Location
Money Pit, 98 ft depth (Lot 18)
Discovered
1849
Date Range
1595 AD – 1795 AD
Category
Structure
Era
Colonial
About This Structure
Platform hit by Truro Company pod-auger boring; beneath it layers of oak, 'metal in pieces', another spruce layer, and clay
Historical Context
Truro Company drilling
Where It Was Found
Found at Money Pit, 98 ft depth — the original 1795 excavation shaft on Oak Island, Nova Scotia.
