Crews worked carefully Thursday to remove a time capsule dating back to
1795 from the granite cornerstone of the Massachusetts Statehouse, where
historians believe it was originally placed by Revolutionary War
luminaries Samuel Adams and Paul Revere among others.
The time capsule is believed to contain items such as old coins and
newspapers, but the condition of the contents was not known and
Secretary of State William Galvin speculated that some could have
deteriorated over time.
Originally made of cowhide, the time capsule was believed to have been
embedded in the granite cornerstone of the building when construction on
the state Capitol began in 1795. Adams was governor of Massachusetts at
the time.
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This should get interesting....
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