Structure Colonial

Box drains (fan-shaped)

Pre-1795

Box drains (fan-shaped) — Colonial Structure found at Smith's Cove, Oak Island, Nova Scotia. Dated: Pre-1795
Box drains (fan-shaped) — Pre-1795
Photo: The HISTORY Channel
Location Smith's Cove (Lot 20)
Discovered 1850
Date Range 1595 AD – 1795 AD
Category Structure
Era Colonial

About This Structure

Five stone-walled drains in fan shape converging at sump; designed to feed seawater to Money Pit flood tunnel; coconut fibre filter layer above

Historical Context

Truro Company discovery

Where It Was Found

Found at Smith's Cove — the north shore of Oak Island where the flood tunnel system was discovered.

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