Is there treasure at the bottom of Hell Gate, a narrow tidal channel at the confluence of the Harlem and East Rivers, in the heart of New York City? Atlas Obscura looked into the 240-year search for the HMS Hussar, which reportedly carried the payroll for British troops in gold coins, and has been searched for by everyone from Thomas Jefferson to a guy named Joey Treasures.

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I first heard of that in Kim Stanley Robinson's "New York 2140". Crazy!