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220 year old Boston time capsule unearthed from State House
A corroded brass box from 1795 beneath Boston's State House was opened at the Museum of Fine Arts. Items include a 1652 Pine Tree Shilling, a George Washington medal, a Revere silver plate, colonial records and newspapers. The capsule, placed for America’s 20th anniversary, was last opened in 1855 and predates a lion statue capsule found last year.
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Paul Revere
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America
the Commonwealth
William Galvin
State House
Museum of Fine Arts
Adams
Revere
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George Washington
Galvin
Revere’s Company
Lexington and
Concord
Old State House
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Pam Hatchfield