What Fans Don't Know About the Curse of Oak Island
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2024
- The Curse of Oak Island is a multi-season reality television that follows Lagina brothers Rick and Marty as they try to solve the mystery of Oak Island, one of Western Hemisphere's most intriguing mysteries. The brothers, like many before them, are in search of a hidden trove that is believed to have been buried on the Oak Island, off the coast of Nova Scotia, almost 200 years ago. This trove often referred to as the Money Pit, is believed to be many things -- pirate treasure, Holy Grail, Shakespearean manuscripts and treasures hidden by the Knights templar. The Lagina brothers first read about the treasure trove on the island in a 1965 issue of the Reader's digest and became obsessed with the treasure. They decided to buy a small share in Oak Island Tours, which owns most of the island.
In a total of 7 seasons, there are quite a few facts that fans don't know about The Curse of Oak Island. The reality series follows a team of treasure hunters, led by Marty and Rick Lagina, in their quest for the truth behind the mystery of Oak Island, Southern Nova Scotia, Canada.
The fascinating quest - which began with Marty and Rick much before it was converted into a show - entails stories surrounding the island, with the team speculating what is true and what is myth or conjecture as the Laginas try to zero in on the treasure. The Curse of Oak Island was first aired on January 5, 2014, and it is currently in its seventh season, which ended on April 28, 2020. Apart from the Lagina Brothers, the core cast features Dan Blankenship, Dave Blankenship, and Craig Tester.
Much like any other show, there's so much more happening with the cast of The Curse of Oak Island than what meets the eye. And the 57-hectare Oak Island's mysterious history and supposed curse add more intrigue to the interesting happenings beyond what we see on the screen. Let's go ahead and talk about some interesting facts that fans don't know about The Curse of Oak Island.
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Like Rick said..this is way more than just a treasure hunt. They r doing EVERYTHING with respect❤
CORRECTION NEEDED AT 1:12:
Dave Blankenship is still alive - it was his Dad (Dan) who died in 2019.
I quit watching at this point. Obviously he doesn’t watch the show.
I was reading comments hoping someone would have caught this. I would have been way less nice about it.
I quit watching as well at this point. People need to do better research before putting out a video on content they know nothing about.
At least Dan can still vote.
I was wondering the same thing! 👍
Love the show. Hope they succeed. While my friends make fun of my obsession and belief in the mystery, I believe, even if no treasure is found, My knowledge of history and science has greatly enriched my life.
Im right there with you
It is the History Channel. Haters show their @$$.
I for sure believe there is something there but I think they just drag it out for ratings
Yep same I just know the government is holding them up and who knows who else
I can't wait for the next season to bring up more wood.
HahHhHhAAhahahaa
Lol
I'm done🤣but so true
Their wives aren't interested in that kind of wood.
The dam in the triangle swamp will totally work and not leak allowing them to dig up a whole ship and treasure. At least that’s what the commercials will say- it’s actually just more wood.
What we don't know is that there is nothing to find but we keep watching in vein. Love the hunt. Good luck guys.
DAN PASSED AWAY in 2019 NOT DAVE!! Get facts straight please!
whats that say about this channel hen they can't get Dave and Dan correct
Oh no how could someone make a mistake outrageous
And they showed Dave’s picture too who clearly doesn’t look 95
Thats what i thought.
More fake news
I remember readin the original story. I was at my Grandpa's and read it in the Natioal Geographic. The story had such a spark of excitement, that I would read it everytime I went to my Grandpa's that summer.
This is exactly my story also, my grandmother was born and grew up in “ steep creek” N.S, and had huge collection of National Geographic !
Me too. I've been interested in Oak Island since that Nat.Geo article.
I've been watching this show from the beginning g and absolutely love it.Keep it going.
The uncovering of real unknown history is as important as the treasure, in my humble opinion. Yes, I am a fan of the show and a history buff.
I am too. It's all about the history.
"What Fans Don't Know About the Curse of Oak Island." Dan died, not David, which has already been pointed out, and anyone that has watched the show knows. Everything else mentioned in this video is reiterated several times by the "Could it be" guy on every episode.
Yes thank you! Dan, not Dave. They got the name AND the picture wrong!
I’m not too sure about their facts anymore
@@svhalesangel2850 A buddy of mine talk about this. I pretty much feel that nothing is going to be found but wood, spikes, and a couple coins, but for some reason I still watch!
