Something TERRIFYING Appeared On Oak Island That Canceled Season 12!

Since we acquired it, oh yeah, let’s see what have I seen here? Oh, uh, a couple of ancient structures that nobody knew are here, artifacts dated back from the 1200s all the way to the 1700s, and ancient coins. I mean, it’s been incredible since you have had access to this lot.

Yeah, something absolutely terrifying brought everything on Oak Island to a standstill. This mysterious island has always drawn treasure hunters with its legends of hidden riches, but suddenly all excavation efforts ceased abruptly. What could be lurking down there that’s so horrifying? Join us as we uncover the chilling discovery that compelled producers to halt season 12 instantly. The revelation is bound to change everything we thought we knew about Oak Island.

The Oak Island story is fascinating and full of surprises, starting in 1862 when a group called The Onslow Company tried to find treasure there. They dug down deep into the island but hit a big problem. Around 80 to 90 ft under the ground, water began filling up their hole, making it impossible to dig further. This sparked a lot of curiosity and theories. Many people thought there were specially built tunnels from the sea to the dig site, made to flood the pit on purpose to protect whatever was hidden inside. This idea seemed even more likely in 1851 when something unusual was found under the beach at Smith’s Cove on the island—coconut fibers, which don’t naturally grow in that area.

This discovery made many believe that someone had built a tunnel to let seawater flow into the pit, keeping the hidden treasure safe. As time went on, more people tried to solve the island’s questions, each finding new clues and often ending up with more questions than answers. The strange placement of coconut fibers, far from their usual home, suggested big plans and possibly international connections, maybe involving pirates or hidden royal treasures. However, doubts about these ideas have grown.

In 1995, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution suggested that the supposed signs of human design might just be natural geological features of the island. What were thought to be flood tunnels and drains might actually be leftovers from old salt works. Additional studies indicated that the flooding could be due to natural structures like water-filled and hydrite cavities, which are naturally prone to filling with water rather than any elaborate trap.

This ongoing debate between the excitement of human-created structures and the more ordinary explanations provided by science highlights the nature of Oak Island—a place where it’s difficult to separate true facts from old stories. The recent and sudden end to the island’s treasure hunting activities adds even more intrigue to its history. What was discovered, or what people feared was discovered, is still not publicly known, leading to continued speculation and adding a new chapter to the island’s long and complex history.

A stone reportedly carved with unusual markings was found 90 ft underground on Oak Island. There are various stories about how it was discovered and what happened to it later, each adding its own flavor of confusion and intrigue to the tale. James Dill’s 1872 novel The Treasure of the Seas includes an account from his time living near Oak Island in the late 1860s. In his story, the stone had already been taken from a chimney before the characters arrived on the scene. Originally, the inscriptions on the stone baffled many who saw them, although some dismissed them as accidental scratches.

The tale becomes even more convoluted with Reginald Vanderbilt Harris’s account in his 1958 book The Oak Island Mystery. Harris claims that Jefferson W. McDonald transported the stone to Halifax around 1865 or 1866. Contradicting this, the Blair letter claims that McDonald only inspected the stone without moving it. Harris’s narrative lacks solid evidence to support the claim of the stone’s removal during that period. Further mentions of the stone appear in a 1893 prospectus by the Oak Island Treasure Company, which claims the stone was moved to Halifax for further examination. There, it is alleged that James Leaky decoded the inscription to suggest that a large treasure was buried 10 ft below.

However, Captain H. L. Bowden wrote in a 1911 issue of Coler’s Magazine that he saw the stone as a hard, fine-grained balt and observed no visible carvings, leading him to question the story that the inscriptions had simply worn off, given the stone’s resilient nature. During that time, the stone was displayed prominently on the island. A local named Smith had placed it in his fireplace, inscribed side facing out, allowing visitors to see it. After Smith’s death, the stone was taken from the fireplace and ended up in Halifax, where it was examined by scholars who could not make sense of any inscriptions.

It was later taken to the home of J. B. McCully in Truro, displayed to many of his acquaintances, sparking interest among those looking for treasure. The stone’s journey did not stop there. It eventually became a tool for a bookbinder who used it to pound leather for many years, likely erasing any remaining carvings. Finally, the stone made its way to a bookstore in Halifax, with its inscriptions nearly completely erased, and its final whereabouts are unknown.

