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The Curse of Civil War Gold

Kevin Dykstra and his team base their search for Civil War Gold in Michigan on a deathbed confession from a lighthouse keeper in the 1890s.

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documentary, reality-tv

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Prometheus,Prometheus Entertainment

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That gold was loaded
onto a railcar, - The Curse of Civil War Gold

That gold was loaded onto a railcar,

[phone dialing] - The Curse of Civil War Gold

[phone dialing]

KEVIN:
If he had his telescope, - The Curse of Civil War Gold

KEVIN: If he had his telescope,

The whole thing was a plan
to get the gold to Utah - The Curse of Civil War Gold

The whole thing was a plan to get the gold to Utah

We know
this super qualified diver, - The Curse of Civil War Gold

We know this super qualified diver,

In the cave were
280 gold bars, all marked - The Curse of Civil War Gold

In the cave were 280 gold bars, all marked

BRAD:
That is something big. - The Curse of Civil War Gold

BRAD: That is something big.

Yeah, is this Kevin Dykstra? - The Curse of Civil War Gold

Yeah, is this Kevin Dykstra?

This is Marty Lagina.
How are you, sir? - The Curse of Civil War Gold

This is Marty Lagina. How are you, sir?

I'm either gonna go up there
and see what's in there, - The Curse of Civil War Gold

I'm either gonna go up there and see what's in the...

MARTY:
So, a couple weeks ago, - The Curse of Civil War Gold

MARTY: So, a couple weeks ago,

[whirring] - The Curse of Civil War Gold

[engine starts] - The Curse of Civil War Gold

[engine starts]

See what's in the corner?
We have what we believe - The Curse of Civil War Gold

See what's in the corner? We have what we believe

I get approached by a fellow
who hands me a card and tells me - The Curse of Civil War Gold

I get approached by a fellow who hands me a card and tells m...

Let's face it,
I get approached - The Curse of Civil War Gold

Let's face it, I get approached

NARRATOR:
For the past seven years, - The Curse of Civil War Gold

NARRATOR: For the past seven years,

NARRATOR:
For the past seven years, - The Curse of Civil War Gold

NARRATOR: For the past seven years,

NARRATOR:
100 years ago, - The Curse of Civil War Gold

NARRATOR: 100 years ago,

NARRATOR: It is a tense
and fearful moment - The Curse of Civil War Gold

NARRATOR: It is a tense and fearful moment

Listen, I did get
your proposal, okay? - The Curse of Civil War Gold

Listen, I did get your proposal, okay?

Here we are, coming out
to a huge, nice boat - The Curse of Civil War Gold

Here we are, coming out to a huge, nice boat

Do you really think
there's a shipment of gold-- - The Curse of Civil War Gold

Do you really think there's a shipment of gold--

It is very reassuring - The Curse of Civil War Gold

It is very reassuring

But before the boxcar
could reach its destination, - The Curse of Civil War Gold

But before the boxcar could reach its destination,

If Kevin can prove
to treasure hunter - The Curse of Civil War Gold

If Kevin can prove to treasure hunter

NARRATOR: Al, along with his
friends and research partners, - The Curse of Civil War Gold

NARRATOR: Al, along with his friends and research partners,

If Kevin can prove
to treasure hunter - The Curse of Civil War Gold

If Kevin can prove to treasure hunter

For the past seven years,
treasure hunter Kevin Dykstra - The Curse of Civil War Gold

For the past seven years, treasure hunter Kevin Dykstra

NARRATOR: ...Michigan-based
treasure hunter Kevin Dykstra - The Curse of Civil War Gold

NARRATOR: ...Michigan-based treasure hunter Kevin Dykstra

It occurred when Kevin--
along with Al and Jeff-- - The Curse of Civil War Gold

It occurred when Kevin-- along with Al and Jeff--

I'm actually just finishing up
on Oak Island for the season, - The Curse of Civil War Gold

I'm actually just finishing up on Oak Island for the se...

A boxcar
which may have been filled - The Curse of Civil War Gold

A boxcar which may have been filled

Kevin is also convinced
that the gold still lies - The Curse of Civil War Gold

Kevin is also convinced that the gold still lies

NARRATOR:
In a Michigan workshop - The Curse of Civil War Gold

NARRATOR: In a Michigan workshop

[grunts] - The Curse of Civil War Gold

NARRATOR:
After driving some 1,700 miles - The Curse of Civil War Gold

NARRATOR: After driving some 1,700 miles

...Kevin Dykstra and his team
meet to discuss - The Curse of Civil War Gold

...Kevin Dykstra and his team meet to discuss

MARTY:
Yeah, why don't you guys - The Curse of Civil War Gold

MARTY: Yeah, why don't you guys

NARRATOR:
Two weeks after - The Curse of Civil War Gold

NARRATOR: Two weeks after

Kevin Dykstra,
along with Brad Richards-- - The Curse of Civil War Gold

Kevin Dykstra, along with Brad Richards--

AL:
I mean, in seven years, - The Curse of Civil War Gold

AL: I mean, in seven years,

NARRATOR:
In a Michigan workshop, - The Curse of Civil War Gold

NARRATOR: In a Michigan workshop,

It feels like boots
on the ground out here - The Curse of Civil War Gold

It feels like boots on the ground out here

NARRATOR: According
to Kevin's research, in 1865, - The Curse of Civil War Gold

NARRATOR: According to Kevin's research, in 1865,

In all seriousness, - The Curse of Civil War Gold

In all seriousness,

KEVIN: I think, from this point,
Charles Hackley - The Curse of Civil War Gold

KEVIN: I think, from this point, Charles Hackley

-Gold at the bottom
of Lake Michigan? -Yup. - The Curse of Civil War Gold

-Gold at the bottom of Lake Michigan? -Yup.

