Material Searcher Era

Eelgrass layer

Unknown

Coconut fiber from Smith's Cove flood tunnel system
Eelgrass layer — Unknown
Photo: The HISTORY Channel
Location Money Pit, 60 ft depth (Lot 18)
Discovered c. 1804
Dating Unknown
Category Material
Era Searcher Era

About This Material

Bed of eelgrass found alongside coconut fibre

Historical Context

Onslow Company

Where It Was Found

Found at Money Pit, 60 ft depth — the original 1795 excavation shaft on Oak Island, Nova Scotia.

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