# MacPhie 2006: Review of Explorations, Archaeological Findings and Original Workings at Smith's Cove, Oak Island, Nova Scotia

> Les MacPhie, John Wonnacott, 2006. 5 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Locates the money pit, 10-X, Smith's Cove and the Cave-in Pit; source for…

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# Review of Explorations, Archaeological Findings and Original Workings at Smith's Cove, Oak Island, Nova Scotia

Les MacPhie, John Wonnacott, 2006. _Presentation, Western Shore, Nova Scotia, 12 August 2006 (posted by Oak Island Tours)_.

A 72-slide engineering review, by a searcher-engineer and a surveyor, of the work at Smith's Cove from 1850 to 1970: labelled aerial photographs of the money pit, Borehole 10-X and the cove, the 1916 Lozier and 1937 Roper surveys, plans of the 1970 cofferdam, the U-shaped timber structure, and a table of the flood-tunnel evidence.

**Oak Island money pit** TalkCopy of **[Smith's Cove timber structure and drains](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oak-island/artifacts/ART0D52XZP607A7/smiths-cove-timber-structure-and-drains)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

Locates the money pit, 10-X, Smith's Cove and the Cave-in Pit; source for the survey records and the timber structure.

## Cited by on this site 5 records

[Smith's Cove timber structure and drains](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oak-island/artifacts/ART0D52XZP607A7/smiths-cove-timber-structure-and-drains)

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[The 1916 Lozier, 1937 Roper and 1970 Bates survey plans](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oak-island/artifacts/ART0D52Y0DM4P1R/the-1916-lozier-1937-roper-and-1970-bates-survey-plans)

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[Triton-era consulting reports and core logs](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oak-island/artifacts/ART0D52Y15206MT/triton-era-consulting-reports-and-core-logs)

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[Smith's Cove timber structure and drains: photo](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oak-island/copies/CPY0D52XZY032KN/smiths-cove-timber-structure-and-drains-photo)

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[The 1916 Lozier, 1937 Roper and 1970 Bates survey plans: map](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oak-island/copies/CPY0D52Y0NE13X1/the-1916-lozier-1937-roper-and-1970-bates-survey-plans-map)

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## Cite it

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MacPhie, L., & Wonnacott, J. (2006). Review of Explorations, Archaeological Findings and Original Workings at Smith's Cove, Oak Island, Nova Scotia. Presentation, Western Shore, Nova Scotia, 12 August 2006 (posted by Oak Island Tours). https://web.archive.org/web/20240121040916/https://www.oakislandtours.ca/uploads/5/0/8/8/50887171/a02_smiths_cove_oak_island_les_m_aug_2006.pdf
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