![]() | Grand Manan Island is the largest of the Fundy Islands in the Bay of Fundy. It is also the primary island in the Grand Manan Archipelago, sitting at the boundary between the Bay of Fundy and the Gulf of Maine on the Atlantic coast. As early as 1875 searches were made on the west side of the island for treasure buried by Captain William Kidd. | ![]() |
![]() | The tale goes a widow had a dream. A headless Negro appeared and said, "In a certain spot on Grand Manan there lies, in a hogshead, the buried treasure of Captain Kidd. I was killed by Captain Kidd's pirates that I might guard the buried treasure. I am weary of my task. I wish to tell you where this treasure is, and then rest in peace. I will show you the place." | ![]() |
![]() | Captain William Kidd (c. 22 January 1645 – 23 May 1701) was a Scottish sailor who was tried and executed for piracy after returning from a voyage to the Indian Ocean. He was hanged on 23 May 1701, at 'Execution Dock', Wapping, in London. During the execution, the hangman's rope broke and Kidd was hanged on the second attempt. His body was gibbeted over the River Thames at Tilbury Point—as a warning to future would-be pirates—for three years. The belief that Kidd had left buried treasure contributed to the growth of his legend. | ![]() |
![]() | Just before his death on the gallows, Captain Kidd said, "After my death, you may find treasure I have buried in a place where two tides meet." Some point to the Bay of Fundy, where two tides meet and the place where Captain Kidd hid his treasure. ![]() Indian Beach | ![]() |
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