Posted on 12/11/2014 10:15:35 PM PST by barmag25
Conservators from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts labored in the chill and snow for hours today to unearth what is believed to be the oldest unopened time capsule in the country, buried under the Golden Dome of the Massachusetts State House in 1795 by then-Governor Samuel Adams and Paul Revere, according to state records.
The 219-year-old capsule is made of cowhide and was initially discovered during State House renovations in 1855. When the repairs were complete, the state’s 23rd governor, Henry Gardner, re-buried it in the granite cornerstone of the historic building, adding new items, including coins.
Four coins clinked on the cold ground today as conservator Pam Hitchfield laid on her back and chiseled at the cornerstone. The silver pieces were picked up and displayed to reporters who stood in the mud around the fenced-in dig site.
(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...
pity there weren’t another 26 pieces of silver in that capsule.
MA forefathers would be horrified to see what their state has become.
I’m horrified just living here...
Those guys are rolling in their graves seeing what sort of state Massachusetts is now.
If it was buried by Samuel Adams and Paul Revere I wouldn’t be surprised if they left future Americans bullets, powder, and directions...You know, just in case the government turns tyrannical...kinda like today...funny it is being dug up now.
Has to be a sign
Question: “Well, Doctor, what have we got—a Republic or a Monarchy?”
Answer: “A Republic, if you can keep it.”
Paul Revere - Arguably the first FReeper - he didn't even have dial-up but he had a
horse and a lantern and made historic use of both.
/mark
I would say do the same as in 1855, and rebury it with something of today’s America included, say a 2000 page piece of legislation or several dozen nonworking hard drives ... but at the rate things are going no one 50 years from now will know or care who or what it is anyway ...
Has to be a sign
And this is the second time capsule story from MA in recent months.
"Galvin said the Massachusetts Statehouse is one of the oldest, active statehouses in the country.
'Obviously, when we talk about the original box being presided over by then-Gov. Sam Adams, Paul Revere, it's pretty significant,' he said. 'I'm very fond of saying ... that the history of Massachusetts is the history of America, and it's very true and this is another evidence of that.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2870826/Time-capsule-removed-Massachusetts-Statehouse.html
So much good and bad has happened to this republic .......All said and done I am very glad to be an American from Texas. Men an women throughout our history have endured pain, poverty, hardships and great loss to preserve liberty as they fought every day in some form or manner to counter threats to its loss or destruction.
They knew then it was and would be an ongoing task to remain alert, aware and conscious of enemies foreign and domestic.
Few these days shoulder such responsibility as our founders and original citizens did their entire lives.
Such are these treasures of history that will hopefully remind those of us that still care.
Stay Safe Liberty !!
bttt
CORRECT ANSWER : “A Republic, if you can keep it ..
AND DEFEND IT WITH THE 2ND AMENDMENT !!"
My counsel is to rebury the time capsule until someone, or some government will appreciate it, and hold it in high regard !
But there is an image of 1 goverment employee working while 10 others stand around earning overtime.
I think about that, often. You read about how much these men loved their home states and the people in them....they would be absolutely appalled.
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