Oak Island Discovery Story

One can only wonder what would have happened if young Daniel McGinnis had chosen to go exploring somewhere else on the fateful day in the summer of 1795. If he had, perhaps nobody else would have walked the woods on the eastern end of Oak Island for the next ten years. In that time, the clearing McGinnis found might have been reclaimed completely by the woods. In a forest, the thirteen foot-wide depression in the ground might never have been noticed. Thick leafy branches might have obscured the old tackle block hanging from a branch directly over the pit. Without these markers, there would have been nothing to indicate that this was the work of man. And there might have never been the two-hundred year long treasure hunt thee cost several fortunes

It was also known to be a haven for pirates like Capt. Kid as late as the 18th century. Could it be that some of them hid a percentage of their plunder on the island? It’s just one theory among many on an island that knows how to keep its secrets. It’s possible that a Spanish Galleon could have been forced off course, Badly damaged, then hid the treasure while repairing the ship, and limped home with plans to return later with a more seaworthy ship to retrieve their cargo. Some theorize that the French may have buried money on the island as a safeguard against loss, during the many battles with the English over the colonization of the Americas. Similar to the french theory. The idea is the English hid the money on the island to prevent it from falling into the wrong hands. Buried treasure is just one of many theories. There was a raging debate that Shakespeare’s play were not written by him. Some claim that Shakespeare was not educated enough to write his plays and they must have been written by someone else. That someone else is thought to be Francis Bacon. Since no original manuscripts of Shakespeare have ever been found, the theory goes that Francis Bacon has buried them on Oak Island to be found in the