Valin Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 CNN Todd Leopold and Kevin Conlon, CNNupdated 7:41 AM EST, Fri December 12, 2014 (CNN) -- A time capsule buried by patriots Samuel Adams and Paul Revere more than two centuries ago was unearthed Thursday in Boston. The box-shaped capsule was placed by the Revolutionary-era duo in a cornerstone of the Massachusetts State House in 1795, the year construction began on the building, CNN affiliate WBZ reported. When current-day workers repairing a water leak found the hidden antique, they called in a local expert from the Museum of Fine Arts who spent the better part of Thursday delicately and painstakingly chipping away at the cornerstone trying to extricate it. (Snip) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ http://youtu.be/OoAf7ehRTYA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickydog Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 CNN Todd Leopold and Kevin Conlon, CNN updated 7:41 AM EST, Fri December 12, 2014 (CNN) -- A time capsule buried by patriots Samuel Adams and Paul Revere more than two centuries ago was unearthed Thursday in Boston. The box-shaped capsule was placed by the Revolutionary-era duo in a cornerstone of the Massachusetts State House in 1795, the year construction began on the building, CNN affiliate WBZ reported. When current-day workers repairing a water leak found the hidden antique, they called in a local expert from the Museum of Fine Arts who spent the better part of Thursday delicately and painstakingly chipping away at the cornerstone trying to extricate it. (Snip) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ http://youtu.be/OoAf7ehRTYA I'm glad it was discovered at a time when people know how to be very careful with it and there is the technology to check it out even before opening it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SrWoodchuck Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Didn't mean to steal your thunder, @Valin. What are the odds that the copper box has a 'Revere' stamp on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 @SrWoodchuck No Problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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