Thank you. I live 45min from oak island and visit the area quite a bit. I chatted to David a couple of times at home hardware and he wouldn't give up any secrets lol nice fellow.
I stopped the video there. Title should be changed: Facts the video creator does not care about and just wanted to make money.
Dave was horrified to learn of his demise.
Such a blaring mistake! With no apology to Dave on the passing of his dad, Dan Blankenship. Makes me take everything in this video after that with skepticism.
@@patstats1 thought the same when I saw that huge mistake. I love this show but it’s the producers, I believe, who are stingy with what they show.
The names "Rick and Marty" still cracks me up.
Sounds like cartoon characters; the show is a joke.
Only one letter off
That's why their names sounded funny to me. Omg I'm a dumbass!
Sounds like an old couple that owns a little café in the art district.
They just need a portal gun to get to the treasure.
Fun fact: Seven men must die before the treasure can be found and only six have died so...for the sake of my curiosity and all the viewers, can we just take a vote on who should be sacrificed for the public good?
Robert Clotsworthy the narrator...PLEASE LOL
Jack Begley needs to be pushed down one of the shafts.
I'll be 100 before they find any treasure and I'm 12!
At the rate they are going better make it 500! LOL
Well, I’ve been following this story for 50 years lol I read the same story as Rick. But it’s fun anyway😉
That's assuming that there's anything there to find. There was never a treasure. It was a clandestine operation producing ship parts. That's it. Everything there is from that operation.
There Will be no more Island and they Will find a tunnel under water that leads to another shipwreck. With another 24 seasons.
Thank you Brothers! Love the people and the quest. RWB
That pit is an incredible engineering feat, especially for when it was built. There must be something down there!!
Fresh well water.
Wood and dirt😅😅😅😅😅
I watch it, the hunt and tech used is interesting but if there ever was a treasure it is long gone.
The real treasure is ad revenue, this bullshit treasure hunt series generates ;)
I guess who came back and recovered the treasure will second 10 years?
One if the 40+ tunneling operations that has went on over the last 200 years, someone found it and said "the tunnel collapsed" we found nothing....
My son was obsessed with this show and watched every single episode. I only watched it for like the first season and just couldn’t get interested in it. Thank you for another great video Facts Verse and you and your subscribers enjoy the rest of your day 👍
Enjoy yr day 2 😘
Sovereign Royalty thank you so very much for your reply 👍
Correction: Title should be
WHAT EVEN THE MOST CASUAL FAN KNOWS GODDAMN WELL ABOUT THE CURSE OF OAK ISLAND...
LOL
Nailed it!
I love watching this show, I live in the UK and record the shows incase I'm away, I'm also a metal detectorist and enjoy watching Gary's pure excitement when he gets a top pocket find and like his experience on the artifacts pulled out of the ground and his dating of the items is pretty spot on with those datings.
I really pray that this show carries on and that the brothers& family and the syndicate of people who have invested in the search for this famous fabulous treasure reach their ultimate goal.
I'm really looking forward to the ships excavation too and the history they will be touching & this is why I really love this TV program.
Good luck and stay safe you guys.
Gary gay as a three dollar bill. But I love him too. He’s my favorite person. If you think about him being gay. The guy that works with him seem one up close. He say to much gay shit. It’s one think for Gary he lets ya know. Ole dude doesn’t lol
I want to go up there and look for it. I know there is a tunnel that goes to where the treasure is at. Ever since men have dug holes the first think they do is dig an oxygen tunnel for cave ins
I personally think the media should respect the Lagina brothers' privacy and not try to push their boundry's for information that does not need to be revealed. The curse of Oak Island is a fascinating show i love to watch. Just respect their privacy. In time, the guys will find the treasure. Keep digging, guys, be safe.
I became a fan of the oak island story when I saw my first mention of it on the old series "In Search of", I was happy to see this show being made but have watched so many with no real progress, wake me when the mystery is solved, I've been waiting over 40 years to know I'm not going to live long enough!
@Jay Jackson --- that was my exact reaction, too.
"I'll watch a summary AFTER the entire solution is completed."
I tune in now and then for more of the "best of" BS, but I lost interest when season two started out with a re-time-stamped and dated season one.
Leave it to the discovery channel to shuffle content around, make something out of absolutely nothing, and generally screw things up in the name of the almighty dollar when there's really nothing going on there yet.
...and I first heard about this in 1959, in grade school.
