The Man Behind It All

Forrest Fenn is a famous person with an interesting past. He was born in Texas in 1930 and that’s where his story begins. Right after high school, he became a part of the military as he had strong patriotic instincts. He managed to make a place for himself in the US Air Force. Fenn was awarded the Silver Star for his services to the US military. He retired from the service and returned to America.

A New Start

To start afresh Forrest Fenn moved to New Mexico where he built a life entirely different from the one he had till now. He started buying sculptures from struggling artists and cast them in bronze. It was 1988 and Forrest Fenn found out that he had cancer. Even though he eventually fought it off but it got him thinking about his legacy. It was during his illness that he came up with the idea of creating a treasure chest containing the rarest pieces of his collection from all over the world.