An investigation into the curse of oak island, where rumors of buried riches have. Mysterious treasure on oak island top documentary films. In the money pit oconnor gives a nice history of the small island in nova scotia. Oconnor has interviewed remaining member of crews and put in years of his own research to complete the book. Vastly more treasurehas been poured into the search than has ever came out of it. In search of the money pit oak island 1979 youtube.
It is a uk book and is the first place i read about oak island. See more ideas about oak island, oak island mystery and island. William crooker, author of several books on the oak island mystery, suggests that the pit was built as a part of plot by king george iii of england and several of his close advisors. As the name suggests, their efforts to date have not produced anything of value. This book serves up an exhaustive investigation into oak island. Eight years later a company by the name of the onslow company started where daniel left off. Early on the settlement of nova scotia was interrupted by battle after battle. Season 1 ep 8 the money pit of oak island duration.
This is the original legend of how the money pit of oak island was discovered, abridged from a variety of sources. There is one road and the site of the money pit is isolated in a woods. They found a slab of stone that read forty feet below, 2,000,000 pounds are buried. May 12, 2010 dennis j king 2010 short excerpts may be copied from this paper without prior permission so long as due acknowledgment is given introduction. The money pit for the oak island treasure may have been crafted by sir francis drake, the laginas team speculated considering drake was capable of such an idea. The island was neither deserted nor were all the codiscovers considered boys. The island has turned up many interesting items such as coins, coconut fibers, and carved stones. The article delved into how the famous money pit was first discovered by 16yearold daniel mcinnes all the way back in 1795, when he stumbled across an odd depression at one end of the island. I think the show makes it seem like theyre closer than they really are to keep us watching every week, but in reality, there may not even be anything to get close to, so i think its just. They wanted to find out whose engineering expertise created a shaft nearly two hundred feet deep and if it contained treasure as the local people believed. According to author lee lamb, upon investigating the island for the source of the lights, mcginnis noticed a peculiar circular depression approximately feet in diameter on the islands forest floor 2006. Ive only stumbled onto oak island in the last couple of years in a search for my birth family who first settled there and they began as farmers then later branched out to be miners wo. The following image comes from the book marvels and mysteries of the unexplained.
For generations, treasure hunters have tried to unlock the deadly puzzle known as the water pit. The pit has been repeatedly refilled and reexcavated perhaps the most ridiculous aspect of its continuing history is that, unlike other. Oak island money pit the last great unsolved mystery. My guess is that its something that was meant to stay hidden. The hunt for treasure on oak island has been going on for over two hundred years without a single return, and conflicting theories of what hunters are actually looking for, the socalled money. The curse of oak island is a fascinating account of the strange, rich history of. For many years it was rumored that the notorious pirate william kidd hid a treasure worth millions on nova scotias oak island. The island is located 200 metres 660 feet from shore and connected to the mainland by a causeway and gate. Their first task was to investigate the cavein pit. In 1878, a farmer was plowing oak island just 120 yards away from the money pit when suddenly her oxen actually broke through the ground, into a 12 foot deep sinkhole above a small natural limestone cavern. The island has turned up many interesting items such as coins, coconut.
This is the most popular version of the story but should not be taken as absolute fact, as many elements of. I believe the site found by daniel mcginnis and the other two boys was simply a well site. The story of oak island and the worlds greatest treasure hunt. With little evidence that there was anything to be discovered, mcginnis started digging in the area and subsequently hit wooden planks every ten feet. This island, shrouded in mystery for hundreds of years, can be investigated by booking a walk the mystery tour. This suggests that the original money pit is more in the immediate area of both the heddon and chappel shafts which would make sense.
Sullivan delves deeper into the history, personalities, and theories presented only briefly on the show. Only recently, however, have i begun to attempt, and to thereby. The biggest finds of the lagina brothers on the curse of. Oak island is a 57hectare 140acre privately owned island in lunenburg county on the south shore of nova scotia, canada. If you are convinced the guys currently searching oak island are full of shit and wasting their time, then please like this page. Players win by proving their characters theory behind the mystery of the money pit of oak island. There are not oak island entry fees, no oak island pony rides or campgrounds or any other of the trappings surrounding tourist traps. Since then the mystery of oak islands money pit has enthralled generations of. I own and have read many books related to oak island and this read gives tons of back. Everyone knows exactly where it is, but for 200 years, no one has defeated the forces that seem to guard the money pit of oak island.
Ive been fascinated with the mystery of oak island for years and, frankly, the show may have finally cured me of it because of the reality show production. Conclusion by erick weinstetter after doing a just a little online research, this is my conclusion. Oak island treasure the home of oak islands money pit. Wow do you think that the oak island treasure is finaly found who knows but for sure one day somebody will find this mysterious money pit curse.
