5 Shocking Secrets On Oak Island They Don’t Want You To Know

It said that the rocks that formed the drain were packed in coconut fiber, so if you’re finding coconut fiber at that level, that’s really curious too.

It is curious. Lots of water, yeah, definitely coming out. Water coming out of that. Suddenly, everything on Oak Island ground to a halt because of something horrifying found underground.

This island, known for its legendary treasures, has always drawn crowds of treasure hunters. But out of nowhere, everyone stopped and left.

What nightmare lies beneath that scared them all away? Join us to expose the terrifying secret that shut down Season 12 so abruptly—the terrifying discovery that halted Oak Island’s treasure hunt.

The story of Oak Island is fascinating and full of surprises. It all started in 1862 when the Onslow Company tried to dig up the rumored treasures. They dug deep, but at about 80 to 90 feet, water started flooding their site, stopping their progress.

This incident sparked a lot of interest and led to many theories. Some people believed there were tunnels connecting the sea to the dig site, designed to flood the pit and protect the hidden treasures.

This idea got more attention in 1851 when something unusual was found under the beach at Smith’s Cove on the island—coconut fibers not native to the area were discovered there. This convinced many that a tunnel had been built to let seawater flood the pit and protect the treasures inside.

Over the years, many explorers tried to solve the Island’s mysteries, each finding new clues but often ending up with more questions. The strange coconut fibers, far from their natural habitat, suggested elaborate schemes and possibly international plots, maybe involving pirates or hidden royal treasures.

But here’s where it gets even more interesting. In 1995, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution suggested that what people thought were signs of human engineering might actually be natural geological features of the island. The supposed flood tunnels and drains could be remnants of ancient salt works. Studies suggested that the flooding might come from natural structures like water-filled anhydrite cavities rather than any clever traps.

This ongoing debate between exciting man-made structures and ordinary scientific explanations is what makes Oak Island so intriguing. The sudden stop of treasure hunting on the island only adds more mystery and speculation, layering onto its long and complex history.

And just when you thought it couldn’t get more confusing, a stone with strange carvings was found 90 feet underground on Oak Island. There are different stories about how it was discovered and what happened next, each adding to the Island’s mysterious tale.

In James Dill’s 1872 novel, The Treasure of the Seas, he describes the stone already being taken from a chimney before his characters arrive, adding his own twist to the Oak Island mystery. The marks found on the stone initially confused many people, with some thinking they were just scratches.

The story gets more interesting with Reginald Vanderbilt Harris’s 1958 book, The Oak Island Mystery. Harris claimed that Jefferson W. McDonald took the stone to Halifax around 1865 or 1866. However, a letter from Blair suggests that McDonald only inspected the stone and didn’t move it. Harris’s claim lacks solid proof.

By 1893, the Oak Island Treasure Company said the stone had been sent to Halifax for further study. There, James Leaky reportedly decoded the inscription, hinting at a big treasure 10 feet underground.

But in 1911, Captain H.L. Bowden wrote in Collier’s magazine that the stone was made of hard basalt with no visible inscriptions, doubting that the markings could have just worn away. At that time, the stone was on display on the island in a local man named Smith’s fireplace, visible to visitors.

Next, we explore more about the old stone and the treasure hunters whose adventures fill Oak Island’s mystery…