I'm sure we'll hear about it when they actually DO find it.
The story ends when Rick and Marty dig up a large stone plaque at the bottom of the money pit, on which the words are chiseled, "A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned".
Or better yet: "Don't forget to drink your Ovaltine".
Or one that says "Thats All Folks!"
Final episode: “The real treasure is the friends we made along the way.”
Nah
😂
Lol...holy shit.
One piece
Yeah right... I’ll buy that for a dollar 💵
I always love when they find something and say....we need to ask Laird about this. When he sees it he always like....don't have a clue....
There is no treasure left. Sam found it or most of it. The show just keeps you on edge. Its still a good show
If there was any treasure I doubt that sam found it, simply put he was broke when he bought the island, and dinging up to 100 feet down and then retrieving the treasure at that time period would have been impossible without the backing of an army.
@@equinox2584 Sam became very VERY wealthy
@@19jody72 Yeah because he was a very successful cabbage farmer.
@@equinox2584 I'm just going off what they said on the show
@@19jody72 Yeah I know they hint at the fact that sam may have gotten the treasure but I think it would be irresponsible to say that he couldn't have just run a successful cabbage business that made him very wealthy. I also think that in light of recent data they have there is a lot of silver under the ground in the money pit so he couldn't have gotten it.
It's so obvious that Samuel Ball found the treasure. He goes from being a slave, to being released, saving and scrimping to buy a tiny plot of land on Oak island... To suddenly being able to buy as many lots on the island as he could get his hands on, and being one of
I've been saying this from the beginning ... The only treasure left there is the historical value of the story.
I agree.
Sam wasn't released. He ran away from his owner. Small point.
An acquaintance told me there was a big investment firm in Boston backing this. If that is true, they must believe that the treasure exists. I do wish the Lagina Bros, much success, they deserve it, as they are making millions of Oak Island Fans ( I read that same issue of Readers Digest as a child and have been enthralled since) happy. The History and archaeology are the real treasure in any case.
I had no idea that Marty was that wealthy, during the start of the series i think they mentioned they had accumulated a few million dollars after a life time to be used for the excavation. I assumed initially the money would eventually run out, which is why they had to make cuts to reduce the costs. But if Marty has a net worth of 40-100 million, they were never in any danger. And the money they earn from the show itself could fund this project indefinitely.
Marty is not Rick
If Rick want as worth 40-100 I wouldn’t worry but not Marty
Marty is actually the one that put up the money to buy into Oak Island Tours. Rumor has it that it was about $100 million for the buy in.
It’s series 13,468, episode 435 which will be the best ever.
What always gets me is, if they think they know where it is, why keep digging elsewhere? 🤷🏻♂️
Could it be that aliens found the treasure?
Ancient astronaut theorists say yes.
Me and my dad used to watch this show when i was younger all the time
The "treasure" on Oak Island is what they pay those drilling companies. That has got to be expensive. I really feel that the things they are finding behind the coffer dam are leftovers from a shore battery from the time that the French and British were battling over North America.
It looks like a loading dock of some kind. Remember a lot of furs were traded then. It doesn't look military like the nearby fort. There would be a lot more permanent stone work and navel gun emplacements if it was. That said, a lot of shipping passed through.
@@darrinjones9387 well said. that's exactly what my wife and I theorized. A lot of history went through that neck of the woods in the last millenium and probably earlier. Who knows. That island is the perfect base/harbour.
I love this program!
The island is recorded in papers in the British Library as being the home of a ship breaking, ship building business, going back many generations and small subsistence farming. It is no surprise that they keep finding tools and detritus related to both industries. It also perfectly explains traces of lost wharfs etc. It is also understandable that military finds are there, given they would have used the ship building services and camped there.
The actual treasure being found is the native archaeology, and it is a travesty that the Canadian government allow them to destroy that in search of well documented European heritage, and a myth. The techniques used on the show are appalling. A full LiDAR scan, magnetometer survey, resistivity survey then test trenching and box pits would be the best method, what they are doing should be a crime.
Having said that, the fact that they keep sinking bore holes and cans into an area of the island that has been disturbed by wholesale destructive digging over generations is hilarious. They keep finding the wood, boots, tools etc of the previous destruction, all mixed up with no clear stratigraphy and plotting their finds onto maps. It’s futile. But hey, let’s all pretend that wood they pull up has never been dug up, backfilled and dug up again before, eh?
