In 1795, settler Daniel McGinnis discovered a curious depression in a forest clearing on Oak Island off the southeast coast of Nova Scotia. With the help of friends, he began to dig, hoping to find a rumoured trove of pirate treasure.
At a depth of 90 feet, McGinnis uncovered a stone slab with strange markings. After digging a few feet deeper, the shaft filled with seawater. As it turned out, a 500-foot horizontal tunnel connected the “money pit” to an ocean cove. Artifacts discovered in the 200 years since have only added to the mystery.
“I honestly have no idea what happened on Oak Island, but I am convinced that something happened, and something very unusual,” writer Hammerson Peters said in an interview….