Artifact Pre-Discovery

Keg bottom (wooden)

Pre-1795

Wooden keg bottom from 147 feet depth in OC-1 borehole
Keg bottom (wooden) — Pre-1795
Photo: The HISTORY Channel
Location Borehole OC-1, approximately 147 feet depth
Discovered Season 7
Date Range 1600 AD – 1795 AD
Category Artifact
Era Pre-Discovery

About This Artifact

Rounded wooden piece with a tapered edge and stave, identified as the bottom of a small barrel or keg, recovered from borehole OC-1 at approximately 147 feet. The find connects directly to the 1861 Shaft Six story, in which a worker narrowly escaped drowning during a sudden flood and grabbed the circular end of a keg as he fled. Hand-hewn timbers from undocumented construction also appeared at this depth.

Historical Context

Rick Lagina, Paul Troutman; The Curse of Oak Island Season 7 Episode 19

Where It Was Found

Found at Borehole OC-1, approximately 147 feet depth — the original 1795 excavation shaft on Oak Island, Nova Scotia.

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