The Oak Island Scheme - Part Two: The Cursed Treasure Fraud feat. Dr. Sean Munger

Historical Blindness

Nathaniel Lloyd

Politics, News, Religion & Spirituality, History, Religion

4 • 839 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2024

⏱️ 91 minutes

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In the extra-long conclusion to my series on the Oak Island "mystery," I look at claims about artifacts that have been found on the island, outlandish theories about the nature of its "treasure," and the true origin of the legend in treasure digging scams. Joining me again to discuss the topic is Dr. Sean Munger! Go watch Sean Munger's videos on YouTube! Visit factormeals.com/blind50 and use code blind50 to get 50% off your first box and 20% off your next box! Direct all advertising inquiries to [email protected]. Visit www.airwavemedia.com to find other high-quality podcasts! Find a transcript of this episode with source citations and related imagery at www.historicalblindness.com sometime before the release of the next episode. Pledge support on Patreon to get an ad-free feed with exclusive episodes! Check out my novel, Manuscript Found! And check out the show merch, which make perfect gifts! Further support the show by giving a one-time gift at paypal.me/NathanLeviLloyd or finding me on Venmo at @HistoricalBlindness. Some music on this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of this episodes publication. Tracks include "Cicle DR Valga," "Game Lands," "Curio," "Black Ballots," "Borough," "Dusting," "Rambling," "Feisty and Tacky," "Coulis Coulis," "Bauxite," "Brer Krille," "Access Road 442," "Tarte Tatin," and "The Gran Dias." Other music, including "Remedy for Melancholy," "daedalus," and "daemones" are by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:09.0	In 1861, another treasure company, the Oak Island Association, invested in the hunt.
1:17.5	They made an effort to re-excavate the original money pit as well as to dig new shafts.
1:23.7	During the course of their work, multiple wooden platforms they'd constructed, collapsed,
1:29.3	filling the bottom of the money pit, with even more lumber that later digs would encounter and believe
1:36.3	was sign of some treasure chamber or chests.
1:40.3	During the last year of the Oak Island Association efforts, the diggings claimed their first
1:46.7	known victim when a boiler on a pump engine exploded, killing one treasure hunter. Still, they
1:54.7	worked on, attempting to dig down from the beach to cut off the theoretical flood tunnel.
2:01.2	But failing, since, as was thoroughly discussed in the previous installment of this series,
2:07.2	there is no flood tunnel.
2:09.5	After that company dissolved in failure, another formed in 1866, the Halifax Company,
2:16.9	and again failed to shut the non-existent flood tunnels and found
2:21.5	nothing but wood in the original shaft. Surely just pieces of the some 10,000 board feet
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