“They found an empty hole where an artifact from the past should have been. Further investigation revealed the true location of the capsule from 1912.
After finding nothing below the 1912 stone and a capsule beneath 1913, the stones were moved to the facilities management garage. The grounds crew brought up something that raised the eyebrows of many — the 1912 stone was about 15 pounds lighter than the 1913 one.
On Feb. 9, archaeologists gathered in the garage to carefully open what remained of both the 1912 and 1913 capsules.
Western’s Outdoor Maintenance supervisor Gary Hodge and others tapped on the lighter 1912 stone. The stone sounded hollow.
After strategizing with the archaeology professors at the event, the grounds crew decided to drill and cut a grid into the 1912 slab. After drilling multiple three-quarter inch holes and sawing off chunks, the workers pried off a layer of cement from the bottom.
The crew found a tin box wrapped in plastic bags…”
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