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…