Many years ago when I was reading for a postgrad in archaeology I sent the brothers a research paper with all the shipbuilding evidence, the location of lime kilns and other things, explaining the wood structures in the sea bed and more. I never got a reply. And I know others have reached out to them to offer archaeological support and research too, but they prefer all the knights Templar and other silly myths people bring to the show, because it’s just that, a show.
I read the original Readers Digest article back in 1965 also. It was interesting but didn't set me out on a quest. I wonder if this led the Lagina Brothers to be successful in business to then be able to fulfill their obsession.
There are times that I feel that this is just a longer version of The Mystery of Al Capone's Vault with Geraldo Rivera from back in 1986. Every time an episode airs, there's something more coming up.
One of the "so-called" experts that appeared on an episode a couple of seasons ago was recently exposed as an outright liar & fraud. He was thanked for "his military" service, which turned out to be fabricated. His publisher has pulled all of his "historical" books as a consequence. I hope that the producers apologize to the fans. I will still say that I enjoy the program. I remember reading the same Readers DIgest article as the Lagina brothers and have always been fascinated by the story of Oak Island.
I so miss watching this & did for years but glad I can on my ph now !!!😍
I remember reading that article in Reader's Digest, in 1966.
Sometimes the hunt is better than the end result... but let's be fair, in regards the oak island, the end result will be just as good. I always know they are still at it because, let's face it, they find something it'll be front page news. Well, you'd hope so at least.
History is like that..
but there sure is a lot of interesting things being found within this search.
Where so many reality shows are fake, this search is legit and fully documented.
Its real and that doesnt happen too often these days.
I think there is an end game for the show that is already planned. I wouldn't be surprised if items that are found on the island are refound in front of the camera crew. It does feel a lot of the time that things get drug out for more episodes and cliff hanger reveals. The history and archaeological finds are interesting, I just wish things didn't have to be so dramatically repeated over and over again by the narrator.......... Narrator "A post about the very tv show i work on? Could this be a tie to the Knights Templar?"
My mom LOVES oak island and watches it EVRY SINGLE DAY
My mom watches it over and over all seasons from start to finish, backwards and forwards, month after month looking for clues for her theories... she says it once was once a gay nudist colony for ichabod crane...
I've been interested in this thing longer than I thought as my father mentioned it in the 60's to me as a kid. I guess he read about it in readers digest. I remember him describing the tide trap and wood that blocked the way and how gold was found on the drill bit. It must be the same place I imagine. Now knowing a bit more it seems to be a deliberate trap that is accentuated by the stone found that said the treasure was a further 40' down which tripped off the water trap. Devious and cunning are words that come to mind. Now with the millions made from the series it seems that we have modern day pirates sitting around a table laden with booty! Arrrrrrrh matey pass me my cutlass!
A lot of people have read that article in Readers Digest. So have I.
I love Oak Island. Hey guys don't you realize that once they find something big the show will end? That would be sort of sad because take a look around how many good clean shows and movies are really worth watching anymore? None or very few.
Including this boring one
Beyond oak island is awesome too, if they find the treasures 🤑
I have watched the show for a very long time, then stopped. I hope some day they find the money pit.
I have soooo much time invested in this friggin” show that I cannot “not” watch the show season after season…..Definitely some unknown history here but who knows….It is starting to drag on…..and on…..and on…..
I agree. So much of each episode is waffle and recaps. I can't get excited any more about Gary finding another old nail. I will keep watching but I find myself fast forwarding through more and more of each episode.
Hi. The picture shown of Matt Chisholm, is unfortunately the wrong Matt Chisholm, this one is still alive and kicking and is a TV personality/reporter in New Zealand.
yes can vouch for that
makes you wonder what else they've got wrong !
I read that article when I was a kid too.
One fact is that it will never end.🖋
Money Pit is a good name for the place. There's been lots of people that have thrown money into it.... never to be seen again!
Awsome content my friend. Lots of stuff i didn't know. More like this please.
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@@FactsVerse accurate ones
All those old oak logs and timbers are well preserved worth a small fortune .
What I like the most about the show is the public comments wood and nails no gold yet you got to love it
First fact!
DAN passed away not DAVE,
Second fact!
how can we take you seriously if the very thing your channel is based around ‘FACTS’ you get wrong?
Keep the great information coming 👍
Thanks for watching, Joan!
Well, the facts are incorrect regarding David and Dan......
