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This just has me excited beyond words. I'll be checking out the St. Augustine riddle myself within the coming weeks. (even if I have no idea what the riddle or corresponding picture actually represent  )e: I'm pretty sure this might be tied to Ponce de Leon and The Fountain of Youth, so in keeping up with the park suggestion I'll be hitting up the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park first. Wiki for a little bit of info. Way Strong Pimphand fucked around with this message at 06:55 on May 31, 2013 |
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So this thread has officially eaten up a majority of my night, but I think I may have finally gotten somewhere with Cask #6. According to the wiki, the coordinates within the image seem to be placed at 41 or 44 and 82 or 83. These coordinates don't exactly lead to anything significant. I analyzed the picture a bit more and, for me, the coordinates seem to place the cask somewhere in the Florida Keys at 24, 83. More specifically the coordinates lead to Dry Tortugas National Park which, shockingly enough, was first discovered by Ponce de Leon. People can't seem to disassociate de Leon with St. Augustine, which I'm assuming is why people think the cask is hidden somewhere in that area. The verse containing information about water most likely references the park's nature, which is comprised primarily of water. According to the wiki, the park has been heavily associated with sunken treasure. And drat that tree in the picture can be found everywhere in official park photos. http://www.nps.gov/akr/photosmultimedia/photogallery.htm?id=89404A1F-1DD8-B71C-07C25C8631876288 And while I might be going mad, seeing as it's 4 AM and I'm analyzing a 30 year old buried treasure map, I swear it looks like a turtle and tern appear within the image as well. (both of which are tied to regional wildlife)  Stars move by day Sails pass by night Could this be referencing transportation to and from the island? During the daytime: planes (stars move by day) and at night: boats. (sails pass by night) I LITERALLY HAVE NO loving IDEA I'll work on this more tomorrow. 
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Hot Dog Day #98 posted:Same, came here to point that out as well. While it would be nice because Clearwater is closer, it is more than likely St. Augustine because of the conquistador. I still think it's Dry Tortugas.  Key West goon meet! ... 
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TShields posted:I'm wondering how many of these got obliterated in some sort of construction endeavor, or were found long ago and nobody had any idea what they were. I was literally thinking the exact same thing. I'm sure some kid, somewhere, was all  thanks to this book.While they might be tough to find, they're probably buried right next to noticeable landmarks and I'm sure at least one curious mind has accidentally dug up a cask or two by now.
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Fistgrrl posted:It's not been getting much play, but St. Augustine seems like the park is confirmed. It's marketed as an "archaelogist" park. I wonder if anyone's called the park and asked about digging for this treasure. Seems like it would be good PR for the park. I know I made a Dry Tortugas prediction, but a few of us are checking out the park next week. I wonder if any workers in the park have any information about it since the park has always been private property with a small entrance fee. Way Strong Pimphand fucked around with this message at 17:55 on Jun 2, 2013 |
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GWBBQ posted:NO I think this further proves the coastline theory, the 1994 outline looks even closer to the image than the 2013 scan. Some of the connections people are making from the photo are a bit out there, but they all provide evidence to a single location: the Fountain of Youth Park. Regarding the tree, I believe the tree in the painting and the tree mentioned in the verse are one in the same. In fact, there's a few palm trees on the right side of the coastline that seemed singled out and might be worth looking into. And as far as numbers are concerned, the base of a tree is circular, much like a clock. Perhaps the '2' (in the rocks) represents the location of the cask in correspondence with the number '2' on a clock. But again, I really have no idea at this point. 
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