About This Carved Stone
A boulder on Oak Island's northeastern shore bearing the carved name "EVANS" and an image of a horizontal pine tree or fern. The team examined and documented the stone's markings on site during the season 6 finale.
The tree or fern carving has drawn particular attention from researchers for its resemblance to symbolic imagery found on other inscribed stones in the region. The identity of "Evans" remains uncertain: it could refer to a person connected to early activity on the island, a later settler, or a searcher who marked the stone during the 19th century. No Evans appears in the known ownership records of Oak Island lots.
The Evans Stone sits in an area with a broader history of inscribed rocks. In 1936, treasure hunter Gilbert Hedden discovered multiple carved stones along the shore at Joudrey's Cove, including fragments of a much larger boulder that had been blasted apart with dynamite in the 1920s. The original boulder bore multiple inscriptions: some appeared to date from the 19th century, but others carried symbols that seemed much older and were described as indecipherable. Hedden concluded that at least the most weathered inscriptions predated the discovery of the Money Pit, and began to consider the possibility that the solution to the island's mystery might have been left behind on the surface by the original depositors. The Evans Stone, with its name and tree carving on the northeastern shore, falls within this pattern of inscribed rocks documented along the island's coastline over more than a century.
Historical Context
Lagina team
Where It Was Found
Found at Lot 14, North shore — the shoreline areas of Oak Island.