Because it seems everything we
look at, he's got his hands on, - The Curse of Civil War Gold

Because it seems everything we look at, he's got his ha...

Well, I don't know that
we can decide what more to do - The Curse of Civil War Gold

Well, I don't know that we can decide what more to do

I think our next logical move
is to go in a direction - The Curse of Civil War Gold

I think our next logical move is to go in a direction

NARRATOR:
Born and raised in Michigan, - The Curse of Civil War Gold

NARRATOR: Born and raised in Michigan,

-It's such a huge,
vast expanse out here. -Yeah. - The Curse of Civil War Gold

-It's such a huge, vast expanse out here. -Yeah.

I mean, I've seen him smash his
fingernails with his hammers, - The Curse of Civil War Gold

I mean, I've seen him smash his fingernails with his ha...

Based on our meeting with Marty, - The Curse of Civil War Gold

Based on our meeting with Marty,

Hackley brought the railroad
to Muskegon, Michigan, - The Curse of Civil War Gold

Hackley brought the railroad to Muskegon, Michigan,

NARRATOR: Kevin and Brad have
come here hoping to find - The Curse of Civil War Gold

NARRATOR: Kevin and Brad have come here hoping to find

So if Kevin stops
what he's doing - The Curse of Civil War Gold

So if Kevin stops what he's doing

The second oldest
of six children, - The Curse of Civil War Gold

The second oldest of six children,

I think that'll go a long ways - The Curse of Civil War Gold

I think that'll go a long ways

KEVIN:
I believe these men had - The Curse of Civil War Gold

KEVIN: I believe these men had

This was a small group of men
that had to have done this - The Curse of Civil War Gold

This was a small group of men that had to have done this

BRAD:
You know, I'm very worried - The Curse of Civil War Gold

BRAD: You know, I'm very worried

NARRATOR:
Because searching for gold - The Curse of Civil War Gold

NARRATOR: Because searching for gold

I think there's
a lot bigger controversy, - The Curse of Civil War Gold

I think there's a lot bigger controversy,

-Hackley is the kingpin.
-Yeah. - The Curse of Civil War Gold

-Hackley is the kingpin. -Yeah.

NARRATOR:
According to Kevin's research, - The Curse of Civil War Gold

NARRATOR: According to Kevin's research,

I believe, where my research is,
is what I would call - The Curse of Civil War Gold

I believe, where my research is, is what I would call

-How's this all start?
-KEVIN: Well, I think, Marty, - The Curse of Civil War Gold

-How's this all start? -KEVIN: Well, I think, Marty,

NARRATOR:
After the gold was buried - The Curse of Civil War Gold

NARRATOR: After the gold was buried

It is Kevin's belief that after a period of some 15 years, - The Curse of Civil War Gold

It is Kevin's belief that after a period of some 15...

NARRATOR:
After several tense hours, - The Curse of Civil War Gold

NARRATOR: After several tense hours,

His grandfather heard
a deathbed confession - The Curse of Civil War Gold

His grandfather heard a deathbed confession

MARTY: You've done
a great job of research, - The Curse of Civil War Gold

MARTY: You've done a great job of research,

Focusing on Charles Hackley, - The Curse of Civil War Gold

Focusing on Charles Hackley,

It is Kevin's belief
that Pritchard, - The Curse of Civil War Gold

It is Kevin's belief that Pritchard,

That lighthouse keeper
was one of three people - The Curse of Civil War Gold

That lighthouse keeper was one of three people

What can you put in my hand,
or let me touch, - The Curse of Civil War Gold

What can you put in my hand, or let me touch,

You guys
aren't gonna believe this-- - The Curse of Civil War Gold

You guys aren't gonna believe this--

NARRATOR:
It was that mandate for proof - The Curse of Civil War Gold

NARRATOR: It was that mandate for proof

What I believe is that gold
came to Muskegon, - The Curse of Civil War Gold

What I believe is that gold came to Muskegon,

So, I think
they laundered the gold - The Curse of Civil War Gold

So, I think they laundered the gold

AL: You bounced off the thing
that high. - The Curse of Civil War Gold

AL: You bounced off the thing that high.

NARRATOR:
During the next 15 years, - The Curse of Civil War Gold

NARRATOR: During the next 15 years,

So now we have good, clean gold. - The Curse of Civil War Gold

So now we have good, clean gold.

...and the site
of Jefferson Davis's capture. - The Curse of Civil War Gold

...and the site of Jefferson Davis's capture.

-[beeping] -That's a big feller
in there, and dig it up. - The Curse of Civil War Gold

-[beeping] -That's a big feller in there, and dig it up...

And it was Confederate gold. - The Curse of Civil War Gold

And it was Confederate gold.

NARRATOR: So far,
Kevin and his team have found - The Curse of Civil War Gold

NARRATOR: So far, Kevin and his team have found

Here, with the help of metal
detection expert Gary Drayton, - The Curse of Civil War Gold

Here, with the help of metal detection expert Gary Drayton,

The Curse of Civil War Gold poster

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Kevin Dykstra and his team base their search for Civil War Gold in Michigan on a deathbed confession from a lighthouse keeper in the 1890s.

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Production: Prometheus,Prometheus Entertainment

Genre: documentary, reality-tv

Year: 2018

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ImdbRating: 6.1

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Released: 06 Mar 2018

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Homepage: https://www.history.com/shows/the-curse-of-civil-war-gold