Could it be that since Lake Michigan is not a controlled area, some pranksters figured out the general area where they were searching during season 1? Somehow, one does not need to look very far, the government FBI cordoned off the entire area from the public and this particular treasure hunter, for weeks. The story goes that Union. The divers sent clear pictures of bullion. Display as a link instead, (Image credit: Adobe Stock), Error: There was an internal error submitting your form. Tell us what's wrong with this post? Given that they introduced the show at the close of an COOI season, I was surprised there was zero mention of the COCWG series shutting down. Those could be cinder blocks. The pros went out past the 200' mark. The A&E Networks-owned cable net's premiere of The Curse of Civil War Gold on Tuesday was the . Its safe to say that you will never convince everyone that either one of these shows is legitimate. With that said, considering the case of The Curse of Oak Island, it is clear that they dont actually need this potential to keep such shows going anyways. ***Please sign up forCBN Newslettersand download theCBN News appto ensure you keep receiving the latest news from a distinctly Christian perspective.***. Possible Somewhere. WHY you ask? No ! . Dennis Parada has been searching for the Civil War treasure for decades. Last night the team of pro divers said they could find the target if dropped within 100', Kevin and his team said they could get them within 25-30' of target area. Like Curse of Oak Island, gets to the point where every episode is the same, they put a spin on it but essentially same thing. he asked. Could it be that The Curse of Civil War Gold cast just decided to quietly fade away back to their previous lives out of the spot light of a cable TV Show? When I was falling asleep all throughout the show, and surfing on the internet mostly, I figured it was time to end the misery. Even worse, there are people who post things when they know that everything they are posting is completely fabricated. In any case, The Curse of Civil War Gold is based on the version of the story in which Jefferson Davis attempted to escape with a considerable amount of gold towards the end of the American Civil War. The powers to be in the government come in and lay claim to the treasure, keeping it out of the searcher/finders hands. MUSKEGON, MI - The premiere of " The Curse of Civil War Gold " has been postponed by one week. The contractor detected an underground mass that weighed up to nine tons and had the density of gold, the affidavit said. I think they were really genuinely surprised including Lagina. One of the other things I enjoyed is that there was a fair amount of legitimate historical documentation. They would be in great big trouble if they moved a gold bar and it changed the water flow in the Great Lakes so that Chicago got flooded off the map. Hawaii Five-0 Review: Will Catherine Return from her Black Ops Mission? After all, treasure hunting is, by its very nature, a rather dangerous and daunting task. A pity. I think the show disappeared because they had run down the loose ends and connected the dots that started to expose the government intervention in something someone did not want to come to light. Jeff and another diver dive to the target and find objects that they think look like gold bars. How else did they get there? I didn't know the guys, have no connection to them. Bad blood? An FBI agent applied for a federal warrant in 2018 to seize a fabled cache of U.S. government gold he said was "stolen during the Civil War" and hidden in a Pennsylvania cave, saying the state . JavaScript is disabled. Jun 11, 2015 12,194 56,928 Primary Interest: . Naturally, Confederate gold stories are most popular in the United States. The Curse of Civil War Gold Back in 2018 they tried a spin off. This time Alex also takes a prominent role in the search for treasure. Ironically, their search techniques were kind of proven to work, even if they found gold painted bricks. Anyone remember the show with the guy who was told about lots of sunken treasure by a NASA astronaut? Especially the GPS coordinates. I can't understand what they were thinking and who was stupid enough to think it was a good idea! [1], Based on a 100 year old deathbed confession from a local lighthouse keeper, Michigan native Kevin Dykstra and his team search for a cache of Civil War Gold, estimated to be worth around $140 million dollars. After meeting with the treasure hunters in early 2018, the FBI brought in a contractor with more sophisticated instruments. Speaking bluntly, The Curse of Civil War Gold has a lot of potential for continuation, much more so that The Curse of Oak Island. Who left them, if their meeting room had mirrors, they could see the image of the perpetrators! You also have to be able to either bankroll the project yourself or find someone who can. I don't think I've ever heard him that upset before. In the 1990s, a number of Britons claimed that they had drowned the strange shapes in wheat fields in England. The program team liked me and exposed history channel viewers to hidden parts of the American Civil War. There have also been some legitimate finds when it comes to both shows. Kevin, along with his brother and several other friends, were after a long investigation into a $ 140 million gold treasure. They found them, but in typical Oak Island fashion, the hole filled with water. How would you rate this article? He was so close to gold. Quite the same Wikipedia. