Nate Reilly Treadell

Nathan "Nate" Reilly Treadell, nicknamed "Nathan of Egypt ", a legendary fugitive and adventurer from Evans Landing, Massachusetts who explored the Middle East and North Africa especially Egypt.

Early Life
Nate Reilly Treadell was born on April 22, 1888, in Boston Massachusetts and moved to Franklin County in 1893 with his parents.

His ancestors were from the West Indies and the United Kingdom who immigrated to Boston in the early 18th century and settled on a farm outside of the city.

Treadell grew up in Evans Landing and became interested in ancient history at a young age especially Egyptian and Greek culture and art.

In 1913 he went on many excursions in Egypt and came back with a lot of stories of how he narrowly escaped dangerous situations with wild animals of the area such as lions and crocodiles.