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.Discovery of the Money Pit
The Pit was discovered in 1795 by a local boy named Daniel McGinnis who, spotting an unusual clearing in the earth under one of the island's oak trees, was prompted to start digging -
Reports of the size of the stone found in 1804
It was said to resemble dark Swedish granite and to have an olive tinge and was not a stone common to the area. A rendering of the symbols claimed to be on the stone are shown below but once again, this exists largely from the memory of an earlier viewer. -
1804 - 1805 Second expedition
Onslow Company Begins to dig and excavate the money pit in search of clues, sadly ending a year later. -
Boatswain's Whistle Found
Boatswain's Whistle
Made of bone or Ivory was found at Smith’s Cove in 1885 -
Book By R.V. Harris ' The Oak Island Mystery'
"The Oak Island Mystery" written by R.V. Harris in 1958, we learn that:
"Until the ninety-foot level was reached, no water had been encountered." -
Pieces Of brass found later
Thin brass was retrieved from borehole 21 in 1967 at a depth of 176'. -
1993 A new platform was established and prdicitions were correct
According to Crooker, the auger initially only confirmed information the men already knew (1993). At a depth of about 98 feet, the auger came in contact with a layer of spruce approximately 6 inches deep. -
2007 Expedition
Oak Island Tours Inc.Started a new expedition in hope of using their predecessor's notes to find new artefacts. -
Gladius Found
They reported on the startling discovery of a Roman ceremonial sword off Oak Island, located on the south shore of Nova Scotia, Canada, radically suggesting that ancient mariners visited North America more than a thousand years before Columbus. -
Spainish Coin Discovered