A natural pit was in fact discovered in 1949 on the shore of mahone bay, five miles to the south of oak island, when workmen were digging a well. Sheldon and his student assistant lauren search for the real source of the alleged pirate treasure that has eluded treasure hunters for decades. Undoubtedly named for what was expected to come out of it but alas, a name equally appropriate to represent the vast sums of money which have. Oak island treasure found april 20, 2020 the curse of the. The money pit was found in 1795 by a teenager named daniel mcginnis. He failed to finish what he and his friends started and eventually quit. The money pit of oak island for nearly 200 years, singly and in syndicates, men have been boring and tunneling on a small island off nova scotia in search of a fabulous treasure. When a museum curator and his assistant decipher a british admirals diary, the treasure hunt takes a new turn. Oak island is a small 140 acre 56 hectares island in mahone bay on the southeast coast of nova scotia in atlantic canada. The money pit 1897 1909 photos of past excavations of oak island. In 1795 three teenage boys dug in an old pit on oak island in nova scotia, canada.
The oak island money pit is the site of the worlds longest running hunt for lost treasure and in 2015, the search continues for hundreds of years, treasure hunters have ventured to nova scotia, canada and tried to recover the treasure lies in the money pit, protected by a series of ingenious flood traps. He grew up in the province and saw a lot of sinkholes, especially around coasts. The money pit is a name that pricks up the ears of every treasure hunter worth their salt when they hear it. Located off the coast of nova scotia, oak island seems like an unremarkable place except, that is, for the mysterious site known as the money pit.
This one had quite a bit of detail up until the end of the 70s. The money pit of oak island with images oak island. Just wish there was an actual result of the search. According to author lee lamb, upon investigating the island for the source of the lights, mcginnis noticed a peculiar circular depression approximately feet in diameter on the islands. In 1795, a teenager named daniel mcginnis found an ovalshaped recession in the ground on the island. He always suspected it was more hoax and myth than reality and told us that he cashed his checks as quickly as possible in case the whole thing fell apart overnight. Many have grappled with trying to explain the mystery of oak island, but none have been able to find out whats at the bottom of the money pit. By the word mystery in the socalled mystery of oak island, it means the mystery of the money pit. What is likely buried in the money pit of oak island, nova.
In 2014, the family has decided that these photos, film, and documents should be shared so that others can learn about what happened during this period of history on oak island. Oak island money pit western shore, nova scotia atlas. Is the chappel vault treasure different than the money pit. A history and inquiry into the origin of the money pit, penn leary wrote that the pit was used to hide manuscripts indicating that francis bacon was the author of william shakespeares works and a leader of the rosicrucians. Just as with the money pit, reports of a stone platform and layers of logs invoked the excitement of another pit yet given the geographical behaviour of this area, such flights of fancy were. The original story of the oak island treasure may have surfaced in a 1795 newspaper. The report was that as a searcher tunnel was being dug into the money pit in 1961, it flooded and a collapse occurred within the money pit. The treecovered island is one of about 360 small islands in mahone bay and rises to a maximum of 11 metres 36 feet above sea level. A view of the money pit area on oak island, with the triangular swamp to the left. More interesting tidbits about fred nolan and dan blankenship, plus some. My grandfather actually worked on one of the oak island expeditions as a machine operator. However, their work resulted in the bottom of the money pit caving in. For nearly 200 years, singly and in syndicates, men have been boring and tunneling on a small island off nova scotia in search of a fabulous treasure.
In 1861, another group called the oak island association tried to intercept the channel from the sea with a new shaft. In 2014, our film was shown on the history channel program the curse of oak island. Booklist the curse of oak island is a definitive read for fans of the history channel television show. It said that the island held a dark curse and that someone would indeed find treasure there but not until seven men and all the oak trees on the island died first. The oak island money pit is an excavation on a small canadian island off the coast of nova scotia that has been the object of attention of treasure hunters since 1795. Read the readers digest article that inspired rick lagina. The following image captured my imagination as a child, and even today i enjoy that same. You need special permission to go there from the owners.
In 1893 a man named fred blair along with a group called the oak island treasure company began their search. Tobias shares or sell their lots, which amount to 78 per cent of the island. The oak island mystery has fascinated me since i was a small boy, and first read of the incredible treasure at the bottom of the famed money pit well, theres supposed to be treasure at the bottom. Oak island has been a place of interest for treasure hunters since the 1700s. So far, six men have died along with all the red oaks on the island.
My favorite mystery explained oak island money pit. At the heart of the oak island mystery is the original pit first discovered by daniel mcinnis, john smith, and anthony vaughn in the summer of 1795. This book starts out with who was on the island and the timesyears they were. Sheldon and his student assistant lauren search for the real source of the alleged pirate treasure that has eluded treasure hunters for. B y most accounts, the story of oak islands money pit begins in the summer of 1795 when a teenager named daniel mcginnis saw strange lights on an island offshore from his parents house. When in canada, oak island is definitely a place you will want to see. Praise for the curse of oak island sullivan writes with openminded balance, rendering the oak island story into a weirdly fascinating mystery. On august 12, 1762, british forces captured the city of havana, cuba, from the spanish. Otherwise, i found it fascinating history of what went on in oak island. Stuff they dont want you to know the money pit youtube. Oak island is like a huge pincushion of boreholes in the money pit area.