It is quite likely that the cunning pirate captain had his crew dig the money pit as a diversion while the treasure was hidden elsewhere. Why else would the booby trap be put into the pit to flood it, so that noone could ever know if something was hidden there.
First heard about Oak Island in 1993
Hemingway said it best. “It’s not that some of it is true. It’s that all of it is true” Great systems management approach.
I love this show and have watch from the beginning. They have found too many clues and artifacts for there not to be a treasure. You didn't mention the escaped slave that moved there and started a cabbage(?) farm and became rich.
The Samuel Ball story is common knowledge in regards to Oak Island history and does not fit the subject of this video.
@@johnwoa True as fans do know it but it does, I think, have to do with the gold and how he got rich.
@@Datrebor In the accounts I have read and heard regarding Samuel Ball, no mention of "gold" is made. The accounts of him buying lots on Oak Island, etc... have him paying for it with Spanish silver (i.e. Pieces of Eight). That would be pirate treasure indeed!
For a channel named Facts Verse, you mess up quite a few "facts" I still watch this show but record it to get past the narrator's rhetorical questions and the replay of the past stories over and over again. This distills it to about 20 minutes.
That's why I left too! Incorrect facts and use of stories that they've used before or that are already so overly done that nothing new can be added to the story! SMH
As many holes everyone has drilled and dug the island is going to sink.
You do realize that is not how islands work right?..lol
I never miss an episode.
One time they mentioned Rick was the divorced, idk about kids.
That's 10 minutes I'll never get back.
Found this disconcerting that you would show a picture of the son when talking about the passing of the Mr Blankenship
It's not About The Money Pit hasn't been for a while I found it even Rick and Marty had said they know where the money pit is in an episode they're looking for the flood tunnels so they can shut them off
Love Curse of Oak Island
You showed the wrong picture of Dan Blankenship who passed away last year. You showed a picture of his son, David Blankenship.
Ditches with no cleaned up edges, no scale drawings, no context or plans or levels being taken no datum point no TBM no tags defining different layers or find spots, no mention of soil samples taken from sealed undamaged layers that can be bagged & sent off to be analysed for info about the activities and changes that man has caused over time on the island.
People need a place to live to sleep, eat, wash, keep warm ,basically have someplace to shelter , a place to crap ,& all these things leave evidence which can be dated .
But I don't recall anything like that being found.
People don't sail from Europe and drop things off just to turn around & sail right back home again without any food heat or sleep .
None of the basics have been done, the whole place is a mess
Trashed by clueless treasure hunters who haven't found anything.
TV must be paying them a lot of money, its the only way they could pay for everything.
Amen! Not like any investigation I've been involved with! No shoring in excavations, etc. (of course, there may be off camera things the viewer doesn't see) But, some of the activities would cause me to 'red tag' them immediately!
@@hipasssports what they do gives archaeology a bad name
Those who don't know the basic protocol believe everything they do is the right way .
I've had many arguments with people who love the show and wont hear a bad word said about them, or anything about the way they do things ..
They should stop using the word archaeology , or saying they have archaeologist ,
And stick to saying what they really are , treasure hunters who don't know a thing about archaeology ...
I started watching at the show's inception. After a couple of years I gave up as I thought they were always trying to boost ratings through hype. I think they will ride this thing until everyone gets sick of it and the series is cancelled.
Like how the narrator states facts as questions? Gets pretty annoying.
There is a mistake towards the beginning of the video just so you all know, it's Dan who passed away not Dave
Worst show on History. Why would anyone bury treasure in a manner they couldn’t retrieve it?
Why wouldn't they be able to get it? The money pit was flooded because they went straight down. If you knew where it was you would know where to dig and dodge the water trap.
@@SuitAndTieGuy88 Try digging a 40’ hole on any beach, then try keeping water out.
You have build a coffer, I've done it.. it's just logs and pine tar tamped into the ground.
@@SuitAndTieGuy88 I’ve dug plenty of holes… digging holes on a beach doesn’t work so well. There’s no way anyone buried any treasure on a beach and booby-trapped it. Once you get about 10’ down, you’ll have nothing but water and saturated mud/sand. They didn’t have backhoes when this treasure was allegedly buried. There has been 8 seasons of nothing, because there’s nothing there.
