Oak Island, which has been rumored for two centuries to contained hidden treasure including pirates booty, the royal jewels of France, the treasures of King Solomon's temple, and the Holy Grail, may soon be up for sale. The island, located in Canada's eastern province of Nova Scotia is to be sold for about six million US dollars after the two current business partners agreed to give up their hunt for the buried treasure.
Dan Blankenship, 82, and David Tobias, 81, have decided to shut down their business, Oak Island Tours Inc. They've offered to sell* it.
Oak Island was discovered in 1795 by a young man named Daniel McInnis and after 200 hundred years treasure hunters have failed to find any thing. Blankenship and Tobias have spent almost 40 years, and a lot of money, in their search.
Modern engineering has failed to crack the
various layers of logs and metals, mysterious inscriptions on stones, and booby traps that have either flooded the pit or caused it to collapse inward.
*Scroll down to see real estate listing.
1 comment:
The best explanation I ever heard was that it may contain the payroll for the British forces in Boston, pre-1777. Who knows? But somebody sure went to a lot of trouble to build the thing.
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