Did pirates bury treasure on Oak Island?

A painting of a ship that looked like the pirate Captain Kidd' ship

The famous Captain William Kidd may have buried treasure on Oak Island. He sailed a ship like the one shown here.

This is an imagined illustration of Captain Kidd burying the treasure from an East Indies merchant ship.

Illustration of Captain Kidd and other pirates burying treasure
Illustration of Captain Kidd when he was hanged and gibbetted

The British eventually captured Captain Kidd. Here he is, gibbetted and hung as a warning to other sailors.

This is a map from the famous book Treasure Island. It was likely inspired by Captain’s Kidd’s alleged map showing where he buried his treasure on Oak Island.

Treasure Island treasure map that is said to have been inspired by Captain Kidd's map to buried treasure on Oak Island
Oak Island Illustrated: the 225-year search for truth and treasure by John Bell book

The whole story of Captain Kidd and other pirates’ treasure on Oak Island is told in Oak Island Illustrated by John Bell.

Read on to learn more about pirates on Oak Island!

The Deluxe Oak Island Book Set with all 5 oak island books

The Deluxe Oak Island Book Set

Oak Island's First Visitors: Irish Monks, Vikings and Templars: The artifacts and the evidence by Doug Symons book

Oak Island’s First Visitors: Irish Monks, Vikings and Templars
By Doug Symons

Oak Island and its Lost Treasure by Graham Harris and Les MacPhie book

Oak Island and its Lost Treasure
By Graham Harris and Les MacPhie

Oak Island Secrets by Mark Finnan book

Oak Island Secrets
By Mark Finnan

The Mystery of the Oak Island Treasure: Two Hundred Years of Hope and Despair By Mark Reynolds book

The Mystery of the Oak Island Treasure: Two Hundred Years of Hope and Despair
By Mark Reynolds

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