Today, if you walk along a deserted Long Beach Island beach at dawn or dusk, you might witness a strange sight: a person walking parallel to the ocean, looking down and waving a stick back and forth with what appears to be a plate at its end. Of course, in 2022, you recognize it as a metal detector being used by a modern-day treasure hunter.
The pull of the treasure hunt is strong; it has kept a History Channel show going for almost 10 years, trying to find one on Oak Island. But what about LBI?
Can you separate the facts from fiction? Myths about the “Barnegat Pirates” have circulated for generations, but few…
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