I first read about the so-called Oak Island treasure about 54 years ago, when I was a teenager. Supposedly, someone kinda randomly was on Oak Island, and saw an old rope and pulley hardware hanging
from an oak tree. So of course decided this makes it sensible to assume that there is something valuable buried underground under the hardware. Of course, the story has grown for many decades, and
with each retelling, seems to get further embellished. I wouldn't be surprised to hear of someone now believing (or at least touting the idea, probably for profit) that the so-called Ark of the Covenant
is buried on/in Oak Island.
Human nature isn't rocket science. People try to fleece other people. I get it. What I'd like to know, though, is if somebody had actually buried something valuable under that rope and pulley hardware,
why didn't they remove the rope and pulley before leaving the area? Hype, hype, and more hype is what I see. I wonder whether the folks that started the story were ancestors of Forrest Fenn.
from an oak tree. So of course decided this makes it sensible to assume that there is something valuable buried underground under the hardware. Of course, the story has grown for many decades, and
with each retelling, seems to get further embellished. I wouldn't be surprised to hear of someone now believing (or at least touting the idea, probably for profit) that the so-called Ark of the Covenant
is buried on/in Oak Island.
Human nature isn't rocket science. People try to fleece other people. I get it. What I'd like to know, though, is if somebody had actually buried something valuable under that rope and pulley hardware,
why didn't they remove the rope and pulley before leaving the area? Hype, hype, and more hype is what I see. I wonder whether the folks that started the story were ancestors of Forrest Fenn.
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