How was Oak Island formed?

Roughly 30 miles south of Wilmington, North Carolina, Oak Island is the easternmost of the South Brunswick Islands formed in the late 1930s by the construction of the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW). Dredged from Southport, NC at the mouth of the Cape Fear River, the ICW flows south through coastal sounds and marshes to the Little River in South Carolina. read more

It was originally a peninsula, but rising water levels cut off the connection to the mainland. read more

And this was the last attempt by the Truro company to uncover the secrets of Oak Island. The Pit's Collapse The next attempt at securing the treasure was made in 1861 by the Oak Island Association. read more