EPISODE 30


The Curse of Oak Island

Season 8 - Episode 6

"Seaing is Believing"

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What year did the Chappel Shaft collapse and why?

ANSWER derived from the Blockhouse blog- (see #5 for the answer or listen to episode 31).


William Chappel first dug into the Money Pit area in 1931. For more on William Chappel and his son, M.R. check out The Oak Island Treasure blog. Again, the trivia question asks what year did the Chappel Shaft collapse, and why?

Rising Tide

Since 1880, the sea level has risen roughly 240 CMs. Thus, the shoreline around the island is vastly different now

Cartography

Zena Halpern map

Halpern Map large view

Erin Helton map

Popular Science map

The Boss

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