Mystery of Oak Island Has Finally Been Uncovered, But Not Without A Major Cost

Washed Away

The Onslow Company did everything they could to end the flooding, but their efforts proved useless. What they had discovered was that whoever had built the pit had originally structured it so that a 500 ft connecting waterway from Smith's Cove led directly into it. The tunnel filled with every high tide and the Onslow Company gave up. Forty-five years later, the Truro Company picked up where they left off…

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