The Mystery of Oak Island

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The Mystery of Oak Island
The World’s Longest Unsolved Mystery

The Mystery of Oak Island
Close your eyes and imagine the excitement and adventure of finding a mystery that involves many deaths, unknown treasures and much speculation. Mysteries are intriguing and finding a real life mystery that has been unsolved in history for several hundred years is unusual. Throughout time millions of people have been interested in treasures, legends and unsolved mysteries. Books, movies and legends are filled with such tales. Six deaths, millions of dollars, insanity, depravation, obsession, treasure and intrigue, are words that describe the mystery of Oak Island.
In history.com viewers can watch the series called, “The Curse of Oak Island,” which gives detailed information and facts regarding this special island. According to the series, “In 1795, three teenage boys discovered a strange, man-made hole on Oak Island, a small wooded island, just off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. As the boys began to dig, they found a number of intriguing artifacts. It was the end of the piracy era and rumors of buried treasure were rampant. The boys’ discovery launched a treasure hunt that has spanned more than 200 years, cost millions of dollars and involved speculators, engineers and even famous personalities such as John Wayne, Errol Flynn and Franklin D. Roosevelt” ("Watch The Curse”).
As amazing as this discovery sounds, there have been many attempts to find the truth about the island and some truths have been revealed which lead to other questions and more obsessions.
The three young men started the quest when they dug down and found a platform of oak logs. When the boys hit the wood they thought they had found buried treasure. ...

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