Frederick G. Nolan

Frederick G. Nolan (July 5, 1927 – June 4, 2016) was a Canadian land surveyor as well as a known Oak Island treasure hunter. Over five decades, he surveyed the island and recorded unexplained markings and artifacts, including the boulder formation that became known as Nolan's Cross. He appeared on the History Channel's TV series about the island, The Curse of Oak Island, including the episode "The Missing Peace".

Career as land surveyor Nolan was one of the first land surveyors in the province of Nova Scotia to receive designation as a Provincial Land Surveyor. With his brother Richard, he opened a surveying company called Nolan Brothers Surveys. Some of their notable works include the layout of the entire Westmount Subdivision at the site of the old Halifax airport, on Chebucto Road. Another was the site of the first Sobeys store in Halifax Regional Municipality. He maintained his interest in this quest until his death, in 2016, and in his later years, he was a consultant to the producers of The Curse of Oak Island.