But the treasure hunt was just getting started. FDR’s hidden treasure hunt—despite people talking about the stone, no one has really looked at the writings on it again. One person said the code on the stone meant 40 ft below 2 million PB are buried. This idea came out in Edward R. Snow’s 1949 book True Tales of Buried Treasure. Snow said he got the symbols from Rev. A.T. Kempton of Cambridge, Massachusetts, but no one else has followed up on this idea. So, the stone is just another odd thing in Oak Island’s long story. It was interesting once, but now it’s just a small part of the island’s many stories.

Kempton didn’t say where he got his information or how. Later, a letter from April 1949 showed he got it from a school teacher who had died. Now let’s look at the brave and sometimes reckless people who tried to find Oak Island’s treasure. Some well-known people couldn’t resist joining the hunt. One of them was Franklin D. Roosevelt. His seafaring grandfather, Warren Delano Jr., told him stories that sparked his interest in Oak Island. Roosevelt’s interest started in the early 1900s and continued until he died in 1945. Even while he was President, he kept up with the treasure hunt. He even planned an undercover visit to Oak Island in 1939, but bad weather and world politics stopped it.

Celebrities like Errol Flynn, the Australian-American actor, also got involved. He put money into one of the digging efforts. John Wayne, another famous actor, not only invested money but also sent heavy drilling tools to try and find something valuable. William Vincent Aster, who inherited a big fortune after his father died on the Titanic, supported the hunt quietly with his money. Rear Admiral Richard E. Bird, who was friends with Roosevelt, took a more active role. He gave advice and was interested in the island, which led to them working together to start the United States Antarctic Service in 1949.

Workers found what looked like another treasure pit while digging a well in Mahone Bay. Just 2 ft down, they hit a layer of stones, then logs at different depths. Some logs were even burned. This made people think they might have found another treasure pit. Joy Steel has a simpler idea. She thinks the original pit was a tar kiln when the island was part of the British Naval stores. Another idea is that the pit was for an illegal salt works during the same time. Old stories tell of pirates like Captain Kidd or Blackbeard using the island to hide their stolen treasures, burying them where only they could find them.

Blackbeard, whose real name was Edward Teach, is one of the most famous pirates ever. He was born around 1680 and started being a pirate in the early 1700s. Blackbeard was scary because of how he looked. He was tall, with a long black beard he would tie with ribbons in battles. He would light fuses under his hat to make smoke and sparks fly around his head, looking like a demon. Blackbeard’s ship was called the Queen Anne’s Revenge. It was a French slave ship he captured and armed with 40 guns. He terrorized the seas around the West Indies and the American colonies’ East Coast, scaring sailors and towns. His scary rule lasted until he died in a big fight with British naval forces off the coast of North Carolina in 1718.

Even though the stone from 1949 was interesting, no one looked into it more. The stone’s code said 40 ft below, 2 million PB are buried, which came from a 1949 book by Edward Rose Snow. Snow got the symbols from Reverend A.T. Kempton, but no one else followed up. So, the stone became just another odd part of Oak Island’s story. It was once interesting but is now just a small piece of the island’s many tales. Kempton didn’t say where he got his information. A letter from April 1949 said he got it from a school teacher who had died.

Now let’s look at the brave and reckless people who tried to find Oak Island’s treasure. Some famous people couldn’t resist joining the hunt. One of them was Franklin D. Roosevelt. His grandfather, Warren Delano Jr., told him stories that made him interested in Oak Island. Roosevelt’s interest started in the early 1900s and continued until he died in 1945. Even as president, he kept up with the treasure hunt. He even planned an undercover visit to Oak Island in 1939, but bad weather and world politics stopped it. Celebrities like Errol Flynn, an Australian-American actor, also got involved. He put money into one of the digging efforts. John Wayne, another famous actor, invested money and sent heavy drilling tools to try and find something valuable. William Vincent Aster, who got a big fortune after his father died on the Titanic, quietly supported the hunt with his money. Rear Admiral Richard E. Bird, who was friends with Roosevelt, took a more active role. He gave advice and was interested in the island, which led to them starting the United States Antarctic Service.