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. The show was canceled after two seasons. Description. It comes more than a year after the finale of the first season that ended on a cliff hanger when. First off, the box car has enough steel in it to send a mag up at least 10,000 gammas. if so, did you like it or not. But with close treasures its not enough. Back in 2018 they tried a spin off. Despite the fact that The Curse of Civil War Gold has only aired a few times, as it just started in March of this year, they have already found a few interesting things that should keep the interest up for anyone whos been watching the show. I don't want to say they should get rid of the TV Producers & Cameras, Some of the add-ons on this site are powered by. You can post now and register later. Unsurprisingly, there are a lot of people interested in this kind of thing. And I believe we hear about those because of the international interests and legal wrangling occasioned by finding the stuff offshore.When treasure is discovered within our own borders Its far easier for the government to act in a clandestine fashion. I think they are fire bricks. I enjoyed seeing/hearing Marty voice his displeasure. The Story Of Dr. John Dee. The throwing of a stone in the shape of gold bars reminded me of another story. During filming, Kevin encountered a scary moment and had to be pulled out of the water as he got into difficulty when his oxygen tank hit the side of the boat as he made a dive. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. if so, did you like it or not. Ironically, their search techniques were kind of proven to work, even if they found gold painted bricks. Apparently, and this is my interpretation, something followed the search team and planted wooden bricks instead, coated with gold paint and simply hung them. I believe their surprised faces were authentic. Producers of these reality shows have done it before. The soldiers then secreted it up to northern Michigan where it eventually found its way into a boxcar which now lies on the bottom of Lake Michigan. In addition, it is telling that the FBI never checked back with the contractor whose sensitive instruments had indicated the possible presence of gold to ask what went wrong, said Warren Getler, the journalist identified as "Person 3" in the affidavit. And thanks for returning to the screens! Allen Lee is a Toronto-based freelance writer who studied business in school but has since turned to other pursuits. Readers of our blog and treasure hunters of the cursed island already know the younger brother to the garden house. How could we improve it? But it takes a lot of hard work, time, and money to do what we do. They also talked about going back to metal detect it. Gary Drayton A Florida based metal detecting expert who was recommended to the team based on his work on. LOL!! Although not one of Twain's best-known works, it has appeared in more than 100 editions since its original publication. But obviously I could have fallen for good editing. Submitted by escamp on August 31, 2015 - 3:04pm. When the weather improves, the dive commences, aided by the sector-scan sonar. This Sept. 20, 2018, file photo, Dennis Parada, right, and his son Kem Parada stand at the site of the FBI's dig for Civil War-era gold in Dents Run, Pa. Court documents unsealed Thursday, June 24 . Was there some sort of deception going on? How? Evidence of gold from the arrest of Jefferson Davis convinces Kevin that his theory is correct. Likewise, Confederate gold has showed up in a French-Belgian comic book series called Blueberry, which is a French-Belgian interpretation of American Western stories because those were really, really popular in Europe at one point in time. This is because Confederate gold stories cover a lot more ground, whereas Oak Island stories are limited to a single, not particularly important island. "It was a slap in the face, really, to think all these people could make that kind of mistake.". Dykstra and Monroe believe the lost Confederate gold treasure from the Civil War is somewhere at the bottom of Lake Michigan, thanks to a two-part story that has transcended generations, and was . For several seasons now, they have been diligently searching for treasure on Oak Island and dealing with all of the potential curses and other types of misfortune that come along with it. They do it for fun but in doing so, they cause a lot of problems for other people along the way. April 18, 2022, at 7:26 p.m. Judge Orders FBI to Produce Records on Civil War Gold Hunt FILE - In this image provided by WJAC-TV, an FBI tent is seen behind police tape at the base of a hill. Maybe the confederacy was using painted gold bricks during the whole war all along! The spectators were exposed to the pursuit of the gold of the southern states about two years ago. The writer of this theory says before Jefferson Davis was captured by Union troops, the Confederate soldiers guarding the gold took it. Meanwhile that professional diver was just like 'meh'. It's also the home of watch parties and memes for the television show, the "Curse of Oak Island" on the History Channel. No update on that time.This could have something to do with production issues due to the covid-19 pandemic. The Curse of Civil War Gold Thread starter Simon1; Start date Feb 14, 2018; Simon1 Gold Member. production company went ahead of the team and placed these red handprints in an attempt to shake up a member or two in regards to active ancient curses. If not the, Something makes a lot of fun for treasure hunters, The Curse Gold of Civil War Full Episodes. Today's Posts; Member List; Calendar; Forum; General Stuff; Chatter; If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. I did want to see it continue. The myths even went mainstream when in 2018, The History Channel premiered its series The Curse of Civil War Gold, which was loosely based on the theory that a group of Union soldiers from Michigan's 4th Cavalry who captured Confederate President Jefferson Davis had stolen the gold. However, this is a new super low. History 's newest unscripted series is off to a golden start. He has to check, he needs to investigate, and only after receiving proof he opens the wallet and joins the adventure. Copyright 2022 Snugglefish Media. Dave Van Farowe - Captain of the research vessel Neptune. One of the drawbacks of living in an age where anything and everything can be posted online is that people frequently post their personal opinions as fact without anything to back them up. Did the FBI Find Gold at the Site? The Curse of Civil War Gold 's treasure hunt hinges on one simple belief Confederate President Jefferson Davis allegedly had "a considerable amount of gold, silver, and other coins" with him. