Since the 19th century, a number of attempts have been made to locate treasure and artifacts. Restall, his son bobby, and workers karl graeser and cyril hiltz died in a shallow pit searching for the island s answers. If any of our iscrappers out there watch the history channel recently you have probably come across the series the curse of oak island. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Timeline of oak island explorations oak island treasure. A fabulous treasure lies buried deep within an island on canadas east coast. Theories about artifacts present on the island range from pirate treasure, to shakespearean manuscripts, to possibly the holy grail or the ark of the covenant, with the grail. Theoak island mystery this page intentionally left blank theoak island mystery the secret of the worlds greate. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the mystery of the oak island treasure.
Through hidden messages and codes, amundsen reached the wonders hides a treasure map a map that leads to a treasure on oak island at the coast of nova scotia, an island that has been in the spotlight for treasure hunter through hundreds of years. Is there somewhere with more info of petters shakespeare. According to myth, an old treasure has been abandoned there by the spanish templars. The oak island money pit is the site of the worlds longest running treasure hunt which continues to this day. Some say the treasure is actually buried in the swamp, the money pit is just a distraction. Short reference to oak island and treasure hunt resuming on the island. This made oak island a popular stop for pirates coming from colonial boston due to the abundance of natural resources and untouched land.
In memory of those who lost their lives while pursuing the oak island quest, is engraved on a memorial. In this book petter amundsen, featured on the tv show the curse of oak island, argues that shakespeare was part of the rosicrucian movement, and that his books give clues to the whereabouts of the fabled rosicrucian vault. Nova scotia legislature oak island treasure act amended. Even franklin delano roosevelt participated in one expedition decades before he became president of the united states. But if the treasure should be unearthed is another question. To date, all have gone away without learning what rests at the bottom of this famed money pit. Oak island is a tiny island, located in lunenbuklirg county, in southern nova scotia canada. Ust off the rugged southern shore of nova scotia 1 shaped somewhat like a question mark. Hanson the original of the article entitled shakespeares tomb by david j.
Shakespeares tomb by david hanson oak island treasure. Treasure island one for the mousehead one summer day in 1795 daniel mcginnis, then a teenager, was wandering about oak island, nova scotia when he came across a curious circular depression in the ground. The legend the readers digest article has been an inspiration to generations of oak. The mysterious hunt for the enigmatic treasure of oak island.
Oak island is a tiny island off the coast of nova scotia in eastern canada. Oak island is a 57hectare 140acre privately owned island in lunenburg county on the south shore of nova scotia, canada. This mystery is the money pit located on oak island. The oak island legend closely resembles numerous other buried treasure legends that were very hot in popular culture in the 19th century. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
The restall tragedy is the death of bob restall, who began his search for the oak island treasure on october 15, 1959. Metal detecting reveals some finds that seem to date back to the 1700s, which the team reckons could change. The latest and greatest book on the oak island treasure. Praise for the curse of oak island sullivan writes with openminded balance, rendering the oak island story into a weirdly fascinating mystery.
Join petter amundsen in his journey that has led him to place an x mark on the oak island treasure map. Supposedly, people have been searching for buried treasure on a small island in nova scotia for over 200 years. At the time, there werent many european settlements in nova scotia. Oak island treasure view topic the shakespeare code. Amundsen claims to prove that william shakespeares works are not written by the author himself. Oak island is a small island located four miles off the coast of novia scotia. Our surveyor found the triangle and the two drilled stones in the same positions as shown on the roper survey. For 200 years people have sought the treasure buried on oak island on canadas east coast. Petter amundsen does an excellent job of decoding the shakespeare bacon code that reveals a geometric tree of knowledge on oak island and may prove to be the penultimate clue to solving the mystery once and for all. Both robert louis stevensons kidnapped and edgar allan poes the goldbug crib heavily from these legends. People have thrown millions of life savings hoping to get their hands on the treasure in the oak. What treasures could be found on the curse of oak island.
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. The money pit originally contained two caches of treasuretwo chests at about 100 feet and another encased in concrete at 154 feet. According to its value stated at two million british pounds, it would have been 1,387,50. History of the oak island treasure hunt the treasure hunt began in 1795, when a 16yearold boy, daniel mcinnes, paddled over to the deserted island and found, in the interior of the island, evidence of treefelling. The mystery of oak island has captured the interest of numerous treasure hunters over the years. Restall, his son bobby, and workers karl graeser and cyril hiltz died in a shallow pit searching for the islands answers. The reason that we have in our province the oak island treasure act is because over the decades, it has been thought that what was on oak island and buried was simply pirate treasure.
