Ten-Hut Time Machine? West Point To Open Time Capsule Possibly Left by Cadets in the 1820s

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Ten-Hut Time Machine? West Point To Open Time Capsule Possibly Left by Cadets in the 1820s
.By Michael Hill
 
This photo provided by the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, shows a time capsule uncovered, Friday, June 9, 2023. The long-forgotten time capsule, a small lead box measuring about a cubic foot, was discovered in May 2023, during restoration to a monument honoring Revolutionary War hero Thaddeus Kosciuszko, on the grounds of West Point, in New York. The box will be opened during a livestreamed event, Monday, Aug. 28. (Christopher Hennen/U.S. Army via AP)

A long-forgotten time capsule at West Point recently discovered inside the base of a monument and believed to have been left by cadets in the late 1820s is expected to be pried open Monday.

The contents of the small lead box could possibly provide a window into the early, more Spartan days of the storied U.S. Military Academy.

It’s not certain exactly when the box was placed in the monument’s marble base or who chose any items inside, though a committee of five cadets that may have been involved with the time capsule included 1829 graduate Robert E. Lee, the future Confederate general.

The box will be opened during a livestreamed event.

https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2023/08/28/ten-hut_time_machine_west_point_to_open_time_capsule_possibly_left_by_cadets_in_the_1820s_975738.html

[Smokin Joe]

 

[GtHawk]

Thank God those cadets can't see what a shit show things have become since they buried the time capsule.

[Wingnut]

Thank God those cadets can't see what a shit show things have become since they buried the time capsule.

I hope nothing in the capsule offends them and all. 

[Polly Ticks]

Looks like they should have had Geraldo open it.

A muddy reveal for mysterious West Point time capsule from 1820s

Staff and students at West Point, the famed US military academy, gathered on Monday for what was supposed to be a historic moment: the opening of a mysterious 1820s time capsule, discovered months ago at the base of a campus monument.

The event was live-streamed, starting with pre-recorded remarks from academy historian Jennifer Voigtschild, inviting the audience to "literally uncover a piece of West Point history". Cadets were filmed offering their own predictions for what was inside the nearly 200-year-old lead box: an American flag, boots, or maybe a class ring.

But instead, there was mud.

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"We're not sure if it's soil or mud or dust," he said, adding later: "The box didn't quite meet expectations."


https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66641401

[Polly Ticks]

I hope nothing in the capsule offends them and all.