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Really? Don't get me wrong, Confederate Treasure ? Kevin, Al and Brad meet with Rob Proctor, the great-great-grandson of Benjamin Pritchard. Growing up only about 30 miles from this site with the proposed Gold bars I can tell you this.. A) NO WAY those are down there 150 years! Even now its in a pretty remote part of the state Back then those railroad spurs would have been one of many and that mining district and the logistics of the transfer, the documented mining claims in that officers name and finally the modern connection to the discovery of the cache in the 90s and the government swiping in to pluck it up, make a lot of sense to me. According to the affidavit, the FBI based its request for a seizure warrant partly on the work done by the treasure hunters, who had made hundreds of trips to the area. Best part was when the narrator said as he spent hours investigating to find this person all it was was him walking around the town going excuse me do you know this guy. Like some of you guys said, let dig in the beach touch something metal. Its pretty obvious there isn't any treasure there, but they have their cookiness down to a science and I find it extremely entertaining. I think they are trying to do another season. One less show of con-artistry and false hope. The testimony of a guard in a lighthouse on the shore of Lake Michigan placed the lost treasure in the depths of the lake freezing in the winter. The story goes that Union. It was funny hearing Marty Lagina rip them all about not having their sites properly marked. Is there really a treasure-hunting rival out there, somewhere, who wants to pull the team off the correct trail in order to find the loot themselves? But obviously I could have fallen for good editing. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Rough seas result in diving being called off for the day. However, while The Curse of Oak Island is focused on the supposed treasure buried on Oak Island, The Curse of Civil War Gold is focused on different stories involving a different treasure. The Americans built their country by using the flywheel to search for the precious metal. I was going to give up. They got completely hoaxed and it pretty well torpedoed their show. You are using an out of date browser. Dave Van Farowe - Captain of the . How do you come back from that? It actually makes me suspicious that the producers planted the bricks so that they would be able to tease the pictures of them in the previews all season. Mark recommends using side-scan sonar to map the location of the target site accurately and then photograph it with a. And people's imaginations take over from there.". Jun 11, 2015 12,194 56,928 Primary Interest: Other Feb 14, 2018 #1 . They remove the bricks and dig down, finding wood about 3ft (1m) down. Archer wasn't able to confirm the U.S. Mint had actually missed any expected shipments of gold because the Mint did not have records for the Civil War period, the affidavit said. Nobody heard anything after that Only the story of the black helicopters surfaced. Why? The money belonged to the southern states. "Wow", said Zaphod Beeblebrox to the Heart of Gold. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. This is a mystery in itself. Hubby sat there staring and then we both looked at each other wondering wtf we just witnessed. For instance, there are historical accounts stating that the Confederates moved some of their gold to Columbus, GA, where it was stored at a local bank for safekeeping. In particular, it is worth noting Gone With the Wind, in which Rhett Butler claimed to have stolen the Confederate gold, as well as The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, in which the Confederate gold is said to have been stashed in a cemetery. Still, rumors of millions of dollars being lost continue even after all these years. The idea of the war gold and it's relationship to Muskegon's patrons (and their inexplicable wealth) was not new and the show renewed what little I remembered about all of that. In the basement they find evidence that there may be a tunnel behind a wall. Despite the fact that The Curse of Civil War Gold has only aired a few times, as it just started in March of this year, they have already found a few interesting things that should keep the. Why ? These guys are not actors. The Curse of Civil War Gold is a nonfiction reality television series on the History channel about the hunt for treasure from the American Civil War. They did appear to be golden and gold brick shaped, and the surface seemed right. 