Oak Island Research Paper

Oak Island is a small island located off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. This island holds a big mystery. According to expert Joe Nickell, Oak Island has been called ¨ the world's longest and most expensive treasure hunt.¨ It is also one of the world's deepest archeological digs. There are a lot of events that have happened on the island that have led up to what we know today. Six people have already died looking for the treasure, but the legend says seven must die before the treasure can be found. Since more is being found on the island than ever before, many people think the risk is worth the reward.
All of these events began to happen one day in 1795 when a teenager named Daniel Mcinnis went exploring the island when he saw a circular

The hole then became known as the “money pit” and they tried to make another tunnel to intersect with the money pit. The attempt didn’t work. Water filled the hole and the pit collapsed sending the chests deeper in the hole. The Eldorado Company took over the site in 1866 but didn’t get close to finding the treasure.
Nothing else happened on the island again until 1897 when the Oak Island Treasure Company started working on the island. The first thing they found was a secret tunnel leading from Smith’s Cove to the Money Pit. Dinomite was used to close off the tunnel. They found a fragment of parchment that looked like it had the letters “ri” on it. The same year, a worker was being lifted from the pit when the rope slipped from the pulley making him the second person to die on the island.
After the Oak Island Treasure Company ran out of money in 1900, many new people came in. Most brought drills and made new tunnels and shafts changing the land around the Money Pit, and making the maps of the area useless. In 1965, four men died while working down in the tunnel. The cause of their death is believed to be caused by swamp gas or engine fumes coming from a generator at the bottom of the pit. Most people decided to stay away from the island after