Death Valley Scotty

Walter E. Scott, a native of Cynthiana known as Death Valley Scotty, was a gold prospector whose fabulous tales of Death Valley, California, and lost gold mines fooled investors. His stories were supported by a $3,000,000 castle in the desert provided by a millionaire of Chicago, who said he “got it all back in laughs.” The old miner was found out in 1941 but had already become a legend. He died in 1954 at age 81.

Cynthiana, Kentucky · United States