Artifact Colonial

Large log with Roman numerals (65 ft)

Dendro: trees felled c. 1770

Large log with Roman numerals (65 ft) — Colonial Artifact found at Smith's Cove, Oak Island, Nova Scotia. Dated: Dendro: trees felled c. 1770
Large log with Roman numerals (65 ft) — Dendro: trees felled c. 1770
Photo: The HISTORY Channel
Location Smith's Cove, beneath shore (Lot 20)
Discovered 1970
Date Range 1770 AD
Category Artifact
Era Colonial

About This Artifact

2-foot diameter, 65-foot spruce log; Roman numeral carpenter's marks; part of U-shaped structure

Historical Context

Triton Alliance; Colin Laroque dendro

Where It Was Found

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

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