There's been much deeper things dug by much more primitive people. It's doable.. I don't think there is any treasure there but I do wanna see what's under there
Summer Holidays in Nova Scotia let's go.
also, Im a templar , there is a legend about blue apples connected to the templars, one would think apple island holds the key
My money is on the swamp. Wish they could have kept up the damn. Ready for the new season.
Doubt it. This story so old that shit probably gone or degraded to the point of futility
I fully believe they need to dig down to the sunken ship which will hopefully still have some identification markings on it that will provide its origins. That ship may very well have exploded and sunk along with some of the treasure.
It seems they only want to hear what their take on things are. I have sent a message a year ago about the triangular swamp area. I have a nautical background and I am more than familiar with the careening of ships hulls. I mentioned how a ship could have been hauled in to that area at high (spring) tide the once in the entry would have been sealed at low tide, thus allowing the ship to be tilted on its side and the hull repaired and careened ( fouling such as barnacles removed. Presence of oak planking in the swamp more than confirms repairs being done. There would never have been a ship sunk in the swamp as it just isn’t deep enough, a ship entering during a spring tide would only need some 8ft - 10ft of depth in order to get into the area. More than 30ft depth is needed to sink a ship in there and that is not attainable.
To date (over a year) I am still awaiting a response from ‘the team’. I expect I will never get my response.
Well, I’d like to know. I’m watching this video obviously, but would like to know if you’ve come across any scholarly literature on this fascinating subject. History and mysteries combined is fascinating to me. But, ultimately, I’m interested in knowing facts not a reality TV spin on the curse.
Hi Lori, unfortunately the facts surrounding this mystery are scant. I think a lot of what is being shown stretches from minor fact through informed hypothesis all the way to hare brained ideas. But a couple of things stand out. One is the similarities of the Mi’kmaq flag and that of the Knights Templar, the story being, by way of the Mi’kmaq that their flag was given to them by people who came to the region. The second is that the swamp is a key. As I mentioned sailing ships of old needed to be careened and repaired to maintain seaworthiness. The swamp, in my opinion was where the repairs were done. There is, I feel no mysticism in this apart from just who the people who came to Oak Island were. The web being woven has plainly become too tangled and at times becomes ridiculous. The answer lies in a better study of Maritime History and determinations of human settlement in the New World. The is so little empirical data that a lot of really off the wall theories are coming forth. I sent them my 2 cents worth and never got a response. Perhaps I may have come too close to the truth about the swamp (being used for careening) which didn’t fit with their need to continue spinning their tangled web of sometimes off the wall ideas.
Matt Chisom was the seventh to die? then the son of one of the crew, then Fred Nolan, then Dan Blankenship, still the narrator only accepts six? in true treasure hunting fashion when something of real value is discovered, will the government say thankyou for recovering it, now it belongs to us?
I have a question. How much do they get paid per episode...?
John W. Anderson 😂
I heard from a reliable source that the lead players in this Reality TV show have been, in recent Seasons, getting paid in the "low" six-figure amount per episode. VERY LUCRATIVE indeed!
@@johnwoa Whether that's true or not, many people over the years have made fortunes by appearing on the TV regularly.
Top pocket finds mate !
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-The Shades
i am to the point now that i dont want them to find anything, because the show will end.
I renamed this show: "Dan Henske and the Wood Sniffers"
At some point, those mid-evil hand forged spikes are going to add up to big bucks. Keep digging, the wood is awsome also.
IMO the area was a dry-dock to repair the privateer and pirate ships back when they couldn't go to legal ports. The 5 box drains would drain the water to an excavated underground cavern to get the water level low enough so hulls could be repaired. The vertical shaft had platforms every 10 feet so the fill would not slide down and fill up the excavated area. Really, think about it; no one is going to bury a valuable treasure 150 feet in the ground. Back then you spent your treasure quickly because life was short.
Good point, gwwayner!
Yeah I look at the money pit as nothing more than just an underwater drainage system. As it would take a lot of people do even dig a grave back in the 1600's. And like said. Pirates couldn't have ships fixed at any legit port. So a port for only pirate vessels would be more logical. Then by the 1700's. The British would repurpose that port for military operations.
@@williamajthompson9166 more than likely a decoy away from the real treasure if still there.just my opinion
@@mr.willywinker4u849 if there ever was one. And to think, if there was such a treasure, the pirates themselves most likely wouldn't just dump it into a 150 foot deep pit. Also it would be too far fetched to deduce that by the 1600's Oak Island wasn't already established by other cultures. One fact is that Oak Island is in Nova Scotia, in fact the same area of the Vikings landings and colonization of areas of Canada. The Vikings were masters of navigation and sea faring ways. Wouldn't be to hard to believe Oak Island was already a sea port established by the Viking/Scottish descendents. Or other European people's.
