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Excavation work on Oak Island during the 19th century. The Oak Island mystery is a series of stories and legends concerning buried treasure and unexplained objects found on or near Oak Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. As of 2025, the main treasure has not been found. [1] Since the 18th century, attempts have been made to find treasure and artifacts.
Dan Henskee: One of only three Oak Island treasure hunters who have been searching the island for several decades. He initially came to the island to help Dan Blankenship in his search. Charles Barkhouse: An Oak Island historian who also acts as a tour guide for Oak Island Tours, the company that owns most of the island. Charles is a freemason.
Gilbert Dayton Hedden, Sr. (April 6, 1897 – September 14, 1974) was an American industrialist, politician and treasure hunter. He was Mayor of Chatham Borough, New Jersey from 1934 to 1938 [1] and is most notable today for his role in investigating the Oak Island mystery, described as the costliest treasure hunt ever.
The Oak Island Police Department later confirmed this to be the remains of 35-year-old Craig Chamberlain, who had been reported missing on Feb. 27. ... Oak Island, NC man reported missing found ...
The geology of Oak Island was first mapped in 1924 by J. W. Goldthwait of the Geological Survey of Canada, who interpreted the island as a composite of four drumlins. [8] These drumlins are "elongated hills" which consist of multiple layers of till resting on bedrock and are from different phases of glacial advance that span the past 75,000 ...
The oldest known tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments from the Old Testament sold on Wednesday for $5.04 million, more than double its high estimate.. The stone, which dates back around ...
A stone slab covered with 123 hieroglyphic cartouches discovered at an ancient Maya pyramid in Mexico might not be a treasure map to a lost city, but it comes incredibly close.. The discovery ...
Nolan became interested in the history of Oak Island and its supposed treasure, studying documents and maps from maritime libraries and museums. During this exploration of over fifty years, he uncovered numerous unexplained markings and artifacts from Oak Island's terrain. Nolan also found a cross made of boulders on his property on the island.