George Greene was a successful petroleum engineer from Texas who embarked on an excavation of the Money Pit in 1955. The fascination obviously ran in the family as it was George’s Uncle, a Mr Shields who financed the 1904 dig in which a young Roosevelt was involved.

Letter to George Greene from M.R.Chappell – September 22, 1955
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Newspaper article, Texan continues digging for elusive Oak Island Treasure – October, 1955
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Newspaper article, Treasure hunt ends for year – October, 1955 Download article

Magazine article, Cutthroat Pirate – December 1955
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Newspaper article, Oak Island Treasure – July 14, 1956
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Letter from M.R.Chappell to R.V. Harris about George Greene – January 7, 1956
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Letter from R.V.Harris to Rupert Furneaux – December 28, 1955
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Letter from R.V.Harris to Mel Chappell – July 19, 1956
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Letter from M.R. Chappel to R.V.Harris – July 21, 1956
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Magazine article, Nova Scotia’s Treasure Island, 1957
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Information from Seth Hill regarding Greene’s ‘discovery’ of Noah’s Ark on Mount Arrarat Download document