10 Things You Didnt Know about The Curse of Civil War Gold, Coming 2 America Review: Yes, That Happened, The Five Biggest Payouts in the History of Storage Wars. Why didn't they just put those two things in the same episode? All that being said, its worth thinking about how much time and effort has to be put into searching for the treasure. As such, part of The Curse of Civil War Gold involves looking at the wealth of the soldiers in the party that captured Davis to see whether they can pick up anything interesting that way. It is alleged that he broke his hip. :). Set in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, the movie chronicles the lopsided friendship that develops between a gay singer Mario (Manuel Bandera), his straight crush (Angel de Andres Lopez . But hats off to Prometheus for getting my interest up. Like some of you guys said, let dig in the beach touch something metal. This right here. I assume it didn't capture the audience's attention in the way they were hoping. Because Marty was pissed at them ! A spokesperson for the U.S. attorney's office in Philadelphia said no such document was filed with the court because the dig came up empty. Press J to jump to the feed. Thanks for reading! The team finding gold painted bricks at the bottom of Lake Michigan is one of the most bizarre things I've ever seen on "reality" television. For example, Confederate Navy Captain William H. Parker, the man who was put in charge of the gold that left Richmond on April 2, 1865, later told a Richmond newspaper in 1893 that the funds put in his charge totaled only "about $500,000 in gold, silver, and bullion," according to History.com. Is the metal detector broken? "Why did they send four or five armored cars after the fact?" We are committed to delivering quality independent Christian journalism you can trust. By all accounts, it seems that they are indeed bonafide treasure hunters in every sense of the term. As The Associated Press reported in 2018, historians have cast doubt on the claim that a shipment of gold was ever lost on its way to the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. Glad it's gone. If you havent watched it yet, its something that you might want to check out, as its really quite interesting in its own right. "I have probable cause to believe that a significant cache of gold is secreted in the underground cave" in Dent's Run, holding "one or more tons" belonging to the U.S. government, wrote Jacob Archer of the FBI's art crime team in Philadelphia. Anyone ever dig up info or see word let slip on what and why this show just went MIA? 5,001 likes. They did appear to be golden and gold brick shaped, and the surface seemed right. I wonder how their other spin-offs are faring. But when you look at all the other great treasures that have been found in a very public way, i.e. For more than 156 years, the myths of the lost gold of the Confederacy still survive. You cannot paste images directly. Clearly, this is something that divides the men from the boys, so to speak. The FBI apparently did not indicate to the judge, in writing, what it found at the site, according to the documents unsealed Thursday. I read about it on the Washington Post. Pasted as rich text. The good news in all of this is that if you are a fan of the show, you have no reason to do anything but continue watching and enjoying it. Press J to jump to the feed. Powered by Invision Community. But in the video they appear to be around a foot. https://www.inquirer.com/news/gold-civil-war-elk-fbi-treasure-hunters-mint-20220104.html?outputType=amp. am surprised it didnt end oak island as well. Someone else then comes along and reads those posts. Questions Unanswered. Especially the GPS coordinates. There was nothing there. Make a Gift Toda He said he stumbled upon a cave where there were stacks of confederate gold bars, dynamite, and a few antique weapons. This kind off reminds me of the "red handprints" in ANOTHER History Channel show : Legend of the Superstition Mountains . Remember the story about the man who spun gold key through loom? March 7, 2018 2:17pm. Kevin believes that Benjamin Pritchard and Colonel Robert Minty turned to, Kevin believes that the team should concentrate on Charles Hackley's involvement in the transport and lauddering of the gold. One thing that people have frequently wondered about is whether or not these types of television shows have any legitimacy to them whatsoever. The thing is, I remember when that man first made claims that he found that treasure. The stuff in Utah was news to me, I would have liked to see them unearth more about that. Back at the workshop Kevin updates Marty and Alex on their discoveries. By this time it was near the end of the hour and the narrator showed a fake gold brick teaser like they have all season long at the end of the episode. In Kevin's workshop, Brian Abbott shows the team the mosaic that he created from the scans of the lake bottom. The story is alleged to have begun following a deathbed confession of a lighthouse keeper in 1921. It was back in the mid-90s. After seeing season two's finale, I had to make some comments. All I care about is knowing if they found the gold in Lake Michigan. I believe the government came in and took the gold and left those bricks then gave them permission afterwards. There was NEVER any official cancelation announcement released. But what happened deserves to be remembered. And what is the connection with grain circles in England, watch new video The Curse of Civil War Gold: New Evidence at the Bottom of Lake Michigan (Season 2) | History 2022, the curse of civil war gold ending Secrets confederate gold in lake michigan, The Handmaids Tale S02E11 Chapter Summary, Fauda Season 4 Netflix Full Episodes with English Subtitle, Pamela Anderson the movie on Netflix watch video, The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem Season 2 Episode 1 Netflix, garden shaft oak island treasure under the lamp. Garden house 2015 - 3:04pm up info or see word let slip on what and why this show just MIA! 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