[SunkenCiv]

Note: this topic is from 8/09/2007. Thanks oaster.

I don't believe for a second that there's treasure buried on Oak Island; however, there are or were a number of odd, non-English inscriptions (contrary to claims, PreColumbian and found in a good number of places throughout the Americas) and deliberately placed stones with no apparent purpose. Nolan's Cross was discovered (by Nolan) in 1981, and under the "marks-the-spot" stone Nolan dug (figuring, this must be the right place) and instead of treasure found a stone that had been sculpted into a human likeness and buried there.

One of the stones forming Nolan's Cross: Foundation cone -- There is a theory that Nolan's Cross, which lies on a 60° axis, points to Jerusalem. This alone would exclude colonial-era settlers and pirates as its builders. Measuring of longitude wasn't an exact science until the invention of chronometer in the late 1700s. By then, Nolan's Cross was already in existence. To get to the Money Pit, you have to walk along the South Shore Cove (formerly Smith Cove or Old Smith Cove). Unlike the rest of the island's coast, this cove is free of large boulders so typical for Nova Scotia. Its crescent shape suggests it could have been altered by human hand.

Oak Island keyword:

• The Oak Island Mystery...What lies at the bottom of the Money Pit?
• Mysterious Oak Island up for sale
• Oak Island's lords of the ring
• For Sale: Island with Mysterious Money Pit [Oak Island]
• Did the ROMANS discover America? Radical theory claims sword found on Oak Island...
• Did the ROMANS discover America? Radical theory claims sword found on Oak Island suggests....

[wildbill]

I remember very vividly the excitement I felt when I read the Reader’s Digest article that motivated the guys who are currently seeking the answer to the Oak Island mystery.

I hope they find SOMETHING

[mad_as_he$$]

In this week’s episode the brothers drilled and then excavated a spot Nolan claimed to have had a drill train go slack in a slate layer decades ago. The find was a piece if wood that had a point cut on the end.

[Fresh Wind]

I’m thinking the money pit is a very elaborate red herring intended to draw attention away from the real burial site somewhere else on the island.

[Scrambler Bob]

M4L oak island

[colorado tanker]

I could never bring myself to watch a show about people not finding buried treasure.