The Curse of Oak Island: Impressive New Structures Uncovered at Smith’s Cove (S6) | History

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NARRATOR: OR: As a new y
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anthis sis side out out a littl,
see ife if we can can pick thi.
NARRNARRATOR: Ar: Archaeologold
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Niven, alo along with itht
Terry rry Mathesoneson and y
equiequipment opt operator y
Gerhardtardt, are
econtinntinuing to to excae
th
so-called led U-shapedaped ,
the area iea inside te
so
a strustructure the they belied
havehave been bun built centce.
TERRTERRY MATHESTHESON:
Whoa, in, interestinstin.
LookLooks like ake a post
tstickiicking straitraight .
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LAIRD NIVENIVEN: Yeah,e.
TERRTERRY MATHESTHESON: La,
ta
take a qui quick lo.
Bi
what lat looks lik like pers
Billy justjust clipd
a postpost stickincking strai.
It wIt was prettretty verti.
What do do you figufigur?
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that’s a’s a third prd piece o.
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startsarts to becobecome
TERRY MATHMATHESON:t
ki
inteinteresting-ing-looking in.
kind of anf an
MoreMore than jun just a pla p.
Maybe ybe a structructur.
NARRATOR: OR: Planks oks of wood
dwithinthin the U-s U-shaped st.
Could uld they be be a
previouslyusly-undiscoisct
pr
of thi this anciencient form?
Or cOr could the the team e
ju
just foundound an entiey
new stw structure ure at Smith?
LAIRLAIRD NIVEN:VEN: I thinkhid
be wbe wise justjust to leat
and let Rit Rick take ake a loo.
TERRTERRY MATHESTHESON: Ths
pr
probably aly a good pod.
We cWe could dig dig aroud
it ait a bit and and try t-
but no hea heavy-duty uty stuff.
Whoa, ye, yeah, yeahyeah.
This is is it here.ere.
We got got somethiething goingo.
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can see see the top top o-
LAIRD NIVENIVEN: Yeah,eu
TERRY MATHMATHESON: Ge: Gently,.
We’re ‘re going tog to se
what we we can see see he.
Looks oks like tim timbers on.
BILLBILLY GERHARRHARDT: Is
not not one-inchinch plan.
Like, it, it’s thickhick
enouenough to beo be a wa.
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LAIRD NIVENIVEN: Odd cdd co.
TERRY MAY MATHESON: ON: Very.
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LAIRD NIVENIVEN: They’hey.
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it’s b’s built for for stre.
TERRY MATHMATHESON: Lo:e
LAIRD IRD NIVEN: PN: Pretty.
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and prd pretty int interest.
TERRY MATHMATHESON: Pr:g
MAN: HN: Heads up, up, gu.
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MARTY LAGILAGINA: WhatWhat ?
MA
MAN: We doe don’t kno.
TERRY RRY MATHESONESON: e
started rid right downdown .
And thd then the nhe next thi-
hold ild it now– w– what’s?–
MARTMARTY LAGINAGINA: Wo,
w,that’sat’s pretty tty coo.
TERRY RRY MATHESONESON: You ,
quite a e a significificant .
NARRATORATOR: A woodwooden l
buriedried at SmitSmith’s C?
But if so, so, who bui buil,
tand fod for what pat purpo?
JACK BEG BEGLEY: How How
deepdeep do thesthese go?
Any ideaidea?
MAN:MAN: We’re nre not sure.
TERRY MAY MATHESON: ON: Is
possible tle they’rere
tryingying to holdhold back r
from ent entering thg the floo.
MA
MARTY LAGILAGINA: MakeMakesr
what you you’re goingoing tod
back tck there a l a little .
But But this des definity
isn’isn’t on any any map.
MARTY LAGINAGINA: No,
this iis is a new new fin.
,
This iis is totalltally undisc.
So we’ree’re findingding thess
that nob nobody elseelse hasr
found, whi which in a n a se
eis a p a piece of of evide
thatthat perhapshaps it coue
original bal because sse somebog
it origiriginally woy would han
scrupurupulous abo about cleap
n
ev
evidence.ce.
And And we’re goe going tog
it up and and see whatw.
it
RI
RICK LAGINAGINA: Ther.
WhatWhat are we we looking?
MARTY LAY LAGINA: Yo: You te.
It’s a w a wooden wan wal.
MAN: Tha That’s wellwell bu.
RICKRICK LAGINA:INA: Oh ye.
It’sIt’s pretty tty impress.
A littlittle bit oit of blue cu.
MARTMARTY LAGINAGINA: Oh,
no, th, there was was a l.
,
Th
They scrapcraped it awt.
RICKRICK LAGINA:INA: Her.
See the this here?ere?
MAN:MAN: It looklooks lie
kstackeacked racks.cks.
MAN:MAN: There wre were
rocks dos down therehere.
MAN: AN: Are we ste startino
ge
get into tto the Frencr?
NARRNARRATOR: A : A French d?
JACK BCK BEGLEY: TY: This is d
with sto stones righright h.
And jud just next ext to
it was vir virgin soi.
it
NARRATOR: Tw: Two yearso
while see searching ing for ee
of tof the box dox drains
at Smithmith’s Cove,ove,
the teamteam discovecoverd
layers of of rounded ded ss
forming ing what the they bee
to
to be a Fra French dra –
an anc ancient irr irrigatn
systsystem used sed to conl
and diredirect the fhe flow of.
MARTMARTY LAGINAGINA: I’m goo
put you you on the she spot.
Man-Man-made??
MAN:MAN: I belieelieve so, .
NA
stones bes be anotheother t
NARRATOR: OR: Could thde
of
systsystem constonstructd
of a Frencrench dran
ce
centuries ies ago at Sat Sm?
And And if so, co, could t
mean tan the team eam is clr
than eve ever to fin finding f
Oak IslaIsland’s leg legendard
tunntunnels?
RICK LAG LAGINA: Rea Real,
well, we, we should uld jt
go
Laird, ad, and just ust se
go at thisthis real lil,
if this his really ily is som.
NARRATRRATOR: For For Ric,
,Marty rty and theitheir te,
the die discovery ery of anr
French dra drain at Smt Se
Fr
could uld prove toe to be theitt
br
breakthrouhrough in thn ts
since the they beganegan seag
fo
for treasueasure on Oan O.
But as tas the Laginaginas anr
partnersners continutinue to w
the the flood syd system fur-
and and deeper der down
into the the money pey pi-
where wie will it let lead ?
To a tre treasure vae vault d
wi
with gold old and jewej?
Or
as tas they get get closer terg
Or will thl they discoit
a
mystery,ery, the isl islad
a 223-yearyear-old
willwill fight hht harder thrr
to pto protect ict its burieur?