings. However, keep reading and you’ll find some of my theories and thoughts about each verse: yes, I said “each” simply because there are two puzzles that are associated with the Charleston painting. And so the decades-long mystery from the book “The Secret: A Treasure Hunt” lives on, at least in Charleston. A few clouds. 134 Columbus Street But, as it turns out, they did not find the mysterious buried treasure that they thought was in Charleston's White Point Garden.  Tags: a wingless bird ascended, at twelve paces, below the bar that binds, beneath the only standing member, beside the long palm's shadow, between two arms extended, born of ancient dreams of flight, brian mcfarland, by eyes of old, Byron, Byron preiss, charleston, citadel, citadel in the night, cruel and bold, edwin and edwina named after him, embedded in the sand, freedom at the birth of a century, from the west side, geocaching, get permission, harken to the words, hear the cool clear song of water, james vachowski, may 1913, men of tales and tunes, nicholas mcgirr, of a forest, of all the romance retold, of granite walls, or on the eighth a scene, pearman bridge, preiss, robert louis stevenson, secret a treasure hunt, secret treasure, seen here, stand and listen to the birds, Stories in the Cemetery, things to do in charleston, to dig out, to the south, together saved the site, treasure hunting, treasure island, two twenty two, verse 5, verse 6, waits the fair renumeration, weight and roots extended, where law defended, white house close at hand, white stone closest, wind swept halls, you'll see an arc of lights. Wednesday's episode also included a dig in San Francisco, which was also a bust. I may have plans to do a special one-hour episode at the beginning of each month until I solve the Charleston puzzle. Hope this helps in the hunt. The gem for Charleston is a diamond. However, we’ve been sworn to secrecy due to the laws and regulations of the city of Charleston. Byron Preiss wrote a fantasy novel in 1982 that held 12 paintings and 12 verses. A 33 star flag is raised at Fort Sumter with every tour. It also holds the three stripes of the French flag which are represented on a guide panel on Sullivan’s Island. It seems legit at first glance and I applaud those that have put the effort into piecing together the Charleston history to make this verse work for their theory. The Secret A Treasure Hunt. It’s the verse that gives you step by step directions on how to find the actual treasure. However, I think I am truly onto a solve for Preiss’s Charleston riddle and it’s not anywhere near the previous solves for this near-impossible puzzle. Charleston, SC 29403, News tips/online questions: newstips@postandcourier.com, Delivery/subscription questions: subserve@postandcourier.com. However, Vachowski’s claim puts the treasure on the grounds of a National Park where excavating anything is simply prohibited. The most commonly used resource is a wiki that you can find here: Verse 6 Interpretation. Reach Robert Behre at 843-937-5771. Only two have been found to date. Low 71F. If you’d like to hear those episodes to hear more about our research and methods for finding the casque, drop a buck in the coffee pot at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nicholasmcgirr. Charleston Parks Director Jason Kronsberg gave the green light to Discovery’s dig because he had grown weary of so many emails and calls from “The Treasure” readers. What will you discover on your tour? Most treasure hunters would claim that this one word, with the complexity of these puzzles, would make the search a bit too easy. Robert Behre works as an editorial writer with a focus on local government, transportation and the built environment. This sucks for Vachowski, after reading his blog post, his research was well thought out, detailed with pictures and references and very well written. The numbers hold some weight with the Charleston painting as well. If you’d like to support this blog/podcast, you can always. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. If you decide to go into this rabbit hole of looking for the clues and matching verses, you’ll start to doubt your own research with each interpretation you come across, that’s a guarantee. Let’s talk about the OTHER verse that is open to interpretation for Charleston. Low 71F. Just a buck in the coffee pot and you can stay up to date with the folks that are going to pull the Charleston casque out of the ground. I feel as though some treasure hunters are taking the painting a bit too far and overthinking it. Charleston, SC, Image 2, Verse 6. The rubble was not a surprise: Much of White Point Garden is filled land on what the colonists previously called "oyster point.". Decided to spend the day in Charelston, with some minor searching. The pendant: Obviously in the shape of Fort Sumter. I was highly impressed. You can read the full solve here: Vachowski’s Verse 5 Solve. It’s a great solution for a couple of reasons. Create a website or blog at WordPress.com. The Secret: A Treasure Hunt Charleston, SC, Image 2, Verse 6. Vachowski’s thought that Preiss could bury something in a National Park is a bit far-fetched even for the time that Preiss was piecing together his puzzles in 1980-81. Verse 5 is commonly disregarded because of the word “Citadel” in Line 8. I will not reveal my solution for the Charleston puzzle in this blog post or on the podcast. He shows his full solve for matching the Charleston painting with Verse 5 on his website. The map on the African mask forehead: This is obviously a map of the islands that make up Charleston. Fun episode, and thanks for the shout-out. The 1982 work features Byzantine images and verses that, taken together, are supposed to reveal the locations of treasures buried in 12 different U.S. cities.