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PositionStateline - Oldest time capsule by Paul Revere and Samuel Adams in Massachusetts - Brief article

America's oldest time capsule, buried by Paul Revere and Samuel Adams on the site of the Massachusetts State House 20 years after the Revolutionary War, is headed back to its home at the Capitol after three months on display at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. State House workers looking for water leaks found the tarnished brass box, about the size of a cigar box, encased in the building's cornerstone. It held well-preserved newspapers, coins and a medal with a likeness of George...

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