# A sinkhole opened under oxen on the island in 1878, and a well nearby later showed similar flagstone and log…

> A sinkhole opened under oxen on the island in 1878, and a well nearby later showed similar flagstone and log layers.

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# A sinkhole opened under oxen on the island in 1878, and a well nearby later showed similar flagstone and log…

A sinkhole opened under oxen on the island in 1878, and a well nearby later showed similar flagstone and log layers.

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[The depression was a natural sinkhole over a dissolved cavity in Windsor Group gypsum; the platforms were…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oak-island/answers/ANS0D52X5J87DVK/the-depression-was-a-natural-sinkhole-over-a-dissolved)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). A sinkhole opened under oxen on the island in 1878, and a well nearby later showed similar flagstone and log… [Evidence EVD0D52X61W50KR]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D52X61W50KR
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