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The Secrets of Oak Island

Published in Skeptical Inquirer, Vol. 24.2. Proposes the Money Pit is a natural sinkhole and identifies Masonic symbolism added to the legend over time.

By Joe Nickell (Committee for Skeptical Inquiry)  ·  2000

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