The Oak Island mystery is a series of stories of buried treasure and unexplained objects found on or near Oak Island in Nova Scotia. Since the 18th century, attempts have been made to find treasure and artifacts. Theories about artifacts present on the island range from pirate treasure to Shakespearean manuscripts to the Holy Grail or the Ark of the Covenant, with the Grail and the Ark having been buried there by the Knights Templar. Various items have surfaced over the years that were found on the island, some of which have since been carbon-dated and found to be hundreds of years old. Although these items can be considered treasure in their own right, no significant main treasure site has ever been found. The site consists of digs by numerous individuals and groups of people. The original shaft, in a location unknown today, was dug by early explorers and known as “the money pit”. A “curse” on the treasure is said to have originated more than a century ago and states that seven men will die in the search for the treasure before it is found.
Appearance List Literature and such: “Correspondence” in Liverpool Transcript (August 20, 1857), “Response to the Oak Island Folly” (September 30, 1861), “The Oak Island Diggings” in Liverpool Transcript (October 1862), “Oak Island – The Reasons for expecting there is Treasure there” (February 19, 1863), “A History of The Oak Island Enterprise” in British Colonist (January 2, 7, 14, 1864) [Internet Archive], Extraordinary Story of a Hidden Treasure in Wellington Independent (14 March 1867), Oak Island Treasure Company Prospectus (1893) [Internet Archive], “Solving the Mystery of Oak Island” in Colliers Magazine (August 19, 1911), “Nova Scotia’s Treasure Island” in MacLean’s (June 1, 1931), “Mystery Island Baffles Treasure Hunters” in Popular Science (May 1939), True Tales of Buried Treasure by Edward Rowe Snow (1951), The Oak Island Enigma: A History and Inquiry Into the Origin of the Money Pit (1953). TV: The Curse of Oak Island | History (346 episodes) [YT]. Podcast: Astonishing Legends: Episode 18-21 Oak Island Money Pit.
Sample Read Astonishing Legends: Episode 018 Oak Island Money Pit Part 1 [YT]
Description The Oak Island mystery is a series of stories of buried treasure and unexplained objects found on or near Oak Island in Nova Scotia. Since the 18th century, attempts have been made to find treasure and artifacts. Theories about artifacts present on the island range from pirate treasure to Shakespearean manuscripts to the Holy Grail or the Ark of the Covenant, with the Grail and the Ark having been buried there by the Knights Templar. Various items have surfaced over the years that were found on the island, some of which have since been carbon-dated and found to be hundreds of years old. Although these items can be considered treasure in their own right, no significant main treasure site has ever been found. The site consists of digs by numerous individuals and groups of people. The original shaft, in a location unknown today, was dug by early explorers and known as “the money pit”. A “curse” on the treasure is said to have originated more than a century ago and states that seven men will die in the search for the treasure before it is found.
