William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling’s involvement in the fictional story of “Arcadia” by Philip Sidney appears to be the source of the original Oak Island Treasure story. Why would this story be applied to this mystery? What further evidence is there to support this notion? Any examination will compel us to consider one of two possible scenarios as to how this happened. Either the treasure at Oak Island was contrived to fit the fiction of Arcadia, or the fictional story refers to a real treasure they knew was buried in the Money Pit at Oak Island. There are many factors…
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The True Story of Oak Island and Arcadia. By Cort Lindahl
PART I
What if the story of Oak Island is essentially a fictional story that had been told long before anyone supposed the presence of treasure there? Is it possible that this story had been applied to the island for reasons other than inspiring the reader to look for treasure? The truth may reveal that the entire saga was meant to inform one of the true nature of the name Acadia (Arcadia)…