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Oak Island
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One day, while
exploring the
island, Daniel
McGinnis noticed a
strange depression
in the ground.
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Pirates
were
known to
visit the
island and
Daniel
thought it
could be a
burial
spot.
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He gathered two of his friends to
help him dig for treasure.
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After every ten
feet of digging,
the boys
encountered a
layer of logs.
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They gave up
and went home
empty handed
after digging 30
feet.
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8 years later they returned with a team to help them.
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Shortly after, water began to fill the hole. Their
attempts to remove the water failed, and the
team gave up.
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Since then, many teams
have tried to solve the
mystery of the flooding
money pit.
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This includes our very own President Roosevelt
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Some
even
lost their
lives
while
searchin
g for the
answers
.
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Some have
managed to
profit by
creating a TV
show.
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However, despite their efforts,
there are still no answers.
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Some say
the pit was
created to
conceal
the
treasure of
pirates.
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While others
think that the
Knights
Templar used
it to hide the
Holy Grail.
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Then there are those
that give Mother Nature
credit for the creation of the hole.
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But, until someone produces
the missing pieces to the
puzzle…
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we will never
know the
mystery behind
the Oak Island
Money Pit.
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Works Cited
Atherton, J. (2011, July 20). Oak Island Treasure - the world's greatest treasure hunt -Oak Island Treasure. Retrieved March 7, 2015, from http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/content/view/248/176/
Keyes, B. (1996, January 1). Treasure: Oak Island: The Story of Oak Island. Retrieved March 4, 2015, from http://www.activemind.com/Mysterious/topics/oakisland/story.html#Today
Morgan, A. (2014, September 12). Oak Island Money Pit. Retrieved March 6, 2015, from http://www.oakislandmoneypit.com
Reese, M. (2014, December 8). The Lost Treasure of Oak Island and the Centuries-Old Quest to Find It. Retrieved March 5, 2015, from http://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/lost-treasure-oak-island-and-centuries-old-quest-find-it-002427