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The Oak Island Folly
anonymous, 1861. Nova Scotian / Liverpool Transcript, 29 August 1861.
A hostile 1861 newspaper piece on the Oak Island Association's dig, which already describes the claim that the treasure was flooded through "sluices or communications with the sea" and that shares sold at a premium.
What it's used for here
First printed appearance of the flood-tunnel idea; evidence of an 1861 share promotion.
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Research copy, for editors and curators. The work is public-domain, so readers are sent to it. We keep this copy so the citation can be checked if the page changes or goes.
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anonymous (1861). The Oak Island Folly. Nova Scotian / Liverpool Transcript, 29 August 1861. https://criticalenquiry.org/oakisland/OI_chapter3.shtml
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. “The Oak Island Folly.” Nova Scotian / Liverpool Transcript, 29 August 1861 (1861).