Does anyone remember the Dick Cavett TV Show where he had guests on who were involved with the treasure hunt? Dick Cavett found the story so compelling that he had the commercials suspended during the story telling. I've been a fan of the story since my reading of the 1956 Readers Digest article . . . . But, the possible historical significance of the story far out weighs any monetary value to be retrieved.
Hey it also reality show about two brothers who get along. The shared conflict is that no one knows where it "the treasure" is located.
OCC made cool bikes but father n son bickered like a bunch Washington politician. Everyone could learn how to work on a shared goal from the Lagenas
The amount of work put into tunneling well below the surface makes the place significant, but the contents may well have been moved. In one episode the show identified a Knights Templar "fort" in degraded condition on private land about 50 miles from Oak Island. That lead seemingly died on the vine for unknown reasons while Templar connections continue to this day to be propounded, including recognition of a noteworthy Masonic presence in the area. The idea that a significant cache of valuables remains underground on the island in my mind is a conjecture. However, the seemingly complex history of the island is fascinating and makes for an interesting puzzle.
I am not inclined to see things nefariously though there are times I think the show gets a bit vainglorious. When it does I go ugh, but it hasn't stopped me from watching. That said I prefer to take a balanced approach to the show, enjoying it regardless of any litmus test that can be made for any of the motivations of any of the actors.
One thing I am sure of is the Lagina brothers would not have anything to do with the death of another human being.
Why don't lagina Brothers set up an operation either on site or off the island to take the pregnant water containing gold and silver and extract the microscopic submicron precious metals from that water and melt the resulting powder into ingots?
Because what they are calling "substantial traces of gold and silver found in the water is measuring merely 0.002 parts per million lol
Cant wait for season 10
I can not wait to see how this ends. I too read that readers digest edition in the sixties. jt retired construction electrician
First fact was wrong the person who died in 2019 was Dan Blankenship not Dave. Dave is the son and his dad Dan was the one who died
What they dont realize is that with the cost of wood they have now found 40 million dollars worth of the stuff
So right off the bat you have wrong information. Dave is alive but his father Dan passed away in 2019.
I love this show and have been watching it from day one. It’s very cool all the things they have found and it’s unbelievable how much has gone on in Nova Scotia in the past 1000 years. I live in Maine just South of them and even we have a lot of history on our coastline too.
Well said. I just left a comment above almost word for word as the first part of your comment.
Agreed with comments below. If your brand name is facts verse it’s really important that your facts be accurate. Once they aren’t and especially with oak island loyal viewers trust us lost. Trust us a really hard value to earn and once lost very hard to regain. It leads us to believe if this episode is inaccurate how many others in the past and future will be untrue leading people to unsubscribe unfortunately.
You may want to check your photo of Matt Chisholm. This photo is of the New Zealand host of Survivor NZ and Celebrity Treasure Island NZ. He's still alive and kicking in New Zealand, he hosted last year's season of Celebrity Treasure Island.
I love this show
I don't want to be a pessimist, it seems unlikely they will find much left since they've already indicated at least 3 people who shopped even often for their needs/wants in town(s) on the mainland: 1 or 2 of the 1795 discoverers that got whole thing started, namely the McGinnis Brothers, Samuel Ball, and just recently and later owner of many lots in the 19th Century who's name I can't recall, using old Spanish coins or other old foreign denominated (none of which would in today markets be useful in exchange for goods or services yet obviously was still so back then) gold, silver coins or valuables not in common current contemporary circulation to pay for these purchases. Moreover, if there were any deposits of priceless religious or cultural artifacts, regardless from which one or more potential cultures, or written documents (even possibly treated in mercury yet perhaps to a lesser extent, but still obviously seriously toxic, nonetheless), etc. other than the possible exception of crown or other nobel jewels, now after numerous sea flooding events and worse collapse cave-ins into random distribution(s) of debris; the likelihood of any such formerly historical important item(s) being anything greater than just that "debris" of more or less damaged beyond hope of repair if even recognisable identification can be made, yet still in fact even in perfect condition as even David Blankenship would have to disapointingly concede as "unspendable" bound instead for a museum for future generations posterity!
Augy,
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