One day in 1795 three teenage boys from the mainland rowed to the secluded area to see what they could find. The thought at the time was that it would be probably like gold and silver coins. Sullivan delves deeper into the history, personalities, and theories presented only briefly on the show. Mentions a supposed map of oak island that has been discovered in london. Shakespeares first folio and the sonnets, dated 1609, create a functioning treasure map, leading the diligent searcher to the land of the rosicrucians. I have never been lucky enough to visit the province but my parents did when i was a kid and i remember it was one of my moms favorite places. Since then the mystery of oak islands money pit has enthralled generations. The mysterious treasure of oak island guerrilla explorer. For more than 200 years, treasurehunters have come to oak island, spent fortunes, worked long and hard, and left emptyhanded.
Having first read about oak island as a child in the 1980s, the mystery of the money pit had never really left me. Booklist the curse of oak island is a definitive read for fans of the history channel television show. Oak island holds a mystery that has defied the ambition of treasure hunters for more than 200 years. Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download.
With the advent of the internet, building a website was my chance to connect with people on the other side of the atlantic and find out whether a treasure was ever discovered. Having heard tales of pirates in the area he decided to return. In late april 2012 his full feature documentary shakespeare. The treasure within the money pit on oak island 1985. Pdf the curse of oak island download full pdf book. Standing over this depression was a tree whose branches had been cut in a way which looked like it had been used as a pulley. In this book petter amundsen, featured on the tv show the curse of oak island, argues.
Pdf the oak island mysteries nadin n a b i l al shaker. In 1962 we returned to the island, poorly prepared, poorly organized, and short of time and money. From street and road map to highresolution satellite imagery of oak island. See more ideas about treasure maps, oak island and map. I personally wrote to joe nickell who kindly granted permission for his map to appear on this website, and he had the following to say about the mystery of oak island. Two hundred years of hope and despair, edition 3 ebook written by mark reynolds. The oak island mystery refers to stories of buried treasure and unexplained objects found on or near oak island in nova scotia. The hidden truth was released in norwegian cinemas. Petter amundsen does an excellent job of decoding the shakespearebacon code that reveals a geometric tree of knowledge on oak island and may prove to be the penultimate clue to solving the mystery once and for all. For more than two centuries, treasure hunters have attempted to unearth its treasure.
Oak island mystery may be solved through the shakespeare. Suttons bay courier, 30 june 1938 captain kidd again thrills english spirit. Recently, this mystery has gained the attention of a larger audience. Bob restall got his chance, but it ended in tragedy. The grey rock eerily resembles a grave stone, and is located on the islands side of the causeway. The treasure within there is a mystery that brings together the holy grail, a band of pirates, william shakespeare, and franklin delano roosevelt. In 1967 oak island treasure hunter dan blankenship, discovered a large stone. Morgan was a wealthy man and if he did decide to hide some of his treasure away on oak island it would most likely have been in the form of compact and valuable objects like coins, gold or jewels. The curse of oak island by randall sullivan covers the history of the longest treasure hunt from the individuals involved in the hunt to the theories of what is or isnt on the island including the history channel reality series of the same name.
Aside from the memorial, island is the center of mystery, legend and speculations of treasure. Oak island treasure mystery with videos lost treasure. Hanson contained as its main text, the following letter of august 31, 1994 from hanson to the former mayor of san francisco, joseph l. That eventually lead to what peter believes is a celestial treasure map.
This treasure hunting show takes place on oak island, located in nova scotia, canada and follows two brothers, rick and marty lagina, from michigan that are exploring the island for the mystery buried treasure on the. The hype around the potential treasure buried at oak island relates to the golden age of piracy, which occurred between 1650 and 1730. Map by joel nickell joe nickell is the author of the secrets of oak island an excellent article written for the skeptical enquirer where this treasure map first appeared. Journal news, 11 august 1937 sunken treasure hunts. The discovery of the oak island treasure one summer day in 1795 daniel mcginnis, then a teenager, was wandering about oak island, nova scotia see geography when he came across a curious circular depression in the ground. The island is cursed death to 7 people they say that captain kidds treasure might be buried there. His work ended in tragedy on august 17, 1965, when mr. Maps and images just a few images i threw together to help you figure out where nova scotia and oak island are in relationship to the rest of canada and the usa.
983 1177 1521 1065 1255 116 466 116 551 822 1504 187 1290 711 1145 995 357 166 258 1416 520 129 222 1370 120 892 1514 1437 758 1091 85 187 1469 119 229 555 567 1302 448 1067 551 811 944 1273 744 1101 295 1114 1481